Générescence
Blurring the lines between alive and inert.
Dialogue
The Générescence project is a work around alive and inert. It creates a dialogue between an object and a growing plant.
The project is composed of a series of “vegetative objects”.
Between living beings and decoration these pieces are slowly growing and their shape is evolving with time.
Trigger life
I worked with bulb plant species which can grow with just a little water (hyacinths, narcissus, amaryllis...). This process is called «bulbs forcing». It was particularly trendy during the 17th century because the flowers could blossom during winter.
These devices aim to create an interdependency between object
and plant. Each one relies on the other to be. The plant is part of the object and makes it grow, change, evolve. The object highlight and magnify parts of the plant for us to contemplate : the roots and the sprouts.
Instructions :
Put the bulb in the device to maintain it above water. Place the cap back and just wait.
New edition
I revisited the collection with a new finish and material. The finish has a small grain that looks mineral and the material is a 100% recycled PLA bioplastic.
Study of growing forms in nature :
Cauliflower or Pocillopora meandrina coral - Quartz crystals - Hippopotamus skull - Thatcheria mirabilis shell
Nature, human and technology
To design these « growing objects » I got inspired by natural shapes such as : shells, corals, minerals or bone structures. I wanted for the objects to look like they are growing with the plant or generated by it.
The pieces are 3D printed by fused deposition modelling. The hexagonal filling pattern generated by the machine appears by transparency.
The final shape of these “object plants” is generated by nature, by the designer and by technology.
FD100 AWARD WINNER
Project winner of the 3rd edition of the FD100 award organised by Le French Design in 2024.
PUBLICATIONS
Exhibited at the “Prendete e Mangiate” show during the Milan Design week 2023 in 5Vie district.
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