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treepleks
The gyroid is a famous triply periodic minimal surface discovered by Alan Schoen at the end of the 60s. The gyroid separates space into two identical labyrinths of passages.
Although it's hard to tell at a glance, this version is not the usual pseudo-gyroid trigonometric isosurface. It is a true tension minimized gyroid, built using "Surface Evolver" (by Ken Brakke). It has been optimized to be printed in 10cm dimension at very reasonable cost.
Although it's hard to tell at a glance, this version is not the usual pseudo-gyroid trigonometric isosurface. It is a true tension minimized gyroid, built using "Surface Evolver" (by Ken Brakke). It has been optimized to be printed in 10cm dimension at very reasonable cost.
by
treepleks
The gyroid is a famous triply periodic minimal surface discovered by Alan Schoen at the end of the 60s. The gyroid separates space into two identical labyrinths of passages.
Although it's hard to tell at a glance, this version is not the usual pseudo-gyroid trigonometric isosurface. It is a true tension minimized gyroid, built using "Surface Evolver" (by Ken Brakke). It has been optimized to be printed in 5 cm dimension at reasonable cost.
Although it's hard to tell at a glance, this version is not the usual pseudo-gyroid trigonometric isosurface. It is a true tension minimized gyroid, built using "Surface Evolver" (by Ken Brakke). It has been optimized to be printed in 5 cm dimension at reasonable cost.
by
treepleks
In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin-Yang -- literally meaning "shadow and light" -- is used to describe how seemingly opposite forces are interconnected in the natural world. Many natural dualities (dark & light, female & male, water & fire, etc.) are thought of as physical manifestations of the yin-yang concept.
In this lamp, yin and yang are complementary forces, interacting to form a whole greater than either separate part.
This softly wrapped surface makes an amazing lamp, bright on the left side and darker on the right. This lamp could simply not exist without 3D-printing. The surface is entirely defined by a mathematical function, transformed into a polygonal mesh using the open source software "functy". This polygonal mesh has then been processed by a home-made Python script that created more than 25,000 holes in its surface. These holes serve two purposes: they yield amazing "moiré" effects and also help lowering the printing cost. The perforated surface has then been finalized using the open source software blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the LED lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp can host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole has a 52mm diameter, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). With few watts, these LEDs can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid (do not require a dedicated transformer).
In this lamp, yin and yang are complementary forces, interacting to form a whole greater than either separate part.
This softly wrapped surface makes an amazing lamp, bright on the left side and darker on the right. This lamp could simply not exist without 3D-printing. The surface is entirely defined by a mathematical function, transformed into a polygonal mesh using the open source software "functy". This polygonal mesh has then been processed by a home-made Python script that created more than 25,000 holes in its surface. These holes serve two purposes: they yield amazing "moiré" effects and also help lowering the printing cost. The perforated surface has then been finalized using the open source software blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the LED lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp can host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole has a 52mm diameter, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). With few watts, these LEDs can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid (do not require a dedicated transformer).
by
treepleks
A simple, elegant earring based on the GC Thayer minimal surface or order 1. It can easily be used as a pendant or an ornament for your christmas tree. If you need a larger scale or a pure decorative variant with a stand and no ring/hole, just contact me and ask.
by
treepleks
This silver version has been slimmed down for an elegant result. The perforations bring a lighter appearance to this mysterious surface.
by
treepleks
A plain, unperforated version of the Yin-Yang lamp. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin-Yang -- literally meaning "shadow and light" -- is used to describe how seemingly opposite forces are interconnected in the natural world. Many natural dualities (dark & light, female & male, water & fire, etc.) are thought of as physical manifestations of the yin-yang concept.
In this lamp, yin and yang are complementary forces, interacting to form a whole greater than either separate part.
This softly wrapped surface makes an amazing lamp, bright on the left side and darker on the right. This lamp could simply not exist without 3D-printing. The surface is entirely defined by a mathematical function, transformed into a polygonal mesh using the open source software "functy". This polygonal mesh has then been finalized using the open source software blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the LED lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp can host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole has a 52mm diameter, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). With few watts, these LEDs can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid (do not require a dedicated transformer).finalized using blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp is expected to host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole is 52mm diameter large, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). These LED lamps can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid.
In this lamp, yin and yang are complementary forces, interacting to form a whole greater than either separate part.
This softly wrapped surface makes an amazing lamp, bright on the left side and darker on the right. This lamp could simply not exist without 3D-printing. The surface is entirely defined by a mathematical function, transformed into a polygonal mesh using the open source software "functy". This polygonal mesh has then been finalized using the open source software blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the LED lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp can host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole has a 52mm diameter, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). With few watts, these LEDs can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid (do not require a dedicated transformer).finalized using blender (addition of a thicker border, feets, internal cavity for the lamp).
The lamp is provided as is, with no lighting or electrical equipment. The cavity in the middle of the lamp is expected to host a GU-10 based LED lamp (the hole is 52mm diameter large, the GU-10 LED lamps are 50mm large). These LED lamps can provide a powerful light, equivalent to a 30 to 70 W traditional lamp. They can be directly connected to the grid.
