Swiss design duo Drzach & Suchy were inspired by watching water strider insects at a pond, noticing that they were mostly invisible except for the shadows they cast underwater from the weight of their legs. They decided to re-create this functionality using 3-D printing technology combined with poetic words, choosing a haiku as their focal point. "Old pond / frog jumps in / sound of water" by Matsuo Basho, one of the most famous poets during Japan's Edo period, befitted the project's theme as th...
Swiss design duo Drzach & Suchy were inspired by watching water strider insects at a pond, noticing that they were mostly invisible except for the shadows they cast underwater from the weight of their legs. They decided to re-create this functionality using 3-D printing technology combined with poetic words, choosing a haiku as their focal point. "Old pond / frog jumps in / sound of water" by Matsuo Basho, one of the most famous poets during Japan's Edo period, befitted the project's theme as th...
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