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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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art

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 / 10.30.2014

A Ring So Nice, They Made It Twice

For this month’s Co-Creating with Nervous System feature, we’re bringing you something a little bit different. Many of our custom designs are made…

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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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design / 10.09.2014

Nervous System’s quest for the best laser-cutting plywood

embracing uniqueness

Four years ago, we began making laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzles. In that time, we’ve gone through four different plywoods in search of a…

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3dprinting / 09.16.2014

co-creating with nervous system—september 2014

Welcome back to Co-creating with Nervous System, the monthly feature where we take a moment to chat with one of our customers and…

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events / 09.11.2014

Nervous System Workshops Across Alaska

Last month, Nervous System traveled across Alaska at the invite of the Alaska Design Forum to give three workshops on 3D printing and digital…

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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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design / 07.29.2014

Three new species of Hyphae Lamp

We’ve created three new series of algorithmically generated lamps for our Hyphae Lighting collection: a pendant lamp, a sconce, and a matte black…

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3dprinting / 07.17.2014

a nervous kitty in the city

Over the past few months, we’ve been bringing you makes of our designs on Thingiverse. Occasionally, we come across a person who seems…

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jewelry / 07.14.2014

new: nervous system jewelry in brass

We have just added a new material to our collection: brass! Many of our 3D-printed jewelry designs are now available in shiny polished…

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3dprinting / 07.08.2014

co-creating with nervous system–july 2014

We’re starting a new feature here on the Nervous System blog, to showcase some of the things our customers are making with our…

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