TOUCH POINTS
Our vase is made from a single piece of sheet metal cut and extruded into a structure that delicately cradles vegetation and filters light. We turned to an organic improvisation within mathematic parameters to give form to the sheet good. The shape was found through a study of the Voronoi diagram: a type of tessellation pattern in which polygons are formed around points scattered on a plane. The Voronoi diagram can be seen in nature, ranging from cellular structures to the spots on a giraffe. The series of concentric cuts within the polygon(s) is the result of a parametric study exploring how the density of touch points impacts the three-dimensional form when pulled apart.
We find delight in the intermingling of organic patterns and mathematic equations alongside the contrasting characteristics of sheet metal and plant material.
