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Student submissions documenting exercises, projects, and other assignments.
Study: Manta Ray This structure would resemble a large Manta Ray, sharing many forms and characteristics. The fins are made of a lighter fabric that responds well to…
Yumeng Zhuang Idea 1 – Courtship Courtship uses origami tessellation folds in fabric to reveal the underlying bright colors when the bag is expanded by air. This was…
Hug Wrap In the clouds Lizard Yuima Nakazato Biosmocking EvolvedYUIMA NAKAZATO has always aspired to create tailor-made garments that harmonize with the individuality of each wearer. To accomplish…
Joshua Allen Harris is an artist who, in 2008, created inflatable sculptures that were inflated using subway exhaust. These sculpture resembled animals and creatures, and were inflated by…
Assignment 3: Precedent Research 2 Michelle Murray 1/27/22 “Performance art meets inflated sculptures” by Victorine Müller. While researching different kinetic pneumatic projects, I could not stop thinking about…
Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen experiments explores new fabrics created by blending steel with silk or iron filings with resin, incorporating unexpected materials ranging from umbrella tines…
Spanish designer SiiGii developed a full coverage inflated suit for people who have sun allergy. Taking the advantage of latex material, the designer is able to ensure the…
For the second round of precedent research, I found myself inspired by a multitude of pieces: Issey Miyake F/W 2000 Matthew Muller, “First Pneumatic” Ian McMahon, Tether Material…
OmniFiber is a soft robotics fiber developed by researchers at MIT that can bend, stretch, curl, and pulse depending on the movement of the user. The fiber can…
Biologically Inspired Engineering, HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, MA A design strategy that takes a kinematic trajectory as its inputand uses analytical modeling based on nonlinear elasticity andoptimization to identify the…