zipsculpture_06

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.

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