ONDA Diffraction
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ONDA Diffraction is a 3D-printed vase where a generative algorithm translates the language of nature into physical form: the same equations that describe wave diffraction have shaped and defined its formal structure.
The project explores the phenomenon of diffraction on two inseparable levels. As an algorithm, it generated the irregular textures wrapping the form, evoking waves bending around obstacles, scattering and reorganising through space. The glossy two-tone finish, half white and half black, does the rest: it reflects light creating moiré patterns, turning the vase into a living object.
Each piece is one of a kind: the transition between black and white varies naturally from piece to piece, appearing as a soft gradient in some, a sharp and high-contrast split in others.
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Usually ready in 24 hours
30-day returns, unused and in its cardboard
Water-tight, no insert needed
- Material
- PLA (Polylactic Acid) - bioplastic
- Dimensions
- 24 × 24 × 25 cm, 800 g
- Finish
- Glossy bicolor (black & white)
- Technology
- FDM 3D printing
- Layer height
- 0.12 mm
- Water-tight
- Yes, no insert needed
- Made in
- Teramo, Italy
- Packaging
- 100% recyclable unbleached cardboard
- Care
- Water-tight, can be used with fresh flowers. Wipe clean with soft cloth, avoid direct sunlight
The second act belongs to you.
02 — The project
The widest interval
Diffraction runs the ONDA function at seven lobes, the widest spacing across the collection. Where Interference reads as fine ripples and Resonance as a mid-range wave, Diffraction's curves are broad enough to see individually from across a room. The glossy bicolor finish still splits unevenly piece to piece, so no two units diffract the light the same way.
