21/07/2026
The new 3D-printed ECHO Chair collection by ZHA for .Design explores an echo as a geometric condition rather than an acoustic phenomenon. Instead of repetition, an echo is understood as a transformation—a single geometric logic unfolding into multiple structural, spatial and material expressions.
3D-printing with recycled plastics, Nagami has created a new ecosystem for architecture and design—recovering what others have left behind, transforming waste into design, ready for a new life. From residue, form is born.
Generated from two continuous surfaces emerging from a shared structural edge, one surface of the ECHO Chair becomes an echo of the other; evolving from the same underlying geometry while assuming a different role. From this line of contact, one surface forms the seat and base, while the other develops into the backrest and supporting structure. Conceived as a single continuous system, the chair dissolves the distinction between structure, surface and ergonomics.
Developed through an iterative research process at ZHA Lab, the ECHO Chair combines computational design with large-scale additive manufacturing. Produced through continuous-extrusion 3D printing, the chair is fabricated as a single uninterrupted process, where geometry, structure and fabrication emerge simultaneously rather than through the assembly of separate parts.
The ECHO Chair collection by ZHA for Nagami is currently showcased within the free-to-visit LONDON CREATES exhibition curated by ZHA and Archisource at The Truman Brewery, London until 26 July 2026 (11am–7pm).
exhibition and event tickets (free) can be booked via the ‘WHAT’S-ON’ page at www.archisource.org in Archisource bio.
Video & photos courtesy and M A R I A D O C A M
