Nervou System [

http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com

] is a design studio that works at the intersection of science, art, and technology. They create using a process that employs computer simulation to generate designs and digital fabrication to realize products. Drawing inspiration from natural phenomena, they write computer programs mimicking processes and patterns found in nature.

Cell Cycle A collection of jewlery combining the strategy of the radiolarian with that of a catenary surface that makes strong, yet visually delicate volumes with minimal material use. They’ve created an interactive software were buyers can personalize their piece. The bracelets are composed of a bilayer structure that juxtaposes two patterns on top of one another. The final designs are built up layer by layer in durable nylon plastic using Selective Laser Sintering. “Computational design, for us, means creating computer programs as part of the design process. This goes beyond using computer programs as a tool.  It is computation as a medium. It isn’t just automating something you could do by hand, like drawing a thousand lines, but doing things that really only make sense by writing software.  It is new, and we’re still trying to understand it but computation is a medium for making things.  Programming is a very explicit process.  Nothing happens without you telling the computer to do exactly that thing.  In some ways, it is the most verbose and articulate creative process there is.” a brief except from the introduction Jesse wrote for the Easton Pribble Visiting Artist lecture at Pratt MWP, posted on September 27th, 2010.