Self Forming Structures: An Exploration into 3D Printing on Pre-stretched Fabric
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 […]
lamps designed by students in MIT 4.031 design objects
This blog post is cross-posted from the Design Objects blog. Since Spring 2016, I’ve been teaching at MIT as part of the architecture department’s new design minor. This semester I’m […]
Coral-inspired installation for Summit At Sea
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 […]
New Kinematics Dresses for Artificiella Ikoner exhibit
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 […]
Floraform Chandelier at World Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan
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 […]
Kinematics Link Bodice
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 […]