The large-scale 3D printed installation serves as a pavilion, lighting beacon and bar all at once, aiming to stimulate conversations around infinite material (re-)use.
Bar Infinite is entirely 3D printed from waste materials, recycling over 30.000 drink cartons. Both Aectual and Philips MyCreation share a commitment to 3D printing with recycled materials and invite the audience to join at the bar to share ideas on circular design and endless creativity.
Is it a pavilion, a lighting beacon, or a bar? Entirely 3D printed from recycled materials, Bar Infinite invites people to meet and share ideas on circular design and endless creativity. We welcome you to have a sip, discuss, and delve into infinite material re-use!
Circular-shape that fosters interaction
Aectual designed & 3D printed the half-open floorplan of the bar shaped like a C, referencing to its circular material use. This shape also enables visitors to enter the bar and experience it from the inside, where it functions as a display for new 3D printed lighting features by PhilipsmyCreation. Moreover, the design encourages interaction as visitors can stand on either side, engaging as makeshift bartenders, fostering lively conversations.
Infinite material re-use
All 3D printed parts of Bar Infinite are made from recycled waste materials that can be repeatedly re-used due to Aectual’s 3D printing and recycling process. The terracotta-colored counter is 3D printed from recycled beverage carton material, recycling over 30.000 (!) drink cartons. The 3D printed semi-open screens are made from recycled plant-based plastic that has been used at several fairs in the past. All items are part of Aectuals take-back service, meaning that post use they can be returned, shredded, and reprinted, ensuring full circular use.
The Infinite Desk
The opening of Bar Infinite also marks the launch of the Infinite Desk, a new customizable standing table concept by Aectual made from recycled drink carton material. It boasts infinite design possibilities—you can tailor its dimensions, patterns, colors, and even incorporate space for greenery. It comes with 2 wooden tabletop options, rubberwood and poplar wood, each from waste origin. Infinite tables can directly be customized and ordered via Aectuals online configurator. But it doesn’t stop there, as more out-of-the box shapes can also be digitally generated and manufactured by Aectual for a totally custom look, as is demonstrated by the curved counter of Bar Infinite.
A Brilliant Partnership: Aectual X Philips MyCreation
Aectual is renowned for 3D printing of circular interior finishes and furniture, and Philips MyCreation is the global leader in 3D printing lighting solutions. Their unique collaboration advances the immense benefits of 3D printing and circularity in design, as both companies work with waste or bio-materials in their 3D printed lamps and interior products. As a partner, Aectual sells Philips MyCreation lamps on its platform and is developing new products from recycled lamp material that will be released in the future.
Visit Bar Infinite
We welcome you to visit Bar Infinite at Masterly, the Dutch Pavilion in the very centre of Milan, next to the Duomo: Palazzo dei Giureconsulti > Piazza dei Mercanti 2.
Opening hours:
Tuesday 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Wednesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
