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Day 6: (Mon Feb 2, Week 4) Soft Art and Design¶

Notes for 2026-02-02.

New Assignments¶

Please also prepare a paper sketch of a small silicone object for which you’ll design an single-sided mold fabricated using layers of 3 mm laser-cut acrylic.

Administrative¶

Reminder: please be sure to qualify for access to the IDeATe laser cutters: see IDeATe Laser Cutters.

Agenda¶

Review of art and design search (see Exercise 4 Shared Folder).
Introduction to means and materials.

Exercise 4 Bibliography¶

“JeremyShaferOrigami,” YouTube. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2OQxWDDE71D6AKrNa7XygQ
1. 1. Studio, “Related Projects – Philip Beesley Studio Inc.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.philipbeesleystudioinc.com/projects/
“Artificial kingdom IV – rosalie d. gagné.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://rosaliedumont-gagne.com/en/artificial-kingdom-iv/
“Artist Trevor Yeung’s ode to plant life and cruising culture,” Art Basel. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.artbasel.com/stories/trevor-yeung-ode-plant-life-crusing-culture
“Dancing in the Rain,” Bao Rong Studio 包蓉是我. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.baorongstudio.com/portfolio-collections/collection-6-play-nothing/dancing-in-the-rain
“Daniel Zhu.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://dszhusd.vercel.app/projects/tobi
“House with face | Jordan Wolfson,” Sadie Coles HQ. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.sadiecoles.com/artworks/mirror-and-bear/house-with-face
“Installations,” LEAH L. WONG. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: http://leahwong.com/installations.html
“Liliane Lijn | Conjunction of Opposites: Woman of War and Lady of the Wild Things, 1983,” Art Basel. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/85754/Liliane-Lijn-Conjunction-of-Opposites-Woman-of-War-and-Lady-of-the-Wild-Things
“Social Distancing,” Stacey Holloway. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://staceyholloway.com/socialdistancing
“Soft Robot: A Walk in Nature,” Elena Sabinson. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://elenasabinson.com/soft-robot-a-walk-in-nature
“Soft Robots: The Art of Digital Breathing,” designboom | architecture & design magazine. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.designboom.com/events/soft-robots-the-art-of-digital-breathing/
“STIR on Instagram: ‘“Soft Robots: The Art of Digital Breathing” at Copenhagen Contemporary explores the evolving relationship between humans and robots through art. Featuring works by 15 artists, the exhibition explores how technology shapes our bodies, emotions and identities, inviting curiosity about our shared future. On view until December 31, 2025. Read more: Link in bio - Video: Courtesy of Grow Production, including works from ©️2023 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin. - @copenhagen_contemporary @ting_bojesen @marie_laurberg @takashipom @ayoung___kim @wangshui_ @matdryhurst @holly_herndon @klarahosnedlova @nannadeboisbuhl @alicebucknell @tyna_marc @jonas_kjeldgaard_soerensen @a.a.murakami @kaikaikikico.ltd @perrotin - #contemporaryart #artexhibition #techandart #artandtechnology #thinkNEXT #STIR #staySTIRred #STIR_SEE @alice_godwin_art,’” Instagram. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.instagram.com/stir_world/reel/DMflakGPHo8/
“Sun Yuan and Peng Yu Installation Becomes Bizarre TikTok Hit.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sun-yuan-peng-yu-cant-help-myself-twitter-tiktok-1234615686/
“Tactile display of softness on fingertip | Scientific Reports.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77591-0
“» Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi | Sumakshi Singh.” Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://sumakshi.com/project/vadehra-art-gallery-delhi/
1. 1. 1. Lynch, “Study in Bird Motion, A Hand-Cranked Kinetic Sculpture that Flaps Like a Bird,” Laughing Squid. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://laughingsquid.com/study-in-bird-motion-a-hand-cranked-kinetic-sculpture-that-flaps-like-a-bird/
1. Velikov, G. Thün, M. O’Malley, and W. Simbuerger, “Nervous Ether: Soft Aggregates, Interactive Skins,” Leonardo, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 344–351, Aug. 2014, doi: 10.1162/LEON_a_00839.
1. Bruck, “bina baitel’s lash clock gently strokes passing time,” designboom | architecture & design magazine. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.designboom.com/design/bina-baitel-lash-clock-01-19-2017/
1. 1. Aouf, “Texture-changing skin lets robot express its feelings,” Dezeen. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/07/30/feeling-robot-cornell-university-texture-changing-skin-technology/
1. LaSane, “4D-Printed Aquatic Plants Spring to Life in ‘Hydrophytes’ by Nicole Hone,” Colossal. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/09/hydrophytes-by-nicole-hone/
“Synthetic Pollenizer – Robotic interventions in the real-world ecological systems,” CreativeApplications.Net. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.creativeapplications.net/project/synthetic-pollenizer-robotic-interventions-in-the-real-world-ecological-systems/
1. 1. Kieffer and P. Nicholas, “Soft actuated material: Exploration of a programmable composite,” International Journal of Architectural Computing, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 50–66, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1177/1478077120957527.
1. Melancon, B. Gorissen, C. J. García-Mora, C. Hoberman, and K. Bertoldi, “Multistable inflatable origami structures at the metre scale,” Nature, vol. 592, no. 7855, pp. 545–550, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03407-4.
matthew burgos I. designboom, “friendswithyou’s autonomous fuzzy robots play healing sounds inside cleveland public library,” designboom | architecture & design magazine. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.designboom.com/art/friendswithyou-autonomous-fuzzy-robots-healing-sounds-cleveland-public-library-10-28-2024/
1. Ebrahimi Fakhari, J. Rosario Barboza, and P. Mardanpour, “Biomimetic Origami: A Biological Influence in Design,” Biomimetics, vol. 9, no. 10, p. 600, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.3390/biomimetics9100600.
1. 1. Park, J. Cheon, and S. Yim, “A Minimally Designed Audio-Animatronic Robot,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 40, pp. 3181–3198, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2024.3410467.
1. Rozental, M. van Dartel, and A. de Rooij, “How Artists Use AI as a Responsive Material for Art Creation,” Nov. 16, 2024, PsyArXiv: gjdnw_v1. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/gjdnw.
1. Sommese et al., “Light-responsive kinetic façade system inspired by the Gazania flower: A biomimetic approach in parametric design for daylighting,” Building and Environment, vol. 247, p. 111052, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111052.
1. Frederick and L. Stolz, “Molding the Future: A Novel Method for Developing Custom Silicone Molds for the Creation of Sonographic Ballistics Gelatin Phantoms,” The Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 79, pp. 359–364, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.08.040.
1. He, “PROJECT SYNTHIA,” REAL. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://research.gsd.harvard.edu/real/2025/06/02/project-synthia-2/
1. Englefield, “Sweekar is world’s ‘first emotionally intelligent’ pocket-sized pet,” Dezeen. Accessed: Feb. 02, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/01/09/sweekar-worlds-first-emotionally-intelligent-pocket-sized-pet-ces-2026/