weaving: exploring a self-regulating system

December 2021

Weaving is a natural algorithm characterized by the interlocking of two or more linear systems, providing strength through the structural solidarity of one another. A common incarnation of weaving is a sin curve being looped by adding various functions such as cos, or a z-axis function giving the weave three dimensions.
This project explored weaving both in its occurence in nature, as well as digital and physical explorations, towards aparametric model of the weaving algorithm. I was interested in the often chaotic and disordered weaving seen in organic structures, and sought to mimic those forms.

References:
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