The Beetle Sphere: An Actual 1953 VW Beetle Formed into a Perfect Sphere by Ichwan Noor. See-ming Lee Jakatara-based sculptor Ichwan Noor showed at the Art Basel Hong Kong this giant sculpture of a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that, combined with polyester and aluminum, has been morphed into a perfect sphere. This is one in a series of spherical(…)
After the enormous success of the 3D printed dress for the burlesque model Dita von Teese, Pratt DAHRC researchers Francis Bitonti and M. Casey Rehm, Arnold Chu, Michael Schafler conducted the New Skins Digital + Fashion Research Workshop I. The latest digital and computational design exploration methods were utilized to extend and integrate the human body exterior to the next stage in(…)
Rolling Safari is a series of animations produced to use as trailers for Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart 2013. This work exemplifies creators’ sense of humor, sensibility for motion, and knowledge of a particular digital technology in deforming virtual objects into spherical forms. DAHRC Researcher MJ Truong produced a sketch of(…)
Pratt DAHRC collaborates with Weill-Cornell Medical College for interdisciplinary research, education, and technology development. Some results of the effort which are ready for release are mentioned here. Science Visualization Developmental Cell Cover Illustration Pratt researchers HyukJae Henry Yoo and Tianxu Tim Guo created a scientific illustration to augment the publication of a science journal(…)
