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  1. Actina Pendant

    Photo by Rachel Tine

  2. floraform - detail of growing the celosia cuff

  3. floraform - growing from the edge

  4. Floraform - growing jewelry

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

  5. video: Floraform project

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

  6. 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…

  7. ruffleTop3.gif

  8. Floraform rings

  9. Mega Flora Ring

    3D-printed nylon

  10. Growth Zone: 5 Edge Points

  11. 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…

  12. 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…

  13. Uniform Growth

    a hemisphere growing uniformly produces a wrinkled surface

  14. 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…

  15. Growing Zone: Edge

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

  16. Oral arms of a jellyfish

  17. Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata)

  18. Crested Euphorbia

  19. Powdered Ruffle Lichen

  20. Wavey Leaves

  21. Celosia - normal vs. fasciated