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This is a parametric design method to build zero-waste furniture from local scraps. Using a digital script, it generates custom assembly instructions for any leftover material. The goal is to help anyone build quickly with whatever tools they have.
Making with leftovers
'Make the best you can (with what you have)' is a parametric building method designed make furniture from leftovers without cutting any material or producing new waste. The process relies on a set of simple parameters that dictate how irregular leftovers can be joined together.
Because the materials are used exactly as found, the assembly is fast and flexible. You don't need a fully equipped workshop or advanced carpentry skills; you just join the pieces using whatever basic tools you have lying around, whether that's screws, nails, or a nail gun.
To document and share this method, I translated it into a Grasshopper script. The script takes the sizes of whatever random pieces you have and makes a simple manual showing you how to put them together. My ultimate goal is to publish an open-source manual for this system, lowering the barriers to making and encouraging people to build locally from their own surroundings.
