Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design
Digital manufacturing; CNC What are they and how do they work?
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux , Industrial Designer
Joined February 2019
About the video: Digital manufacturing; CNC What are they and how do they work?
Overview
“Digital manufacturing is basically designing on a computer with the intention of manufacturing with a machine also controlled by a computer. The abbreviations CNC mean computerized numerical control and basically this means that it is the use of a computer to control and monitor the movements of a machine. In this lesson I will explain how they work and what we can do with these machines.”
In this video lesson Daniel Romero / Tuux addresses the topic: Digital manufacturing; CNC What are they and how do they work?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design. Learn how to design and produce sustainable furniture: from sketch to CAD drawing to the final piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“DIGITAL MANUFACTURE, CNC, WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK? In the previous lesson we saw what we will do during the course. Now I will tell you a bit about digital manufacturing. It's basically design with a computer focused on producing something controlled by a computer. Digital manufacturing has brought design closer to the end user than ever before. How many times have you not heard that we will all have a three-dimensional printer in our house and instead of going to buy dishes at the supermarket, we will print it on the model that you like the most with the colors you want? Also th...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design
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Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Product Design, Woodworking

Daniel Romero / Tuux
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux
Daniel Romero is a Mexican industrial designer and one of the founding partners of Tuux, a design studio focused on sustainable and socially responsible projects that align with their work philosophy. Their work spans a range of fields including consumer products, interior design, architecture, urban intervention, and exhibitions.
In addition to his role at Tuux, he is a partner and jury member at the Abierto Mexicano de diseño competition, professor of the design, furniture, and ergonomics workshop at the CIDI (UNAM), and founder and designer of Hecho y Derecho, an online sales platform for furniture and accessories. On top of it all, he also collaborates on projects for other companies as a freelancer.
His work, both individually and through his studio, has earned numerous awards, most notably: winner of 2019 Red Dot Design Award (Germany), a spot on the list of the 100 most important Mexican creatives in the world (Forbes Magazine, Mexico), as well as winner and runner-up at three Ibero-American Design Biennials (Madrid 2014, 2016, and 2018).
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