Polymer clay sculptures by Angela Schwer, monocolour representations of the form of sea urchins, flowers, fungi and more, clustered into (buyable) hangable tiles.
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An ‘e-velocipede’ concept based on the Karl Drais 1865 Dandy Horse by German design studio Ding3000 (in collaboration with chemicals giant BASF, which was founded the same year).
The brakes axles and motor are metal. The rest of the ‘pede is made from 24 lightweight carbon fibre polymers.
Bonus outrageous voiceover.
You’ll recall the shape-conjouring witchcraft of the 3Doodler pen, released a few months ago.
Well, here’s the industrial scale next generation: Mataerial – a large robot that can ‘draw’ three dimensional sculptures from the ground up, or outwards from a vertical wall, seemingly immune to the force of gravity.
Developed by a team of researchers including Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio, the machine extrudes a fast thermo-setting polymer which solidifies on contact with air in a process they refer to as ‘anti-gravity object modeling.’
And that’s just for starters. The device can also execute precise colour changes in the extruded polymer to create gradients and hue-shifts in real time.
Next: large scale sculptures, world domination and the enslavement of mankind.