Nawon Choi— Looking Outward-03

3D-Printed Kinematics Dress

3D-printed Kinematics Dress by Shapeways

The 3D-printed kinematics dress stood out to me because the designers took a material and form that is solid and rigid and developed techniques to make it flexible. In doing so, they created a new function for 3d printing. They used algorithms that they’ve previously developed based on biomorphic generativity to create shapes based on the natural principles of the nervous system. The creator’s artistic sensibilities are manifested in the final form in the way that they adapted this initial algorithm, which they used to create rings, and adapted it to create a wearable and flowing dress. The design and shape of the dress, as well as the decision to create a dress, rather than another piece of garment, were all creative decisions that the artist made.