michiel van der kley

You can’t separate project EGG from the community.

The idea arose in the end, just before the project went public. How nice it would be, and how well would it illustrate we enter a new era, if I Continue reading →

I wanted to design something that would emphasize all the good qualities of a 3D printer.

It had to be 3Dprinted relatively fast, with, just like in nature, just enough material and still strong. And Continue reading →

And what shape does belong to a 3Dprinter? That was an immediate challenge. What shape language was specific for this machine?

In the year to come, I made several discoveries

Specific for 3Dprinting is building Continue reading →

Thanks to the 3D printer and the parametric design software Grashopper I was able to not only design things that were inspired by nature but also I was able to realize them

Each morning I made Continue reading →

Self-evident

An explanation I still work with is that a shape is as it is because it gets the chance to be like that. Think of sunflower seeds in a sunflower. The pattern you Continue reading →

I started by surrounding myself at my desk with a large collection of objects and pictures I was fascinated by for what ever reason. Things I had been collecting, even way before I even considered being a Continue reading →