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  1. Silver Anthesis Necklace

  2. Silver Orchid Necklace - back

  3. Silver Bryozoa Necklace

  4. Celosia Cuff

    3D-printed nylon, petal pink

  5. Celosia Cuff - detail

    3D-printed nylon, petal pink

  6. Actina Pendant

    Photo by Rachel Tine

  7. floraform - detail of growing the celosia cuff

  8. floraform - growing from the edge

  9. Floraform - growing jewelry

    This video shows 3 specific generative growth processes for 3 pieces of jewelry in our Floraform collection. Floraform is insp…

  10. video: Floraform project

    Floraform is a generative design project by Nervous System inspired by the biomechanics of growing leaves and blooming flowers. It…

  11. video: Floraform - designing with simulations

    Floraform is a simulation of a differentially growing elastic surface that we created to explore how biological systems create for…

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  13. Floraform rings

  14. Mega Flora Ring

    3D-printed nylon

  15. Growth Zone: 5 Edge Points

  16. Physics

    The physics of the surface are based on “Discrete Shells” by Eitan Grinspun, et al. Each edge of the mesh is modelled as a spring…

  17. Growth Zone - Splitting Point

    Point-based growth – The center of the hemisphere is emitting growth signal and is the fastest area of expansion. Overtime it bifu…

  18. Uniform Growth

    a hemisphere growing uniformly produces a wrinkled surface

  19. Growth Zone - Expanding Point

    Line-based growth – The center of the hemisphere is emitting growth signal and is the fastest area of expansion. Overtime it expan…

  20. Growing Zone: Edge

    Edge-based growth – The edge of the hemisphere is emitting growth signal and is the fastest area of expansion.

  21. Oral arms of a jellyfish