B.Lux
A luxury bubble wand
Form
A generative, voronoi pattern has been chosen than can produce multiple linked bubbles. It is a quirky contrast between a serious generative pattern and its appropriation which can be seen as a metaphor for playfulness.
Function
When blown repeatedly, it produces a volume of bubbles which also happens to be a 3D voronoi pattern. This honestly is a happy accident. The idea of creating higher dimensional structures from a lower dimensional pattern has intrigued me a lot.
Design
The pattern is cut out from a larger pattern and converted to strokes using Adobe Illustrator. Outline stroke and offset path are applied so that the boundaries of the cells overlap. The combined paths are exported and trimmed using Rhinoceros. The contrours are then extruded to desired thickness.
Manufacturing
The 3D model is exported as an .obj and printed in PLA on a MakerBot Replicator 2. The print time is 2 hours 45 minutes.
Packaging
160gsm black matte finish card stock has been selected for the packing. The contour has been cut using a Cricut Explore machine and the box has been cut and assembled by hand.
