initial experiments

We started off by making the three basic shapes with tensioned membranes: the saddle, the cone and the barrel. The material used is lycra. Then we made a simple arrangement of three saddle shapes, and moved the control points (the corners attached to the frame) to change the shapes. We also did some basic experiments with minimal holes (v-shaped cuts in the membrane). The large image shows three membranes interconnected by internal points and minimal holes.

horizontal and vertical sections