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Fractal table .MGX designers: Matthias Bär Gernot Oberfell Jan Wertel design year: 2007 manufacturer: .MGX by Materialise, Belgium materials: 3D ‘printed’ epoxy resin with PU filling, built through Additive Manufacturing notes: The Fractal table is based on growth patterns seen in nature, which can be described with mathematical algorithms. A fractal structure, by definition, is a geometry which can be split into parts, each of which is approximately a reduced-size copy of the whole. Large, unorganized stems split into smaller and smaller branches and become more organized until they become a dense, regular grid at the top. The Fractal table is impossible to produce using any other manufacturing technique and reinforces the growing bond between nature and mathematical formulas. The Fractal table was introduced in 2008 in a white version made in nylon and was built through Selective Laser Sintering. In 2009, the designers changed the design to connect the top grid of branches in a geometric pattern and instead produced the table in epoxy resin built through Stereolithography. The table shown here is the first example produced following the new design. produced in a limited edition of 25 pieces dimensions: 38.5" x 22.75", height: 16.5" price: $42,000.00