First of all, we introduce the founder, Marco, who after his studies at the Politecnico of Milan, the long-term collaboration with the professor and friend Marco Imperadori (Ordinary Construction Production and holder of the Chair of Design and Technological Innovation at the Politecnico of Milan) and several years of work as an engineer, decided to change substantially his career, devoting himself to wood as the material of choice and exploring it (and working it) under all the possible and practicable aspects. The initial idea of Marco and his brother, Claudio, was to produce furniture complements with material from the local forests or wood from felling in urban areas. This aspect alone represents a beautiful story: to make a tree live on, in a different form from its native one. Thanks to the fact that Marco and Claudio have the possibility to directly cut trees, they handle very big wooden boards, which allow demanding work from a size point of view, a feature that not everyone can provide.
The D3Wood workshop opened its doors in 2017 and, after a brief experience with traditional joinery machines, was equipped with a “morbidelli” three-axis cnc machining centre. Following an initial collaboration in 2018 with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for the development and realisation of the Kodama installation at Arte Sella, and beginning to work with other internationally renowned architects, the decision was made to make a further technological leap by equipping their workshop with a “hypsos” CNC machining centre.
Since the beginning of 2020, this machine has been used to create important installations, structures created on behalf of major architects and artists, for whom D3Wood often not only produces the prototype, but also carries out all the structural calculations, the various load and strength tests, as well as installing the final work on site.
Flying Kodama is one of the latest installations realised. It was conceived by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and realised by D3Wood with SCM machines and the scientific assistance from Marco Imperadori. Kodama, which means "tree spirit" in Japanese, results from structural and sculptural experimentation that Kuma has been carrying out for several years. It is a sphere measuring 120 cm in diameter, designed to be hung as if floating, made up of interlocking blocks of pale ash that fit together to create a fascinating interplay of joints and contrasts. In the specific case of Flying Kodama, a “hypsos” cnc machining centre was used, ideal for processing complex-shaped solid wood elements, and various joinery machines, in particular, a “class” surface planer, a “minimax st 5es” spindle moulder saw and a “dmc sd30” sanding machine.
The “hypsos” was also used for two other valuable installations at the solo exhibition of Kengo Kuma for the Biennale 2023 in Venice and at the last edition of the Fuorisalone 2024. The “hypsos” is therefore the ideal machine for a company like D3Wood that develops and produces both small objects and architectural installations, offering the flexibility to work different scales with both the oldest materials such as wood and the most innovative ones.
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