the emergent patterns of paint wrinkling
Last weekend we ventured to the Arnold Arboretum to view the blooming lilacs. Although the flowers were spectacular, it was actually a garbage…
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somerville open studios is this weekend!
This weekend hundreds of artist studios in Somerville open up for one of the countries largest art tours, Somerville Open Studios! Our studio…
a visit to Toronto: FITC, experimental nonlinear physics, and lionfish
Last week, we visited Toronto for the first time because I was invited by FITC to give a lecture at their conference. While…
Kinematics textile swatches
We’ve designed a set of 4 material samples to demonstrate our Kinematics textiles. The 3D-printed swatches illustrate the different module styles and pattern variations…
prototyping with the Form 1+
We recently welcomed a Form 1+ 3D-printer to our office. Even though we have 5 (?!?) FDM printers in our office, we never…
a curious case of ice terraces
Here in Boston, we’ve been blanketed by a record-breaking 100+ inches of snow. It has been too cold for any of it to…
structures that unfold like flowers
Inside a bud, a flower’s petals lie in wait, a tight bundle of compressed tissue. When the conditions are right, they burst forth,…
floraform – 5 point growth
I rendered this animation last night of one of my favorite floraform pieces we’ve generated so far. It exhibits an odd, spiraling, 5-form…
Second Kinematics Dress debuts at CES
We will debut our second Kinematics Dress at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. The dress will be…
MoMA Acquires First Kinematics Dress
We have created the first dress with Kinematics, our 4D printing system for generating complex, foldable forms. The Museum of Modern Art has…