Tensile Series by James Clar
March 26th, 2009“Tensile Series” by James Clar is a series of spatial light sculptures that use tense wires to create a self-supporting structure. The wires that create tension, holding up the structure, also provide the electricity. They are minimal sculptures and floor lamps.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Isn’t there a patent on this form by Kenneth Snelson for example:
http://www.kennethsnelson.net/sculpture/towers/images/ZigZagTower1997.jpg
and more similar work on:
http://www.kennethsnelson.net
March 26th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I don’t understand this whole patent thing … in the end they will kill creativity.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Isn’t it Bucky Fuller’s tensegrity?
March 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
@D it definitely looks very similar
March 28th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Thanks for the link.
Yes, the lamps I created are based off of tensigrity structures, similar to Kenneth Snelson. There are a lot of books on how to create the structures and how they are used in architecture.
What I did is figure out how to use the tense wires to support AND to send electricity to the fluorescent tube lights. The AC power is able to be sent up the tower while at the same time creating the tension to support it.