COLLAGENE is a software written to create adaptive and customizable masks

 

our future is made of plastic and is being gradually spat out of a 3D printer. the COLLAGENE project, developed by DO THE MUTATION, explores the border between physical and virtual, connecting computer code’s abstractions with the intimate, visceral dimension of body alteration brought by the mask theme. the topographic anatomy of the face acts as input for algorithms that generate the fibers that form the object, creating a material formation that after 3D printing perfectly fits its territory, people’s faces.

 

the masks are produced as unique pieces through 3D printing and WINDFORM materials provided by CRP GROUP . WINDFORM LX 2.0 is the material chosen for this state-of-the-art application of generative design and it is a black polyamide-based material reinforced with glass fiber used in high performance fields from motorsport to aerospace industry. it is aesthetically pleasant, able to preserve in time the chromatic features, showing important mechanical characteristics that allow to create highly complex geometries avoiding the risk of breakings or deformations. the feeling on the skin is nice, allowing for a long-lasting dressing.

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 23D printers work by taking data from a virtual, computer-designed face model

 

 

COLLAGENE . mask editor from do the mutation on Vimeo.

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 33D printed mask

 

3D collagene mask editor - 4process: scanning people faces

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 5process: generating the masks

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 6process: 3-D printing the masks

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 7mask one

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 8mask two

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 9mask three

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 10detail

 

3D collagene mask editor - 11detail

 

 

 

3D collagene mask editor - 12detail

 

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