Catherine Coyle – Looking Outwards 03

The project I found inspiration in this week was from the generative design studio ‘Nervous System.’ Specifically, I was interested in their Floraform project. I found this studio from the linked reading, and I find it very interesting.

This project was started in 2014. Essentially, the studio took inspiration from the natural growth and development of blooming flowers in nature. This ‘digital garden’ can even be 3D printed and worn as accessories. According to their website, Floraform is a garden where ‘instead of growing plants, we’re cultivating algorithms.’

A lot of research into how plants divide and grow naturally must’ve gone into making this project come to life in such a natural way. I think it is exciting because the idea of simulating cell growth and development in a 3D plane could lead to some very interesting science and procedurally developed ‘organisms.’ On  top of that, it all just looks very cool!

Feel free to read more about the project on the studio’s website here.