1. Floraform - growing jewelry

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

  2. video: Floraform project

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

  3. 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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  5. Floraform rings

  6. Mega Flora Ring

    3D-printed nylon

  7. Growth Zone: 5 Edge Points

  8. 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…

  9. 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…

  10. Uniform Growth

    a hemisphere growing uniformly produces a wrinkled surface

  11. 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…

  12. Growing Zone: Edge

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

  13. Oral arms of a jellyfish

  14. Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata)

  15. Crested Euphorbia

  16. Powdered Ruffle Lichen

  17. Wavey Leaves

  18. Celosia - normal vs. fasciated

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    some of our photographs of the creatures that inspired our work

  20. Actina Pendant - detail

  21. Silver Floraform Rings