M_EGG: Parametric Material Exploration
3B Design Studio: Maya Przybylski | Skills used: Rhino, Grasshopper, laser cutting, casting | Collaboration With: Julie Niu
EGG was a material exploration on the use of parametric tools and physical materiality. The challenge was to create a physical 3 dimensional object, an egg, finding a dynamic relationship between materiality and process. We implemented a dynamic script the challenge what a mold, in traditional casting techniques, could be for creating new forms. We experimented with a variety of forms, and by parametrically creating the negative, we started to find how the material we chose could take agency in the egg-making process. We found ourselves with multiple variations producing shells of glycerin that allowed to push the limits to how this material could be formed, and inspect the physical aspects of our eggs.
This project directly lead into our project 'WaterMark', where we explored the dynamic response and material quality of ETFE within a flexible structure.
