#jhenderson

Josh seems like he could be fun. Hope he doesn’t settle down too quickly. And what happened to hurricane Caity? The snatch that wouldn’t quit. But honestly, couldn’t everyone do something a bit more exciting around here?

i’ve never been more in love with this man

Progress toward our goal of expanding and contracting our weave using a pulley system and servo. The shifting density of the weave reveals what is behind the weave in varying ways. Movement will be prompted by sound (a byproduct of wind), but today we practiced with a potentiameter.

This week Laura and I tried to improve our woven screen for the achievement of the best capabilities of collapsing or flattening while remaining fairly rigid. This series of photos demonstrates our current prototype and the transformation from a flat woven screen to one that is collapsed. The last photo shows the beginning of our thought process concerning the components of what will be our final project with the Arduino. Our goal is to create an opening and closing screen that is reactive to breath or wind blown into a microphone.

Paneling/Gradient/Triangulation of a Curved Surface in Grasshopper

A photo of a sewer grating that I took in Seattle adjacent to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, although I do not know if it was done by the same designer. It appears to be done using parametrics with a resemblance to cellular systems. Its interesting to see how these kinds of patterns can be used for even the most mundane, utilitarian purposes.

Above are a series of simple patterns created in grasshopper with circles and a few other geometries using attractors like single and multiple points, curves created by a string of points, and bitmaps. I also changed the shape of the grids for different results and ended with a grid paneled with spheres.

Interesting parametric skin inspired by the respiration system of the iguana and developed through research in a workshop by Cesare Griffa. Located in Turin, Italy, the skin is supposed to be responsive to environmental conditions. I'm starting to think of my own project in this light, developing a screen or skin that could perhaps be inspired by nature. What better place to look? Click the image for more info on this project.