by Carsten Nicolai, 2009. “Grid Index is the first comprehensive visual lexicon of patterns and grid systems. It is an essential reference book for designers, visual artists, architects, researchers and mathematicians.” Gestalten Verlag. short interview at XLR8R. Carsten Nicolai: Gridlocked.
Tafel 23 - Cristatella
Kunst-Formen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), by Ernst Haeckel, 1898.A flickr set by EricGjerde. Another online version is available via Kurt Stueber (Index aller 100 Tafeln).
just discovered oobject, which is like billboard charts for gadgets. for example what about the most beautiful wind turbines, wonderful tensegrity structures or algorithmic architecture
