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Crafting Radiolaria Sculptures – from microscopic life to art

11.20.2025

We’ve created a set of 4 limited edition Radiolarian sculptures that are now available in our shop. These limited edition sculptures are inspired…

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collaboration

We’re Starting a Patreon!

07.15.2024

We’ve decided to start a Patreon, where you can get a subscription to… well us! It seems long overdue to have some way…

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art

Xylem Arbor

04.05.2024

We recently created our first large scale public artwork. Soaring to a height of 120′, Xylem Arbor is an aggregation of bent metal…

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art

Corollaria Gyroid for Albany Airport

10.19.2023

Corollaria Gyroid is a sculpture created by Nervous System for the Albany International Airport which explores the connections between mathematics and the natural…

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Yellow Moon Gyroid

10.06.2022

Yellow moon gyroid is a sculpture we created to honor the work of mathematician Alan Schoen. It is now permanently installed at the…

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architecture

Corollaria Railing

11.27.2020

When we moved to the Catskills and built our new studio, we splurged on one item in our construction: a railing that acts…

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3dprinting

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

05.02.2019

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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Geode, Maze, and Custom Jigsaw Puzzles

10.24.2017

Geode is the latest fiendishly difficult jigsaw puzzle from “the monsters” who created the Infinite Galaxy Puzzle (that’s us!). It features a new…

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3dprinting

MoMA Acquires First Kinematics Dress

12.09.2014

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

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3dprinting / 05.05.2014

kinematics 3d-printed in gold

Here is the first ever kinematics piece 3d-printed in metal! This sample swatch was 3d-printed using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) in 18k gold…

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3dprinting / 05.01.2014

see what’s been printing with Nervous System

It’s always exciting for us to see the great variety of things our customers create using our online generative design apps. Here are…

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3dprinting / 04.29.2014

thingiverse gets nervous

We have been sharing some of our designs as 3D-printable models on Thingiverse since 2011. During this time, we’ve loved watching people 3D-print…

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events / 04.25.2014

Announcing Monthly Open House @ nervous system

We get a lot of requests to visit our studio, but often end up having to turn people away because we’re a small…

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3dprinting / 04.23.2014

kinematics…. chainmail?

Recently, we began work on a chainmail version of Kinematics….there are lots of structures we can simulate and compress for 3D-printing! What do…

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design / 04.21.2014

a nervous system workshop at Summit

A couple weeks ago we were invited to teach a workshop in Eden, Utah. The organization that invited us is called Summit and…

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studio / 04.17.2014

Spring packaging update!

Spring has finally reached our Somerville studio, and in the spirit of the season, we’ve been gussying up the packaging for a few…

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3dprinting / 04.09.2014

Behind the Scenes: polishing 3D prints

Once a piece of  jewelry has been designed and 3D-printed, whether it’s from one of our collections or a custom-made design, there’s still…

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photography / 04.07.2014

lichen of the Fells

Yesterday, Jesse and I took a hike in our local forest, the Middlesex Fells Reservation. The Fells is the closest patch of wilderness…

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jewelry / 04.03.2014

In Stock Now: One-of-a-Kind Necklaces and Puzzles

We’ve generated a brand new selection of one-of-a-kind necklaces available for purchase at our online shop. Check out the new additions to our…

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