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TERMITE STOOL

Black walnut
L 15” - W 15” - H 16"

How would you feel stepping onto a stool that looks decayed—even if it is perfectly capable of bearing weight? What about furniture riddled with termite paths, a sign it should be removed? The Termite Stool uses 3D scanning and CNC milling to emulate the patterns left by termite damage, in an exploration of “decomposing” objects within the home. Nature and technology took turns in this process, flipping creation and decay, the difficulty of fighting termites with the difficulty of replicating their effects, and the energy termites generate by eating wood versus the energy expended to carve out the stool.

SARAH ALIX MANN

MID Industrial Design
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Sarah Alix Mann uses design to reframe our connection with nature and with our own bodies, questioning paradigms about how we heal ourselves and the planet. Her projects have been realized in built spaces, natural landscapes, social initiatives, digital platforms, exhibition designs and handmade and machine-made products.
 
           
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