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On the occasion of Designers' Saturday 2010 in Langenthal we enriched the spatial potential of the Zipshape principle from bent to twisted geometries. We set up a parametric model that is able to construct a developable straight strip along any given spatial curve—just like the bending behavior of a straight paper strip that got manually twisted. The resulting «ZipSculpture» is a continuous, developable ribbon assembled from eight elements with 300 individual tooth geometries and a total length of almost 20 meters.

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concept and parametric model: schindlersalmerón
structural testing, digital fabrication: Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH–AHB, Biel
prototyping : RAPLAB, ETH Zürich

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Albums: ZipSculpture, 1:1
Location: BFH–AHB, Solothurnstrasse 102, Biel (Show Map)

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Comment by Victor Leung on November 17, 2010 at 11:32am: This is really exciting, i wonder how is the surface being controlled, how is the developable surface being drawn? Excited to know more.

Comment by Victor Leung on November 17, 2010 at 11:21am: Hi, Christoph
Really nice script, any post to explain more?
Is it fabricated out of a 3 axis CNC or sth out?

Comment by Milan Domkář on November 17, 2010 at 8:25am: wow, nice!

Comment by Casper Le Fèvre on November 16, 2010 at 11:30am: Got it! What a beautiful construction, my compliments. Sometimes you really wish you had thought of that.