AESTUS是德国建筑及木材研究专家Oliver David Krieg的首个设计作品系列。基于长达十年的、关于复杂木结构的数字化制造的研究，AESTUS致力于展现机器在构型方面的巨大能力，并探索人类、材料与机器之间的动态关系。

AESTUS is the first product design project from German architecture and wood researcher Oliver David Krieg. Building on almost ten years of experience in digital manufacturing of complex wood structures, AESTUS seeks to express the forces of formation in robotic fabrication, and to explore the dynamics of human, material and machine.

▼AESTUS花瓶系列，AESTUS series

该系列的每个花瓶都展现了非凡的现代工艺美学，同时也展现出了木制品的设计感。独特的材料和造型融合了现代和传统的设计特点。该系列以四个花瓶为一组，每个单独的个体均展现出实用且耐用的品质。镶嵌在瓶底边缘的拉丝不锈钢底座能够起到蓄水的作用，涂蜡的瓶身则为木材提供了天然的保护。

Each vase is meant as both an expression of the aesthetics of a modern manufacturing process, as well as a statement for contemporary wood design. The series’ distinctive material and iconic shape blends modern and traditional design qualities. Displayed in tandem or as a conversation piece, each of the four vases in the series is functional and durable. A brushed stainless steel inset marks the lip of the vase and serves as a durable water repository, which ends at the bottom as a setback platform. A wax finish serves as a natural protection to the wood.

▼每个花瓶均展现了非凡的现代工艺美学和木制品的设计感，each vase is meant as both an expression of the aesthetics of a modern manufacturing process, as well as a statement for contemporary wood design

▼每件作品均是以预先切割好的山毛榉胶合板层压而成，形成独特的纹理和层积式的外观，each piece is re-constituted from layers of beech plywood that are pre-cut and assembled before milling, giving each vase its unique grain and stratified look

AESTUS花瓶系列同时展现了材料与技术的潜能。每件作品均是以预先切割好的山毛榉胶合板层压而成，随后再进行铣削，从而形成独特的纹理和层积式的外观。制作的过程通过7轴式工业机器人的特定运行方式得以完成。复杂的刀位运行轨迹探索了3D铣削的极限，瓶身的每个凹槽凭借机器人的运动精确地抵消了刀具对材料施加的破坏力。这些凹槽沿着瓶身呈螺旋状向下延伸，以不同的木质纹理呈现出不同的动态感觉。

AESTUS is both a story of material exploration as it is of technical prowess. Each piece is re-constituted from layers of beech plywood that are pre-cut and assembled before milling, giving each vase its unique grain and stratified look. Each vase is then formed by the bespoke kinematics of a 7-axis industrial robot. Pushing the limits of 3D milling, in both tool path design and tooling complexity, each groove in the piece re-conciliates the destructive forces of the milling tool on the material with the precise movement of the robot. As the grooves follow the vase’s shape down in a spiral pattern, they expand and contract in waves, capturing a moment of movement on the differentiated wooden texture. Ultimately, digital design, simulation and fabrication techniques serve merely as steps to reveal the unique material and tactile qualities of each AESTUS piece.

▼花瓶细部，detailed view

AESTUS花瓶系列由德国木艺制造商Georg Ackermann GmbH生产，odk.design与之进行了密切的合作，旨在使从设计到制造的每个阶段都达到预期的效果。

The vases are produced by the German carpentry Georg Ackermann GmbH, who worked closely with odk.design to allow for a direct data transfer from design to production.

▼制造过程，manufacture phase