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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
We created a large-scale art installation inspired by local coral reefs for Summit at Sea last year. Summit at Sea was an event that brought together 3,000 artists, activists, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. The infinity puzzles are […]