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Nervous System is a generative design studio. It specializes in biomimetic jewelry, housewares, and art. Its work is currently in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

= History =

Nervous System was founded in 2007 by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg. Rosenkrantz began selling laser cut jewelry via Etsy before the studio officially launched in Somerville, Massachusetts in 2011.

The studio relocated to Palenville, New York in 2019.

= Notable Work =

New Balance Midsoles
In 2015, Nervous System designed customizable mid soles for New Balance sneakers. Nervous System utilized pressure data collected by New Balance’s sports research lab in order to create elastomer soles suited for individual runner’s support needs.

Kinematics Dress
In 2014, Nervous System used origami folding techniques to design a wearable, customizable 3-D printed dress. MoMA later commissioned a dress for an exhibit showcasing emerging technology in fashion. The dress currently resides in the museum’s permanent collection.

3-D Printed Organs
In 2019, Nervous System assisted Rice University researchers in order to print a lung-mimicking structure which contained both air ducts and blood vessels.

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