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explorations in generative design and natural phenomena

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3dprinting / 08.11.2021

Making blood vessels with 3D-printed sugar

Nervous System collaborated with bioengineers at Rice University to create complex blood vessel networks using generative design and 3D-printed sugar. In a paper…

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3dprinting / 05.02.2019

Nervous System collaborates on new 3D-printed organ research published on cover of Science

We founded Nervous System in 2007 with the goal of adapting algorithms and strategies from nature into new ways to design products; but…

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collaboration / 08.06.2015

microscopic art jigsaw puzzles

We are excited to announce a new series of generative jigsaw puzzles featuring microscopic art! These laser-cut, computer generated jigsaws feature microscopic photographs…

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3dprinting / 06.22.2015

Floraform – an exploration of differential growth

Introducing Floraform, the latest generative design system from Nervous System. Floraform is inspired by the biomechanics of growing leaves and blooming flowers and…

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photography / 05.16.2015

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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science & nature / 02.27.2015

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…

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science & nature / 02.12.2015

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,…

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science & nature / 02.02.2015

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…

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photography / 10.17.2014

nature feature: mushroom undersides

For most, the word fungus evokes images of the gilled mushrooms that appear on our plates or pop up in suburban lawns. But,…

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3dprinting / 08.12.2014

“Growing Objects” exhibit and Alaska workshops

We have two major events coming up this month. The first is our solo exhibition titled “Growing Objects” at the Simons Center for…

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