Of late Skylar Tibbits research has been focused on self-assembling non-mechanical systems that are actuated not by a power

source per say but rather by a materials inherent properties and its programmable form.Continue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONAPRIL 16, 2013 FILED IN: BIONICS, FORM, PROCESS, SYSTEMS, UNCATEGORIZED
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Vertebrae Staircase Andrew Lee McConnell

The Vertebrae Staircase was inspired by the spine of a whale and its design goes beyond being categorized as biomorphic where form is merely geometrically copied. The project explores the shaping and forming of a single vertebrae whose form was heavily influenced by structural performance, repetition, and modular connectivity.Continue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONAPRIL 14, 2013 FILED IN: BIOLOGY, FORM, UNCATEGORIZED
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TED Talk Janine Benyus

In the world envisioned by science author Janine Benyus, a locusts ability to avoid collision within a roiling cloud of its brethren informs the design of a crash-resistant car; a self-cleaning leaf inspires a new kind of paint, one that dries in a pattern that enables simple rainwater to wash away dirtContinue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONOCTOBER 25, 2012 FILED IN: UNCATEGORIZED
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TED Talk Geoffrey West on Biomimicry

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Biomimicry Shoe by Marieka Ratsma Kostika Spaho

Dutch designer Marieka Ratsma and Architect Kostika Spaho have teamed up together to create this interesting experiment in biomimicry and fashion.Continue reading
POSTED BYEHSAAN ONJULY 18, 2012 FILED IN: FEATURED, UNCATEGORIZED
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Hydro-Fold ECAL & Christophe Guberan

Hydro-Fold (no not hygro) is a fascinating technique of folding that automatically begins to assume a three dimensional shape upon being printed from a normal ink jet machine. Invited by its Director Marva Griffin to the 15th anniversary of theSalone Satellite, on the theme Design Technology, the ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne) presents an installation [...]Continue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONMAY 2, 2012 FILED IN: FEATURED, FORM, PROCESS, UNCATEGORIZED
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HygroScope Centre Pompidou Paris

HygroScope is an installation sponsored by the Centre Pompidou in Paris and was developed as a collaboration between Steffen Reichert and Professor Achim Menges at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. The project is an extension of prior research conducted by Reichert that culminated in two projects entitled Responsive Surfaces Structures I & II. Both Steffen Reichert and Professor Achim [...]Continue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONAPRIL 26, 2012 FILED IN: BIONICS, FEATURED, FORM, SYSTEMS, UNCATEGORIZED
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Archimorph Online Portal

Archimorph is an amazing website related to everything we are interested about. You can lost in the extensive archive theyve collected. Definitely check them out, some stuff gets a little theoretical but always relevant.Continue reading
POSTED BYEHSAAN ONAPRIL 15, 2012 FILED IN: UNCATEGORIZED
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Meta Series by Simbiotek Design Lab

Simbiotek Design Lab (SDL) is a collaborative between two designers based out of San Diego, CA whose focus is the creation of biomimetic products that edify their clientele on the importance of biodiversity in the natural world. While both are trained as architects their individual emphases range from design computation and advanced fabrication techniques to anthropomorphic and environmental design. [...]Continue reading
POSTED BYHUNTER ONAPRIL 14, 2012 FILED IN: BIOLOGY, UNCATEGORIZED
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D-Shape: Freeform Architectural 3D Printing

Computation has enabled designers to manifest virtually any structure from the impossibly intricate to the most complexly curved surfaces we can conceive. Of course our Achilles heel is manufacturing these forms. Up to this point architects have had to achieve this by subtractive means (e.g. CNC routing, water jet, plasma, etc.) resulting in a slow and arduous process that yields a [...]