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ucresearch: UC Berkeley unveils first-of-its-kind, 3-D-printed cement structure The freestanding pavilion, “Bloom,” is 9 ft high and has a footprint that measures about 12 ft x 12 ft. It is composed of 840 customized blocks that were 3-D-printed using a new type of iron oxide-free Portland cement polymer formulation developed by Ronald Rael. The debut…
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chaosophia218: The Flower of Life is the modern name given to a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. They are arranged to form a flower-like pattern with a sixfold symmetry. Within the Flower Of Life’s concentric circle pattern lies another pattern – the The Fruit of Life. This symbol is composed of 13…
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designfictions: Exercising our green thumbs! Top 4 images taken yesterday at our 2015 Green Screen (Chroma Key) workshop… In preparation for the production of their Design Fiction video prototypes. Bottom 3 images of a 2014 student group making their DesFi video prototype (for the Brisbane Airport) using green screening techniques. See their final video here: http://designfictions.tumblr.com/post/87560454080/eq-wall-video-prototype-using-green-screening And…
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archiemcphee: These whimsical wooden automata are the creations of contemporary Japanese woodworker Kazuaki Harada. We’re particularly fond of the dancing ham and veggies. After first spending a year studying under English master automata-maker Matt Smith, Harada began crafting his own automatons in 2002. His playful pieces vary in both size and complexity, but all are…