Hand-bent after 3D printing, Oberdoerfer and Krebs' Bend chair (designboom.com)

There are some fun thermoforming techniques that use molds to reshape quick-printing flat designs. I've been meaning to try combining the technique with the method where you print onto tissue paper, cloth, or the like. It would make for a great demonstration for kids as you could print and form a flyable plane in a few minutes.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3258748-thermoformed-pumpki...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4X6KYlQ7YQ&t=61s

The Monobloc is like that, except the polymer strands are smaller than you can see.

Chubby chair (2012) - https://www.kooij.com/chubby

So the kids have a little 3d printer and a projector in their room. One day I found them using the hot exhaust air from the projector to bend their 3d printed trinkets like this. What fun!

This makes no sense. First, it’s ugly as hell. Second it looks just as labor intensive as a bent wood chair, which would be significantly nicer, more durable, and not break down into micro plastics.

Is it actually strong though? The kinks in the bends look like they'd fold up completely under moderate pressure.

I think anyone who fabricates a chair like that should be forced to use it for a couples of days as a chair.

Am I the only one who thinks those look hideous?