Furniture Library to Host 3D Printing Seminar

September 9, 2015  by in Industry, Special Events   

“The Future of 3D Printing for the Interior Design Industry” will be held Friday, Oct. 16. The event is sponsored by DXV by American Standard, the plumbing products supplier.

DXV by American Standard is pioneering leading-edge design in new unique applications, and has launched the first commercially-available residential faucets created via 3D printing.

The presentation will be given by the Library’s 2015 Distinguished Speaker Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, vice president of design for American Standard Brands. The talk will be recorded and available for view on demand from the library’s website. A 3D printed faucet from DXV by American Standard will be installed in the first floor bathroom of the library. It will remain in place throughout the High Point Market.

“3D printing’s impact on the furniture and interior design industry is just beginning to be felt,” said Leslie Carothers, a volunteer member of The Bienenstock Furniture Library's board. “This year's distinguished speaker continues the tradition of the library as the harbinger of the latest design trends and innovations impacting the furniture and interior design industry … .”

L’Hénaff has been vice president of design for American Standard Brands since October 2013.  Prior to joining American Standard Brands, L’Hénaff was a design executive for Kohler, Audiovox, and Terk Technologies. 

In reinvigorating the design function at American Standard, L’Hénaff and his team have taken a user-centric approach to the design process.

“It is all about the user’s experience,” L’Hénaff said. “We focus not only on the product’s look, feel and function, but also on the overall experience we want the user to have when interacting with it.”