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Diffusion Vessels by David Sutton
RCA summer show: Diffusion Vessels are a series of bowls designed by digitally recreating the fractal growth patterns of natural phenomena such as lightning and snowflakes.
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They were designed by David Sutton of the Design Products course at the Royal College of Art in London.
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The vessels are currently on show at the Royal College of Art summer show, which runs until 28 June.
Below is Sutton's statement about the project:
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David Sutton, Platform 6
Diffusion Vessels
These vessels are formed through a process called Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) which has been modelled and constrained within a virtual environment. DLA is usually studied as an example of fractal growth processes such as branching, lightning, snowflakes, mineral deposits and coral.
Special thanks to Colin Blain and 3D Systems.