Category Archives: design

Clothoid.B Lamp

22 Sep Filed under design, lighting, making. No comments.

Clothoid.B lamp is created by a mathematical curve formula and then that spline is lofted in 3d CAD software. Resulting form is parametric and adjustable in almost infinite number of combinations. You can imagine this 3D form as afterimage of one single point in space … Read More →

Clothoid.A Lamp featured in WIRED magazine (USA)

22 Sep Filed under design, lighting, making, press. No comments.

Wow! It is featured in October 2012 issue of WIRED magazine. (US edition).
Clothoid.A lamp is created by a mathematical curve formula and then that spline is lofted in 3d CAD software. Resulting form is parametric and adjustable in almost infinite number of combinations. You can … Read More →

Swirl Necklace and Earrings

25 May Filed under design, jewelry, making. No comments.

We are happy to present our new Swirl necklace and earrings. Made using same technology as our DualNexus bracelets, these pieces are elegant set with decidedly minimal aesthetic. Pictured here are pieces made from sintered Nylon Polyamide. Coming soon made in Stainless … Read More →

Bakin’ some cake!

25 May Filed under design, jewelry, making. No comments.

It is quite exciting to see bunch of 3D printed bracelets all at the same time. Here in basic material without any finish or dye.

QuadNexus

25 May Filed under design, jewelry, making. 1 Comment.

New, QuadNexus bracelet is here. It is similar to our DualNexus but it has four nodes in the circle. It is designed by using particle systems in 3D CAD software and exported to 3D printing machine.
Material: nylon polyamide – a flexible material with … Read More →

Twinwave Bracelet

25 May Filed under design, jewelry, making. No comments.

Designed by using parametric modules in 3D CAD software, exported to 3D printing machine to be made by laser sintering.
Material: nylon polyamide – a flexible material with incredible detail.

Alienology in INTERNI magazine

3 May Filed under design, lighting, press. No comments.

INTERNI, premiere design magazine from Italy, features our Bloom Table Lamp in an article about “Mutant Objects”. Take a look.

Spore Floor Lamp

20 Jan Filed under design, lighting. 3 Comments.

Spore Lamp is a floor lamp designed out of single sheet of plywood, 4mm thick . It is made out of nesting set of curvy ribs perfectly interlocking on a flat sheet, thus minimizing material waste.
This version of the lamp is made out of Birch … Read More →

DualNexus

12 Nov Filed under design, jewelry, making. No comments.

DualNexus Bracelet by Alienology

Designed by using particle systems in 3D CAD software and exported to 3D printing machine this bracelet is now available in its final form.
Material: nylon polyamide – a flexible material with incredible … Read More →

ICON magazine – Spore lamp featured

24 Oct Filed under design, lighting, press. No comments.

In the new issue of a premiere UK design magazine ICON, Spore Lamp and Alienology were featured. (Nov ‘09 issue – UK).
Here it is on ICON’s website

Orbit lamp

21 Oct Filed under design, lighting. No comments.

Hey look! It’s the Orbit Lamp.
This is water-jet cut aluminum lamp shade.
It folds into many shapes and fits onto standard incandescent bulb. Ships flat packed and then you simply bend it into shape you desire. Aluminum is 1mm thick, natural orbit sanded finish. Being reflective, … Read More →

Inc. Magazine features Bloom Table Lamp

20 Oct Filed under design, lighting, press. No comments.

Yeah! My “Bloom Lamp” featured in front cover article in the latest Inc. magazine (US) entitled “The Future of Manufacturing”.
That’s Dave Ten Have on the cover… Ponoko’s CEO and all-around great guy.

Read about Ponoko and people behind it. Read some of my “wise” words … Read More →

Manifold jewelry

14 Oct Filed under design, jewelry, making. 1 Comment.

Geometric patterns when stacked in 3rd dimension create some beautiful forms. There’s virtually no waste material left after making these designs. Curved ribs are nested and, depending on the curvature in 2D plane, 3D form will change accordingly. Many more forms coming so watch this … Read More →

80s Rock! coasters

14 Oct Filed under design, tableware. No comments.

80s Rock! – here are finally coasters to remind you on good ol’ days when glam rock was all the rage and walkmans were size of the brick and not to mention boomboxes and breakdance.
But still, music was the best ever. (well, sort … Read More →

Bloom Pendant Lamp

13 Oct Filed under design, lighting, making. No comments.

Bloom Pendant Lamp is a close relative to our Bloom Table Lamp. It’s form is a result of exploration in using modern manufacturing method (laser-cutting) and attempting to minimize the material waste by optimizing the design pattern.
Lamp is designed to fit on … Read More →

Bloom Table Lamp

13 Oct Filed under design, lighting. No comments.

Introducing the Bloom Table Lamp by Alienology!
Bloom Table Lamp’s intriguing form is a result of exploration in using modern manufacturing method (laser-cutting) and attempting to minimize the material waste by optimizing the design pattern.
Lamp is designed to fit on single sheet of material. … Read More →