Archive for the ‘digifab’ Category

XURF Systems

XURF Systems
XURF (EXpandable SURFaces) Systems generates continuously morphable curved surfaces. Inspired by biological membranes, the resulting surfaces are rigid yet pliable and are able to respond to a variety of surfacing needs. Developed by Milgo/Bufkin, XURF allows the transformation of any flatsheet material...
March 31st, 2008 | digifab, feature | Read More

Erwin Hauer Continua

Erwin Hauer Continua
Erwin Hauer Continua is a series of designs for perforated and light-diffusing architectural surfaces. Originally developed in 1950, Continua screens were made of masonry materials painstakingly cast in complex molds. With the advent of current digital fabrication technologies, Continua screens are now...
December 29th, 2007 | digifab, feature | Read More

Backlight Images

Backlight Images
Backlight Images are three-dimensional solid-surface topographies created from digital images. Developed and manufactured by the R. D. Wing Company, the Backlight Image process transforms user-provided images into reliefs within the surface of 1/4-inch-thick, translucent DuPont Corian. The images are...
June 22nd, 2007 | digifab | Read More

Voiceprints

Voiceprints
Voiceprints is an experiment in the translation of audio information to visual imagery. Artist Pierre Proske records a person’s voice into a microphone, analyzes the audio file for frequency content, loops the sample, and then generates a variety of textile patterns arranged according to the individual’s...
April 28th, 2007 | digifab | Read More

Ombrae System

Ombrae System
Ombrae System is a patent-pending computer-based image-processing system that allows for any digital image to be embedded directly into any material substrate. The image is not a transfer or material composite, like a hologram, but is made from physical three-dimensional pixels or “optical tiles.”...
March 27th, 2006 | digifab, feature | Read More
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