Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Otherworldly tree sculpture mimics plant growth with glowing veins

Architecture and design practice Orproject created a striking sculpture in Düsseldorf, Germany that combines biomimicry with innovative technologies. Created to simulate plant growth, Photopsis takes the form of a tree built from 100 CNC-cut and CNC-bent stainless steel panels. Fiber-optic cables branching out across the sculpture light up at night like glowing veins. Winner of an A’Design Award, Photopsis was created mainly through computational algorithms and digital simulations...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/otherworldly-tree-sculpture-mimics-plant-growth-with-glowing-veins
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