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Growth that bends around
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workEntangled Bodies: Between Constructed Forms and Adaptive Growth (Elena Nechaeva), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlOther sources
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 6.6 openstax.org
- DAE BA in Design 2022 to 2026, own CV elenanechaeva.com
- Embodied energy vibrant relations (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
- Press kit (elenanechaeva.com) elenanechaeva.com
- Ddw26 kazerne design lab (dutchdesigndaily.com) dutchdesigndaily.com
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A steel cabinet of two stacked boxes standing on dozens of twisting, root-like black steel rods that also creep over its doors, against a concrete wallPhoto: Elena NechaevaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- The steel cabinet on its tangle of rod legs, one door open, standing on a white plinth in front of a pink curtain, with a wall label beside itPhoto: Ruud Balk/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Close-up of a brushed steel cabinet door with black, branching steel growths spreading across it like roots or veinsPhoto: Elena NechaevaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 4
- Diagram of two bone cross-sections: with regular load the bone wall is thick; without load it is thinImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 6.6 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Close-up of a polished steel tube with a thin, rough black steel rod spiralling around it like a vine, against a concrete wallPhoto: Elena NechaevaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 6
- A tall steel floor lamp wrapped in vine-like rods, standing against a dark panelled wall, its light throwing branch shadows upwardPhoto: Ruud Balk/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Sundial on a pedestal (armillary), c. 1700 to 1750, Rijksmuseum (BK-BFR-171)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record