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In the V&A's courtyard.
Created by Achim Menges with Moritz Dörstelmann, Jan Knippers, Thomas Auer.
Elytra was a responsive shelter; new components of the structure were built on-site.
The pavilion tested a possible future for architectural and engineering design, exploring how new robotics technologies might transform how buildings are designed and built. The design drew on research into lightweight construction principles found in nature. It is inspired by the filament structures of the shells of flying beetles, known as elytra.
Made of glass and carbon fibre, each component of the canopy was produced using a robotic winding technique developed by the designers. Unlike other fabrication methods, this does not require moulds and can produce an infinite variety of spun shapes, while reducing waste to a minimum.
[V&A Museum]
Was going in for a close up shot of the filament, and I noticed the cobwebs (tsk tsk!) , besides any closer and I think the lens may have melted.
This is the front half of a toy X-Wing Fighter, Cleaned off the raft and glued a piece of 3mm ABS filament into it. Clip the filament to the right length about 3/8"
See:
The Filaments @ Magasin4 - Bruxelles(BE).
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Shot on a D90
ISO L1.0 (ISO 100 equivalent)
1/4000s shutter speed with number 1 and 2 extension tubes on my nikkor 18-105mm zoom lens.
Aperture was mostly closed but shooting with my modified tubes stops me from knowing what I have set it to.
After many attempts to get a photo where you could see the coils I eventually placed a blue gel over the lamp.