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research concept

Molecular biology is a source of myriad well-validated structures & shapes

These forms can be deconstructed or abstracted and used as building blocks to create novel

wearables and explore unprecedented applications.

design questions

• How can biological structures and forms be meaningfully deconstructed and applied to wearables?

• What novel and functional architectures can be created

• When thinking of these geometries as building blocks, which elements must be held constant and which may be stretched or changed?

• What applications might there be for such forms in other realms?

viruses

• Helical• Polyhedral• Enveloped helical• Enveloped polyhedral

precedents

treemaker origami

Domains: 2D->3D forms, DIY

n-e-r-v-o-u-s system

Domains: biology, fashion, DIY

mashallah designs

Domains: 2D->3D forms, biology, data viz, DIY wearables

Diana Eng’s deployable structures

Domains: 2D->3D forms, biology (plant), fashion

users

target user profile

Category: Fashion/design enthusiasts, particularly DIY community

Age: 18-40

prototypes

methodologySome stock developed pieces

Screen-based interfacePhysical kit

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connections

• Outside design world– Diana Eng– Burdastyle– Greg– Nervous System

• Funding– IndieGoGo– Kickstarter

challenges

• Social assumptions about viruses– This concept doesn’t address genetic content of

viruses, either the genetic material encased inside viruses, genetic variance, evolution, or mutations

– Too many constraints with icosahedron• Scalability– Can this be a small business?

• Technical– Must build a friendlier interface than what’s out there

now

new directions

Geodesic Domes

Delaunay triangulation

What to keep

• Things I like: – the architectural/structural appearance– DIY/customizability– Unexpected shapes

• Things I want to create: – movement with body– juxtaposition of rigidity with fluidity

tents

• A million little geometric pockets sewn into it, and you have a few different models that you can “build” by strategically inserting boning or placing rigid inserts into certain pockets

• A map for which bits to put where to create certain shapes