Design analysis of public furniture: use of digital fabrication technologies and forest-based materials

This article aims to analyze the use of digital manufacturing technologies in product design and the insertion of wood from tree waste as raw material, combined with other materials, in urban furniture design processes. The methods used in the research are: a) systematic literature review (RSL) and; b) analysis of similar ones, developed on a national scale. The results indicate that the analyzed projects that include the user in ideation stages, as well as gather data from the context of inserting the object and combine materials in their elaboration, also considering their physical characteristics, obtain better performance in meeting the needs of the public, the acceptance of the object by the community and the longevity of the furniture in an urban environment.