People often ask us for tips on how to make lasercut jigsaw puzzles. In fact, our most popular blog post is on our quest for the perfect plywood for lasercutting. […]
We’ve combined all of our prowess in computation and fabrication to bring you the ultimate cat jigsaw puzzle! Herding Cats is a technicolor cat puzzle with dozens of cats hiding among […]
The Spiral Puzzle is a twist on traditional jigsaw puzzles. Usually you begin a puzzle by assembling the edge pieces and then work inwards. However, with the Spiral Puzzles, the […]
Nervous System Moves to the Catskills Big news! We are relocating from Somerville, MA, our home for the last 8 years, to the Catskills in New York. Our new studio will be within […]
Introducing Floraform, the latest generative design system from Nervous System. Floraform is inspired by the biomechanics of growing leaves and blooming flowers and explores the development of surfaces through differential […]
One of our favorite books from last year is Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. The book is written from the perspective of a biologist on a scientific expedition to Area X, […]
Kinematics is a system for 4D printing that creates complex, foldable forms composed of articulated modules. The system provides a way to turn any three-dimensional shape into a flexible structure […]
Most of our projects start with a natural inspiration, but Kinematics emerged from a very different perspective. This project started with a technical problem: how can we create large objects […]
In order to generate the price of a custom design on the fly, we need to calculate the volume of the piece for 3d printing. By constantly updating the volume, […]
Recently, I came across a neat data structure called a pairing heap. Now, if you’re not familiar with the term heap it can sound confusing. That’s because it doesn’t mean much. […]
