Overview
A completed design and manufacturing process for converting sheets of material into 3D objects using pneumatic actuation. This research introduces a universal bending mechanism design platform and manufacturing procedure to create programmable shape-changing behaviors with paper, plastics and fabrics.
Questions for Discussion
What feature of the work could we specifically evolve into a technique for wearable kinetic sculpture or costume?
Creating seams and creases in a material to allow it to be manipulated into multiple directions upon pneumatic actuation.
What details of the artist or concept are not immediately apparent and how do they inform the work?
This project points at any one specific application, therefore the work informs us that the design process is subject to the maker’s will. The simplicity serves as a platform for creating.
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