Morpho sculptures: digital fabrication methods of engraving flat materials into shape changing user interfaces

In recent years, many materials mass-produced in industrialized societies are flat, thin, and with many squares. Within such a social context, customized machines like conventional shape-changing interfaces will take much time and labor to become popular. We aimed to overcome the weaknesses of such conventional shape-changing interfaces and make them easy to manufacture and apply even for PC users. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to revise the manufacturing method. If it is possible to prepare a flat plate which is inexpensive, available and easily processed, it becomes possible to disseminate the shape changing interface at low cost. In recent times, processing machines such as laser cutters have become more widely available so it is becoming increasingly possible to reduce the cost of estuaries. Therefore, we redesigned the manufacturing method for shape changing interfaces using flat plate which, with our method, can be produced at lower cost and with less labor. Many objects in the world are made by processing flat plates, so the processing of flat plates is an important factor. By using the manufacturing method of shape changing interfaces proposed by us, it becomes possible to embed them naturally in interiors such as furniture made from flat plate.