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Category Archives: 3dprinting

the secret to clean laser cutting: Designing a better laser nozzle using 3D-printing

11.24.2020by Jesse Louis-Rosenberg 55 Comments

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. […]

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3dprinting, lasercutting, puzzles

Nervous System collaborates with New Balance on 990S shoes

07.01.2019by Jessica 1 Comment

Nervous System collaborated with New Balance on the new 990 Sport TripleCell sneakers which have 3D printed heels. We have been working with New Balance’s innovation team since 2015 on […]

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3dprinting, collaboration

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

05.02.2019by Jessica 3 Comments

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 […]

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3dprinting, collaboration, design, science & nature

Trophy for Automattic Design Award

12.16.2018by Jessica 1 Comment

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 […]

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3dprinting, design

Porifera – 3D printed ceramic jewelry

05.16.2018by Jessica 2 Comments

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 […]

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3dprinting, jewelry, software

Self Forming Structures: An Exploration into 3D Printing on Pre-stretched Fabric

04.24.2018by Gabe Fields 8 Comments

Hello! My name is Gabe Fields, and I spent the month of January this year as an intern at Nervous System. I worked on an exploratory project to create self-forming […]

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3dprinting, collaboration

New Kinematics Dresses for Artificiella Ikoner exhibit

09.22.2017by Jessica Leave a comment

Nervous System created two new 3D-printed dresses for the exhibit Artificiella Ikoner at Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in Stockholm. We worked with designers from Swedish advertising agency Garbergs for the project, which “explores the […]

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3dprinting, clothing, events

Floraform Chandelier at World Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan

06.28.2017by Jessica Leave a comment

Floraform Chandelier, 2017 (1.1 x 1.1 x .53 m), Selectively Laser Sintered nylon, wood and LED lighting. We recently returned from Kazakhstan, where we debuted the largest 3D-printed piece Nervous […]

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3dprinting, art, exhibition

Kinematics Link Bodice

06.05.2017by Jessica 4 Comments

A few years ago, we started thinking about applying the design+simulation techniques of our Kinematics system to other types of textile structures like chainmail. The Kinematics Dress is made up […]

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3dprinting, clothing
depowdering a Kinematics dress at Shapeways

The making of a Kinematics Dress on Dutch TV

10.21.2016by Margaret Swanson Leave a comment

Ever wanted to get a closer look at what goes into making one of our 3D-printed Kinematics dresses? We recently had the opportunity to team up with our partners at […]

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3dprinting, clothing

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