3-D printing produces book-shaped benches headed for Hobe Sound Library

Dec 4, 2025

A presenter for Art in Public Places described two construction-grade, 3-D-printed benches shaped like open books for the new Hobe Sound Library, explained the industrial printing process used in Stuart, and cited previous projects including artificial reefs and Marine Corps training obstacles.

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Speaker 1, a presenter for Art in Public Places, described a project to produce two 3-D-printed benches for the new Hobe Sound Library. "So we've got 2 benches that we're printing that are both in the shape of an open book," the presenter said, adding that each bench "[is] coming together in 4 parts each."

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