Phase 1

Moodboard

My moodboard was inspired by an origami exhibit I saw several years ago. It took some research to find the name of the specific sculpture I remembered but I found this intriguing design interlocking triangular pyramids that create a very cool geometric effect. While the design is made of 5 separate structures, they are all held together because the shapes are threaded through each other. I will incorporate grasshopper by either applying a voronoi texture or adding another interior shape.

3 Sketches

Incorporating Grasshopper (using Weaverbird and Parakeet)

Process

Results

Overall, the process of ideating and bringing to life this project was a blast. The biggest struggle with it was its complexity as that caused issues with shapeway's approval software as well as the Ultimaker printer. Even as a prototype, I think it looks awesome and I can't wait to see how it looks when the final print (made with sandstone) is in my hands in the coming month or two.

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