oceanographic cage by agency 360the cage at the surface of the water image © nortekmed
conceived as a collaboration between french designer patrick jouffret of agency 360 and current meters/profiler manufacturers in france, nortekmed, the oceanographic cage is revealed through an ergonomic form. drawing influences from marine life, the device floats around on a tripod steel curved structure, forming hydrodynamic geometry. the oceanographic cage can descend to 4000 meters in depth and makes its own measures through its sensors during some months.
global view image © agency 360
detail with captors image © agency 360
detail of the hook image © agency 360
machining the foam image © nortekmed
the two models of cage image © nortekmed
flotation testsimage © nortekmed
the cage under water image © nortekmed
installation view
hydrodynamics diagramimage courtesy of agency 360
operation of the cage image courtesy of agency 360
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