Post 2171175 by neauoire@merveilles.town
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 (DIR) Post #2171170 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T18:58:07Z
       
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       PendantBronze, 2017with Jo Smith as Mereo Design
       
 (DIR) Post #2171171 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:03:31Z
       
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       From mereo:"Not only is jewellery expressive — it can stimulate a contemplative state of mind. I embrace contradiction through my designs: each piece contains a duality of forces brought into synthesis. I replicate the naturalistic origins of pyrite through technological means." (cont)
       
 (DIR) Post #2171172 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:18:21Z
       
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       ... "The name “Mereo” means “made of parts,” from the Greek root for “parts” and the suffix “-eo,” which indicates material composition. The close study of crystalline formations reveals the way in which a complex whole is produced through generative processes applied to simple, geometric fragments." (cont)
       
 (DIR) Post #2171173 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:27:31Z
       
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       ... "Through my (jo's) work, I embrace human creativity and ingenuity as computational automatization replaces traditional labour at unprecedented rates. My products are created using 3D modelling and printing. This means that they can be ethically produced through means that require little manual labour, space, and wasted material resources. I wish to challenge the notion that made-to-order, high-quality craftsmanship is inefficient or unattainable."
       
 (DIR) Post #2171174 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:47:31Z
       
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       For this project, I designed the fractal pyrite algorithm. Jo designed all the jewelry that makes use of it. The idea is that every piece is printed to order with a different seed, and therefore the value comes from the scarcity of having a unique seed.After looking at a number of real world pyrite crystals, I wrote the first version in Unity (below), and then I helped jo re-write it in blender.
       
 (DIR) Post #2171175 by neauoire@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:49:22Z
       
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       @salamander You had me at "designed the fractal pyrite algorithm". These all look terrific.
       
 (DIR) Post #2172223 by brennan@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:26:42Z
       
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       @salamander are these friends of yours?
       
 (DIR) Post #2172224 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:35:52Z
       
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       @brennan I'm acting as technical support / advisor to Jo, who is the principle artist.
       
 (DIR) Post #2172226 by brennan@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:40:22Z
       
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       @salamander I'm not ready yet, but there could be some interesting space eventually for collaboration with the Arille brand since we use the same process with seemingly similar goals
       
 (DIR) Post #2172227 by salamander@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T19:53:11Z
       
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       @brennan I am sure jo would be interested to learn more about what you are doing :research:
       
 (DIR) Post #2172228 by brennan@merveilles.town
       2018-12-21T20:24:57Z
       
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       @salamander I made this faceted pendant generator back in july with the similar idea to print unique ones each time via shapeways