Free Universal Construction Kit Construction Toy

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Free Universal Construction Kit Construction Toy

This is a Construction toy. It was designed by Golan Levin and Shawn Sims and manufactured by 3D Systems and printed by Scott Summit. We acquired it in 2016. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

The Free Universal Construction Kit consists of nearly 80 adapter bricks connecting 10 popular construction toys. Users can download the files from various sharing sites and print them on a Makerbot or other personal 3D printer. The Kit demonstrates that reverse engineering is “a creative process in which anyone can develop the necessary pieces to bridge the limitations presented by mass-produced commercial artifacts.”

This object was donated by Golan Levin.

3D Printer In Zero-G Experiment (USA), 2013–14

3D Printer In Zero-G Experiment (USA), 2013–14
aluminum, steel, plastic.
Courtesy of Made In Space, Inc. and NASA.
3.2014.1

Related Tools And Parts, 2013–14
thermoplastic.
Courtesy of Made In Space, Inc. and NASA.
3.2014.2

Polka-dot design with a vertical orientation. Printed in shades of green on a white ground, the size of the dots varies, and each has the appearance of being "dropped" onto the page.

Sidewall, Drop, 2011
screen-printed on vinyl, polyester backing.
Gift of Knoll Textiles.
2011-40-7

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Poster, Noh, 1981
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Takenobu Igarashi.
1981-69-2

Prototype, PolyBrick series, 2014
glazed ceramic, maltodextrin, alcohol.
Courtesy of Jenny Sabin Studio and Sabin Design Lab, Cornell Architecture.
35.2015.4

Design for a circular table: plan, elevation, and detail. Plan of table shows veined pattern; detail of elevation where table top meets support; elevation shows three legs in wishbone-like design that join at the top. Left margin, column of printed text in light gray. Inscriptions in graphite throughout.

Drawing, Design for Leaf Table, 2010
graphite, brush and white gouache, pre-printed with digital code on white paper.
Gift of Marc Benda, courtesy of the artist.
2013-24-9

Cite this object as

Free Universal Construction Kit Construction Toy; Designed by Golan Levin and Shawn Sims; USA; 2016-2-1-1/57

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beautiful Users.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/5xWs4/
Accession Number 2016-2-1-1/57
Object ID 51497623