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nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

Exciting update about our sculpture at MIT, a robin has built a nest in it! And it's having babies!

a closer photo of the robin perched on the sculpture showing its nest filled with blue eggs housed inside the sculpture

nervous_jessica, 7 months ago to random

Corollaria Gyroid is a sculpture we created for the Albany Airport which explores the connections between mathematics and the natural world, highlighting the presence of mathematical principles in biological structures. blog: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9386

nervous_jessica, 20 days ago to random

The solar eclipse inspired our new puzzle design! It's double-sided: the sun on one side and the moon on the other. By flipping pieces over, you can gradually eclipse the sun turning day to night https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9636

The Eclipse puzzle assembled to to show the sun eclipsed halfway
The Eclipse puzzle assembled to to show the sun eclipsed 3/4 of the way
The Eclipse puzzle assembled to to show the sun fully eclipsed by the moon

nervous_jessica, 8 months ago to generative

I rarely go to my studio at night but when I do it feels magical ✨ #generative #design #art

nervous_jessica, 5 months ago to random

When we bought our home in the Catskills (almost 5 years ago!), we imagined enhancing the landscape with sculptures and experiments we would create. This is the first sculpture we've made for our land.

nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

OMG I didn’t realize projection mapping had become so common that home sewers are using short throw projectors for patterns. So awesome! No more printing and tapping together pattern sheets

nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

It’s really weird to visit a thing you spent a year designing on a tiny screen but now it’s 120’ tall and real

Jessica stands under the smaller section of Xylem Arbor with arms upraised. Her green pants and yellow safety vest match the green panels of the artwork.

nervous_jessica, 5 months ago to random

This petal-covered necklace is composed of 118 interlocking pieces, all 3D-printed as a single part.

Petals protrude from a framework of triangular panels creating a directional landscape of overlapping forms.
https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product.php?code=296

Black-and-white photo of the necklace on a woman

nervous_jessica, 5 months ago to random

This is the first necklace I ever designed: the Radiolaria Necklace. We still sell it today! The lasercut silicone rubber necklace has an intricate, geometric structure inspired by radiolaria
https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product.php?code=3

nervous_jessica, 7 days ago to 3DPrinting

Radiolaria are marine protozoa that build incredibly intricate glass-like skeletons from silica. We are working on an art project generating radiolaria inspired structures and #3dprinting them. Here’s one of our first attempts

Zooming into a 3d model of a radiolarian and then zooming out of a 3d-printed version

nervous_jessica, 6 months ago to random

Porifera jewelry restocked today! This is our last batch this year https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/line.php?code=21

Assorted Porifera earrings in my hand

nervous_jessica, 9 months ago to random

We started assembling our sculpture for Albany Airport today!!! The “Corollaria Gyroid” is inspired by plant anatomy and mathematics. It’s composed of 121 flat panels lasercut from aluminum

Corollaria Gyroid sculpture being assembled by Jesse and Jules at Nervous System
Corollaria Gyroid sculpture being assembled by Jesse and Jules at Nervous System
Corollaria Gyroid sculpture being assembled by Jesse and Jules at Nervous System

nervous_jessica, 5 months ago to random

I’m packing up the latest batch of Giant Geode Puzzles. here’s a few that caught my eye 👀

each Geode puzzle has a unique image and pattern of pieces inspired by how agate forms

https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/generativeProduct.php?code=386

Close-up of a purple, yellow and orange giant geode puzzle
A green one with my hand for scale

nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

Our first large scale public artwork! Soaring to a height of 120′, Xylem Arbor is an aggregation of bent metal leaves that climb up the atrium of the TEN30 corporate campus in Charlotte, NC. The shape and pattern of the metal leaves evolves as the sculpture ascends. Each leaf features an intricate perforated pattern which is algorithmically generated based on simulations of natural processes https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9558

a video showing our Xylem Arbor project. I narrate the video with a description of the project: "The Xylem Arbor explores patterns of circulatory systems in plants and throughout the biological world through the lens of science and computation. The sculpture is composed of 224 unique aluminum panels which span the 120’ atrium space. As you travel up the building, the patterns, shapes, and colors morph, evoking different structures from the natural world from lily pads to coral and leaf veins to dragonfly wings. In nature, the closer you look, the more you can discover, and we want our designs to convey that same sense of wonder. "

nervous_jessica, 2 months ago to random

Two new biology themed wood puzzles from Nervous System! They feature artwork by scientist/artist David S. Goodsell, whose intricate watercolor paintings explore the molecular landscapes of cells https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9537

Mycoplasma puzzle from Nervous System with art by David S. Goodsell

nervous_jessica, 6 months ago to random

We make a lot of puzzles! here's a small gift guide to help you choose which one to gift your friends and family https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/line.php?code=12

For the beginning puzzler: Mini Puzzles, $20, 50 pieces. Choose from a succulent, mushroom, moth, fern or flower
for the advanced puzzler or geography enthusiast: The Earth Infinity Puzzle, $120, 441 pieces. A reconfigurable map of the earth
For the crystal and rock lover: Bismuth Puzzle ($60, 160 pieces) or Agate Puzzle ($65, 180 pieces). Like rocks in nature each puzzle is one of a kind.

nervous_jessica, 2 months ago to random

hello friends! I'm looking to commission an artist to make an animal illustration for a jigsaw puzzle similar in style to our Herding Cat Puzzle. Do you know anyone? (Anne who created the art for our cat puzzle is not available sadly) https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=8637#mastoart

photo of Herding Cats puzzle with art by Anne Sullivan featuring a rainbow cat

nervous_jessica, 6 months ago to random

A short PBS feature on my design studio, Nervous System https://youtu.be/eJPFzGVJyKA?si=0pQ1Xa8r_vCFwVS7

nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

This section of Xylem Arbor is inspired by sea fans. The panels of this region have irregular edges and have a densely interconnected branched structure. They gently bend off the wall, overlapping in hues of turquoise.

a photo of purple sea fans I shot while scuba diving in bonaire

nervous_jessica, 1 month ago to random

Just finished this pair of gold engagement rings for a couple getting married during the eclipse featuring opal gemstones

Two cellular gold rings on a mirror surface. The right ring is yellow gold with a black opal gemstone in a bezel setting. The left ring is white gold with a white opal gemstone in a cage setting

nervous_jessica, 3 months ago to random

Hello everyone! I have just posted Nervous System's annual seconds and prototypes sale puzzles in our Etsy shop. We save up all our "oopsie" and test puzzles for one big sale every year where you can get many of our designs at steep discounts. https://www.etsy.com/shop/nervoussystem?ref=dashboard-header&section_id=12101640

Let me know if you have any questions. Happy puzzling!

nervous_jessica, 2 months ago to random

Corollaria Branch is a sculpture created by Nervous System at MIT in collaboration with students from MIT’s Morningside Academy for Design. Blog post: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9493

nervous_jessica, 2 months ago to random

Todays project: fixing our cellular shoe organizer. A few of the 3dprinted connectors broke when we moved 5 years ago and yesterday the whole thing collapsed 🫠

Detail photos ode the collapsed region