We founded Nervous System in 2007 with the goal of adapting algorithms and strategies from nature into new ways to design products; but we never imagined we’d have the opportunity […]
We’re celebrating 12 years of craft + computation at Nervous System with our first t-shirt! You can purchase it now in unisex and womens shirt styles here. Two generative patterns! […]
Nervous System was hired by SMP Architects to design patterns for the renovation of the Horticulture Center at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. We designed patterns for two areas of the […]
We were honored to be invited by John Maeda to design the trophy for the Automattic Design Awards this year. This is the first edition of the Automattic Design Awards […]
Explore the Earth and Moon through our mind-bending, never-ending jigsaw puzzles. The Earth Puzzle is a map of the globe unlike any you’ve seen before. Start anywhere and see where […]
The Coral Cup is a new design from Nervous System. Computationally-generated and handcrafted in porcelain, the Coral Cup is inspired by the form of brain coral. The project is a […]
We are having a sale on our stainless steel jewelry. Take 25% off with coupon STEEL25. Our intricate stainless steel jewelry is inspired by how patterns form in nature like coral […]
Porifera is a new jewelry collection by Nervous System inspired by the forms of deep-sea glass sponges and made in a new 3D-printed ceramic material. It is the result of […]
Have you ever done a puzzle that has no beginning or end? Where you don’t know up from down? Get lost in the Infinite Galaxy Puzzle…2 The Infinite Galaxy Puzzle […]
This blog post is cross-posted from the Design Objects blog. Since Spring 2016, I’ve been teaching at MIT as part of the architecture department’s new design minor. This semester I’m […]