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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

MoMA Acquires First Kinematics Dress

Featuredby Jessica 14 Comments

We have created the first dress with Kinematics, our 4D printing system for generating complex, foldable forms. The Museum of Modern Art has acquired the dress along with the software […]

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3dprinting, clothing, news, simulation, software

custom jigsaw puzzles

11.19.2014by Jessica Leave a comment

We’ve added something new to our lineup of customizable products: jigsaw puzzles! You can now make a plywood puzzle with your art in any size and shape you want. Just […]

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puzzles, software

morphogenesis – work in progress

06.12.2014by Jessica 5 Comments

Finally, we have some progress to share on something we’ve been working on for a long time! This project focuses on the differential growth of surfaces and was inspired by […]

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art, computation, science & nature, simulation, software, work in progress

Nervous System at Solid

05.15.2014by Marie Staver Leave a comment

Nervous System is headed to San Francisco to exhibit at O’Reilly’s Solid, a new conference focusing on innovation at the intersection of hardware and software. We’re collaborating with Body Labs […]

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3dprinting, events, software

Kinematics

Featuredby Jesse Louis-Rosenberg 18 Comments

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 […]

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3dprinting, clothing, design, jewelry, simulation, software

The Making of Kinematics

11.26.2013by Jesse Louis-Rosenberg 3 Comments

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 […]

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3dprinting, simulation, software

Calculating the volume of a mesh

11.04.2013by Jesse Louis-Rosenberg 1 Comment

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, […]

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computation, geometry, software

Folium – a new algorithmic jewelry series

09.30.2013by Jessica 1 Comment

Folium is a generative jewelry series inspired by the algorithmic structures of plants and algae. Each Folium design is one of a kind, a specimen of a new hypothetical plant […]

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design, jewelry, science & nature, simulation, software

Data structures: Pairing Heap

03.28.2013by Jesse Louis-Rosenberg 3 Comments

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. […]

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computation, data structures, software

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