MIT's Self Assembly Lab has been developing new approaches to furniture manufacturing using new forms of high-speed 3D printing, working with Autodesk, Steelcase and other partners.

Wood-Skin, a sandwich of wood panel and flexible fabric material, is being developed into furniture and wall panels. A hanging strength test is documented in the video below for vertical surface applications.

A collaboration between MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab and Italy's Wood-Skin S.r.l. a new category of furniture has been designed - a Programmable Table brings that actively transforms itself, from flat shipping to full-functionality.