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The Rocking Springbuck was digitally designed using 3D CAD software. I love the challenge of creating something that is planned and then designed on computer and seeing if my idea printed out as envisioned. The Rocking Springbuck has rotating gears and they move as the buck rocks. All the parts of the buck have been placed in the same 3D file so no assembly is required, and the sculpture emerges from the 3D printer with all the moveable parts in place. The design is printed in Polyamide using a 3D printing process called selective laser sintering, this nylon material is well suited to creating movable parts with the texture and look of coral.
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Michaella Janse van Vuuren
My work is about experimentation and evolution, about art and science, and new materials and processes. I look at technology as a creative tool, and have turned to new methods of manufacturing and design that have pushed the boundaries beyond what could ever be achieved by conventional processes. Digital design and additive manufacturing have become my tools, and is the perfect medium to explore my artistic and technical interests. By means of 3D printing I have been able to give substance to my imagination, with no limit to realizing even the most elaborate image. I have found expression in the fantasy world of images from mythology and the sea. The jewelry designs are specimens to study and analyze, creating a narrative that mystifies us with their origins, as the materials are largely unknown, and yet seducing us with their beauty and intricacy. The geometric objects are reminiscent of the botanical drawings of Ernst Haeckel, electron microscope images of pollen and viruses, or the organic shapes that reflect the beautiful geometry found in nature.
