Barnacles

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date: 2013, 1st semester
course: (Liberal education) Creativity and Design
interval: 1/3 semester (mid term 2)

Intro

As part of the project 'Associating and Designing Artifacts Using Nature's Characteristics', I designed a 2-meter-tall lighting fixture inspired by the barnacles, where individuals with different forms cluster together. I primarily used cardboard boxes and cable ties as materials. Using Grasshopper, I designed and created the profiles, then used a laser cutter to cut the cardboard into the profiles. The lighting fixture fell apart under its own weight as I was putting it together, so I wasn't able to install it.

Design Process

Sketch

Modeling

Fabrication Process

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