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Massachusetts design studio Nervous System has developed a method of 3D-printing jewellery and garments with articulated joints so they automatically change shape once removed from the printer (+ movie).

Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg of Nervous System describe their Kinematics project as an example of 4D printing, an emerging area of research which involves printing three-dimensional objects that automatically transform from one shape to another.

Although it’s long been possible to create larger structures by 3D-printing them in sections then manually assembling the components, what sets 4D printing apart is that the finished object will self-assemble or transform into a pre-determined form.

“4D printing refers to 3D-printing something in one shape that is intended to be in another shape,” creative director Jessica Rosenkrantz told Dezeen. “The design transforms into its final configuration without manual labour. The shape it is printed in may be advantageous for various reasons: faster, cheaper, or printing larger objects in a smaller volume.”

Nervous System are currently working on a dress that can be printed in one piece despite being much larger than the space inside the printer and have also developed a range of jewellery with articulated joints that automatically adapt to the form of the body despite being printed in flat sheets.

The designers first developed software to give any 3D model a flexible structure, made from tessellated triangles linked by built-in hinges. A second process then folds the model automatically to compress it into the smallest possible volume, optimising the use of space inside a 3D printer. The object simply unfurls into its intended shape once lifted out of the printer.

They named the process Kinematics after the branch of mechanics of the same name – also referred to as the geometry of motion – that describes the movement of objects but not its cause.

“We think the greatest advantage of Kinematics is that it can transform any three-dimensional shape into a flexible structure for 3D printing,” Rosenkrantz said. “The system then compresses the structure down through computational folding.”

To create the dress, a 3D-scan of a person’s body forms the basis for a digitally modelled garment, to which the tessellated pattern is applied. The rigidity and behaviour of the final dress can be controlled at this stage by altering the configuration of the triangular hinged mesh: the way the material will drape as a result is simulated on-screen. This digital model can then be folded into a much smaller shape using computer simulation software and printed in compressed form. When the dress is lifted out of the printer, it will unfurl into its intended shape.

“Compressed designs offer benefits not only for production but also for transport,” Rosenkrantz added. “It holds great promise for the creation of flexible wearables but could also be used to enable the production of other large-scale structures in today’s small-scale printers.”

Nervous System began developing the Kinematics concept last year in response to a brief set by mobile phone manufacturer Motorola to create customisable 3D-printed products.

The pair first produced a collection of nylon jewellery derived from the tessellated hinged triangles. The pieces emerge from the printer in a stack of flat sheets but the articulated structure allows them to to fit around the shape of the body.

They developed an online application so users can customise the jewellery designs themselves by selecting different module shapes, altering the density of components in selected areas, changing the profile of the design by dragging the outline around, specifying the size and deciding on the colour.

The price of the product is recalculated with every alteration and once happy the customer can order it to be produced by Nervous System. A second free application allows users to experiment with Nervous System’s templates and print the results at home.

Rosenkrantz and Louis-Rosenberg then developed the principle by adding the ability to fold the design down to its smallest possible spatial configuration. They intend to print their first dress in January.

Photography of the jewellery is by Jessica Weiser.

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Jonathan Lagache et Julian Ansault ont réalisé ce joli clip pour illustrer le premier morceau Siblings du prochain album Mira de Gush. Cette vidéo nous propose de découvrir une histoire de frères partant à l’aventure, à la recherche d’une étoile échouée au fin fond des montagnes. Une production Kidam à découvrir dans la suite.

Designer Ross Lovegrove will present a series of 3D-printed 18 carat gold rings at Design Miami next week.

Lovegrove has created six rings, each of which will be produced in an edition of ten. The series, called Foliates, will be presented by the Louisa Guinness Gallery at Design Miami.

“These rings and this collection appear is as if the very last virgin leaves of a tree or plant have unfurled from one’s hand so that there is a relationship between the finger and the leaf, the gold appearing from the delicate void that I find so feminine and sensual and unattended,” said Lovegrove.

The flat rounded forms that flow from the bands are indented with digitally created patterns designed to mimic those found in nature. Lovegrove experimented with processes such as direct metal laser sintering and combining 3D-printing in wax with lost-wax casting to achieve these intricate surface details.

Half of the designs in the range have a single leaf-shaped element, while the others each include a symmetrical pair.

“They sit lightly, exploring the dynamics of space and the digital realm, converging organic design with the nature of naturalness that underlines my life’s commitment to sourcing the trinity that can exist so succinctly when technology, materials and form converge in the advanced times in which we live,” Lovegrove continued.

A few days ago we featured 3D monograms for necklace pendants that are printed in silver and stainless steel.

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These spiky masks folded from paper by 3Gatti Architecture Studio are designed for customising mannequins in retail displays (+ slideshow).

“This project is born form the increasing demand in the retail world of eye-catching mannequins for the windows display,” 3Gatti founder Francesco Gatti said. “Customising the entire mannequin becomes too expensive if you have to follow the increasing speed of the window display concept transformations, so we thought of a low-cost paper mask to temporarily make your mannequin literally a cutting-edge peace of design.”

The Masko masks are folded from sections of white paper and attached together using tabs.

Simplified 3D models found in computer games were used as a reference for the faceted forms.

“The translation of this into reality of course has to pass through the art of paper folding and origami,” said Gatti. “In this particular case using white parchment all cut and folded by machines. The result is aggressively edgy.”

Triangular and trapezium-shaped sections vary in size and density across the surfaces to create the combinations of protruding shapes.

Some of the pieces have extreme spikes extending from the front and back, especially noticeable when viewed from the side, while others designs are flatter and symmetrical.

The masks will first be used on mannequins at a store that 3Gatti Architecture Studio are designing in Chongqing, China.

Here’s the information sent to us by the designers:

Masko – Mannequins masks design set

This project is born form the increasing demand in the retail world of eye-catching mannequins for the windows display.

Customising the entire mannequin become too expensive if have to follow the increasing speed of the window display concepts transformations; so we thought of a low cost paper masks to temporary make your mannequins literally a cutting-edge peace of design.

The concept behind this design comes from our contemporary life, usually in big metropolis where often you don’t see the people faces because of the anti-pollution masks or simply because we live more isolated from the real bodies and the real life and more and more in virtual worlds such as video games where you see the other always wearing a virtual mask.

From the video games world comes the inspiration of a polygonal mask, using the same language of the simplified 3D models usually used in the virtual environments to make higher performances in the graphics acceleration.

The translation of this into reality of course has to pass through the art of paper folding and origami, in this particular case using white parchment all cut and folded by machines. The result is aggressively edgy.

Masko credits:

Design firm: 3GATTI
Chief designer: Francesco Gatti
Project designer: Bogdan Chipara

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