PUFFER FISH

2022

PUFFER FISH
PUFFER FISH
PUFFER FISH
PUFFER FISH
PUFFER FISH

A membrane tensegrity structure: a 3D-printed pattern is applied to pre-tensioned fabric, and releasing the tension makes the form pop up into shape.

Made using "FreeformOrigami," software developed by Tomohiro Tachi, which converts a polygon mesh into a developable origami pattern; part of the fold lines are then converted into rods (the compression elements). The structure is unstable at its boundary on its own, but sewing the boundary edges together closes it into a stable solid. Exhibited in "Tsunagaru Katachi Ten 03," hosted and co-hosted by the University of Tokyo.

Created by
Yuta Shimoda
Exhibited at
CONNECTING ARTIFACTS 03
Organizer
CONNECTING ARTIFACTS Exhibition Committee, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, The University of Tokyo Komaba Museum
Cooperation
荒川技研工業株式会社, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Art Center, The University of Tokyo (ACUT)
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