Seedpod is a GRP moulded pod, created by architect Karl Lenton of studiobushi, providing peaceful and private breakout space indoors or outdoors. Form Foundry oversaw the development of this composite moulding design thus ensuring it was suitable for volume production.

Manufactured in the UK from modular interlocking GRP components, the pods are easy to assemble/disassemble and move to new locations. Seedpods feature fully adjustable lighting and high quality audio, both of which can be controlled remotely.

Karl originally created Seedpods as a safe, private space for delivering healthcare in secure environments such as busy noisy prisons. It quickly became clear, however,  that the pods were also perfect for corporate use in hospitality, exhibitions, pop-up installations and the like. We therefore developed a second version of the pod to suit this corporate market. The hidden, tamper proof electronics enclosure was a key feature of the healthcare variant. For the corporate version however, we required visible, easy service access. We accomplished this by modifying the base moulding to include a removable electronics cassette that is easily accessed from floor.

Form Foundry progressed the composite moulding design through extensive 3D CAD modelling and visualisation. We modelled even the smallest components in high detail to ensure that the various assembly configurations could be validated. We delivered the design entirely in 3D CAD thus allowing all the patterns to be CNC milled directly from our data.

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