{"id":7162,"date":"2016-02-29T12:43:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2021-09-06T14:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T18:20:59","slug":"kinematic-petals-dress-debuts-at-mfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/?p=7162","title":{"rendered":"Kinematic Petals Dress debuts at MFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7259\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7259\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"Petals Dress-triptych_2000px\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mfa.org\">The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/a>\u00a0(MFA) commissioned Nervous System to create a new dress for the exhibition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/exhibitions\/techstyle\">#techstyle<\/a>, which runs from March 6\u00a0through\u00a0July 10, 2016. The exhibition explores the synergy between fashion and technology and how it is not only changing the way designers design, but also the way people interact with their clothing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/156044277?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by petals, feathers, and scales, we developed a new textile language for <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/projects\/sets\/kinematics\/\">Kinematics<\/a> where the interconnected elements are articulated as imbricating shells. Like our <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/projects\/sets\/kinematics-dress\/\">previous garments<\/a>, this dress can be customized to the wearer&#8217;s body through a 3D scan, and additionally,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each element is now individually customizable: varying in direction, length, and shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Petals protrude from the underlying framework of tessellated triangular panels, sheathing the body in a directional landscape of overlapping plumes. Each interlocking component of the dress is rigid, but in aggregate, they behave as a continuous textile. The dress is 3D-printed in durable nylon plastic by Selective Laser Sintering. While the design is composed of more than 1600 unique pieces interconnected by more than 2600 hinges, it emerges from the 3D printer fully assembled and ready to wear. We employ a smart folding strategy to compress Kinematics garments into a smaller form for efficient fabrication. By folding the garments prior to printing them, we can make complex structures larger than a 3D printer, that unfold into their intended shape.<\/p>\n<p>To make this dress possible, we developed new design software and simulation tools. The overlapping petals necessitated a new strategy for compressing the garment for efficient 3D printing. You can read about the new developments below and also see them documented in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/156044277?width=1080\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\">video<\/a> above. For more background on our Kinematics system, please refer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/projects\/sets\/kinematics\/\">project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"amw_galleria_slideshow_1\" class=\"amw-galleria-slideshow\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(\"#amw_galleria_slideshow_1\").galleria({\"dataSource\":[{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-388_wide-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-388_wide-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-388_wide-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress -388_wide\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-192-wide-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-192-wide-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-192-wide-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress Low-192-wide\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9952-2-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9952-2-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9952-2-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"IMGP9952\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-291_Square-1-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-291_Square-1-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-291_Square-1-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress -291_Square\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-133-1-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-133-1-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-Low-133-1-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress Low-133\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-046-Edit-1-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-046-Edit-1-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-046-Edit-1-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress -046-Edit\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-386-Edit-1-750x563.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-386-Edit-1-750x563.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/Petals-Dress-386-Edit-1-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"Petals Dress -386-Edit\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9839-Edit-678x1024.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9839-Edit-678x1024.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9839-Edit-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"IMGP9839-Edit\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9939-Edit-678x1024.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9939-Edit-678x1024.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/IMGP9939-Edit-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"IMGP9939-Edit\",\"description\":\"\"}],\"width\":\"auto\",\"height\":0.76,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":\"slide\",\"initialTransition\":\"fade\",\"transitionSpeed\":0,\"_delayTime\":4000,\"_hideControls\":false,\"_thumbnailMode\":\"grid\",\"_captionMode\":\"on_expand\"}); });<\/script><br \/>\nphotos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevemarselstudio.com\/\">Steve Marsel Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>new jewelry collection<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=petals\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7245\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9864-Edit-2-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"kinematic petals collar\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9864-Edit-2-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9864-Edit-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9864-Edit-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9864-Edit-2-750x750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=petals\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7246\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9975-Edit-4-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"kinematic petal flip earrings\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9975-Edit-4-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9975-Edit-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9975-Edit-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9975-Edit-4-750x750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also designed a new jewelry collection, <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=petals\">Kinematic Petals<\/a>, which is now available in our <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=petals\">shop<\/a> and will be for sale in the MFA&#8217;s Bookstore and Shop while the exhibition is on view. The collection includes necklaces, earrings, and bracelets covered in a directional landscape of overlapping, petal-like forms. While each element of the jewelry is rigid, in aggregate they behave as a continuous fabric which molds to the body\u2019s contours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=petals\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7249\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC3332-3-750x499.jpg\" alt=\"kinematic petal wave bracelet\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC3332-3-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC3332-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC3332-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>prototyping<\/h3>\n<p>We started\u00a0working on the dress in July. So far, we&#8217;ve created eight\u00a0kinematics dresses. While each one\u00a0is\u00a0unique, they all have\u00a0a similar aesthetic. We want\u00a0to extend Kinematics to allow for more variable creations. Our initial idea was to create\u00a0shell structures that would extend over each triangular piece that makes up a kinematics garment. We developed our ideas through renderings and physical models produced on our Form 2 3D printer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7168\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7168 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"kinematic petals form 2 prototype\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-42-56-PM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7204\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7204 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Sep 03, 12 44 57 PM\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-03-12-44-57-PM.jpg 2034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7171\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scalesEarly.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7171\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7171\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scalesEarly-750x375.png\" alt=\"earliest kinematics petals \/ scales rendering\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scalesEarly-750x375.png 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scalesEarly-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scalesEarly-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">this early rendering shows how the &#8220;petals&#8221; are constructed over a triangular kinematics framework<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, we worked on incorporating an intuitive way to design and interact with this kind of structure in the <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/kinematicsCloth\">Kinematics Cloth design app<\/a>. We wanted to control the length, width, height, and direction of every shell on the dress independently.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7172\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/earlyCompare.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7172\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7172\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/earlyCompare-750x375.png\" alt=\"early sketches playing with scale structures\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/earlyCompare-750x375.png 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/earlyCompare-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/earlyCompare-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">early sketches playing with scale structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While we were sketching and prototyping in house, we also sent out for nylon SLS prototypes from Shapeways. Since the final dress would be printed by them it was important to be testing\u00a0structures via that print process from the beginning to understand how the pieces would move. Below you can see a dress design we generated and a similar necklace we printed to test and understand its properties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7175\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7175\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15-360x360.png\" alt=\"scales15\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15-750x750.png 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scales15.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7174\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7174\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Sep 10, 12 39 29 PM\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Sep-10-12-39-29-PM.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(You can see a video of how that first SLS test moves on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/7d2AVIE0BS\/\">instagram<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3>challenges and opportunities<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldDress.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7179\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7179 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldDress.gif\" alt=\"foldDress\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProducing dresses with overlapping scales gave us new challenges and opportunities. Our previous garments had been printed folded to make them efficient to print. But, the overlapping scales don&#8217;t fold efficiently. They can really only bend in one direction which prevents us from employing our previous compression strategy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7178\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7178 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4-750x431.png\" alt=\"scaleBend4\" width=\"750\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4-750x431.png 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4-360x207.png 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scaleBend4.png 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the overlapping nature of the shells makes it possible to have hidden snap-together connections. \u00a0This allows for the creation of reconfigurable garments. In the case of our dress, we created a 3-in-1: your dress can be a top, a skirt, or a dress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/splitDress.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7183\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7183 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/splitDress.gif\" alt=\"splitDress\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the garments are made up of multiple pieces, they could be dyed different colors to produce interesting effects.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7184\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7184\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7184\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart-750x447.png\" alt=\"dresses can be composed of an arbitrary number of pieces that snap together seamlessly\" width=\"750\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart-750x447.png 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart-360x215.png 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/multipart.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">dresses can be composed of an arbitrary number of pieces that snap together seamlessly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7186\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7186\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496-750x447.jpg\" alt=\"untitled.496\" width=\"750\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496-750x447.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496-360x215.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/untitled.496.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>simulation<\/h3>\n<p>Initially, we were stumped about how to reduce the size of these petal-covered garments for printing. Simulating the kinematics shell structure appeared intractable! But we eventually came up with an idea that seemed promising. Overlapping scales don\u2019t fold well, but what if we could roll them up like a carpet? When we roll the garment, we only bend it in one direction. We can\u00a0roll the skirt portion of the dress into a very tight spiral where the garment only has to ever fold in the way that is easy for it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7187\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7187\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"foldScales4\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foldScales4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBefore we can implement our idea, there are other issues to deal with. We need to incorporate the petal shapes into our simulation so they can collide with the other geometry. However, only convex shapes, without undercuts, can be collided efficiently. The new shell shapes are non-convex everywhere. Our solution is to decompose each triangle of a shell\u2019s mesh into a wedge-shaped collision body. We then create a spiraling force, causing the structure to orbit around its edge and roll up into a tight form that can be efficiently 3D-printed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spiral.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7208\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7208\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spiral.gif\" alt=\"spiral\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>design app<\/h3>\n<p>For the <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/kinematicsCloth\">design app<\/a>, we needed to incorporate controls for the shape and direction of the shells. At first,\u00a0we did this with a bunch of clunky sliders, but in the final design, we control width, height, and length through a single graphic interface where a shell can be shaped visually. The shell\u2019s direction is oriented by your motion as you paint upon the dress. This creates a fun, real time interface through which you can shape and direct the flow of thousands of scales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/app.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7206\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7206\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/app.gif\" alt=\"app\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>play with the new features yourself: <a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/kinematicsCloth\">Kinematics Cloth App<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>fabrication<\/h3>\n<p>The dress was 3D-printed by Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) at Shapeways factory in New York City in white nylon. SLS uses a laser to melt together thin layers of nylon powder. In the end, the dress is excavated from a block of nylon dust, and the un-melted material can be reused.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7194\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9801-Edit.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7194\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7194\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9801-Edit-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica holding the dress aloft so you can see the fully unrolled form\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9801-Edit-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9801-Edit-360x544.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP9801-Edit-768x1160.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica holding the dress aloft so you can see the fully unrolled form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/white.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7199\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7199\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/white-750x566.jpg\" alt=\"kinematics petals dress post printing\" width=\"750\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/white-750x566.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/white-360x272.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/white-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nylon 3D prints can be dyed in the same manner as synthetic fabric. We heated the dress in a giant bath of dye to give it a vibrant red color.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7200\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Feb-06-7-16-10-PM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7200\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7200\" src=\"http:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Feb-06-7-16-10-PM-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"dying the dress red\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Feb-06-7-16-10-PM-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Feb-06-7-16-10-PM-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-Feb-06-7-16-10-PM-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">dyeing the dress red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/156244098?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can see the dress in person in the exhibition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/exhibitions\/techstyle\">#techstyle<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\">Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/a>\u00a0from March 6\u00a0through\u00a0July 10, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevemarselstudio.com\/\">Steve Marsel Studio<\/a>, Bodylabs, Pamela Parmal at the MFA, Dan Ko at Shapeways, and Mary Malloy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston\u00a0(MFA) commissioned Nervous System to create a new dress for the exhibition #techstyle, which runs from March 6\u00a0through\u00a0July&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,158,22],"tags":[268],"class_list":["post-7162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dprinting","category-clothing","category-exhibition","tag-kinematics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Petals-Dress-triptych_2000px.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Bee8-1Rw","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7162"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7283,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7162\/revisions\/7283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}