Ashley Furniture is the largest furniture manufacturer in the world. Traditionally, the company has been subject to the whims of labor markets. But a forward-thinking approach to automation that ...

Five years ago, retail innovator Phillip Raub disrupted the industry when he co-founded b8ta, a retail-as-a-service company with experiential, data-driven showrooms designed for trying and buying new ...

Haddy creates furniture and objects for commercial spaces from a MicroFactory, using large-format robotic additive manufacturing.

Recycled wood can be turned into an ink for 3D printing, which could offer a more sustainable way to manufacture furniture or even build houses. “Wood has been used for building and structural ...

Caracol and its partners used glass fiber-reinforced recycled polypropylene to design and additively manufacture a series of urban furniture pieces, aiming to demonstrate potential for 3D printing and ...

If you live with disabilities, shopping for furniture can be difficult. Many common furniture items aren't designed with accessibility in mind, and those that are can be rare or non-existent. IKEA ...

Wood shavings have been turned into 3D printer ink to make objects that start off as damp, flat sheets and then twist and warp into shape as they dry. This method of 3D printing could make wood sturdy ...

Michael Cao, CEO of IC3D and its acquisition Model No., sits in the "bolster" chair placed inside the 3D printer that makes the furniture from plant-based plastics. (The cushion is added later.) ...

Dissociating architecture from furniture is almost impossible. As Le Corbusier parking contemporary cars in his project photos suggests, the objects that decorate a domestic space demonstrate the ...

Some 3D printing upgrades sound essential, but a lot of them create more hassle than they’re worth.