CATHRYN MCANESPY – SCREW | 7. SEM WISE 2016/17

How can a 3D printer be used as a tool for fabrication?

New Typologies. The body of each container is a thread; two create a set which screw into each other autonomously. The containers can be screwed tightly and click into a conic end.

As a nest, twelve pieces fit inside each other like a Babushka, heightening the playful potential. Made with a simple Reprap 3D printer, the depth of the thread and other parameters were developed in Grasshopper.