los angeles CALIFORNIA + quito ECUADOR

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

ana maria BORJA + radha MISTRY: We examined alternative methods of design, construction and assembly as it related to product design. The “pomegranate luminaire” featured a composition of laser-cut and folded colored vellum “seed pods”, embedded with LEDs, held within a 3D printed shell. The form was generated by diagramming and abstracting the natural growth and decay processes of the pomegranate fruit form.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA + quito ECUADOR

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

ana maria BORJA + radha MISTRY: The design process began by examining various images of sea anemones and sea polyps, looking for moments of repetition, various patterns, and unique texture systems. Once these patterns were found, we explored means by which to simplify and abstract the form, devising a module that would react in a manner that was reminiscent of the behavior of the sea anemones in their natural environment, where the entity is under the influence of the constant ebb and flow of water.

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