HELIX | Open Source Workshop

Designed by OSW-Open Source Workshop for the 2014 Milan Design Week, HELIX is a diffuse furniture system that generates a continuous interior space by adapting simultaneously to any vertical and horizontal surface while defining an immersive spatial atmosphere. Its form recalls a natural system that emerges from the structure beneath.

HELIX is modular and can be aggregated in different forms following the logic of spatial branching and growth. It can be placed in any private domestic space or in public indoor contexts. The modules can vary in size, color, use, and orientation. The system morphs the space allowing the viewer to follow the visual continuous trajectory generated by the wrapper.

It is manufactured through iterative procedures guided by a 5-Axis CNC wire cut  able to carve out the modules from a solid mass of material. Made of  EPS- expanded polystyrene obtained by corn, it is completely recyclable and the manufacturing process helps to reduce CO2 emissions allowing the project to be completely executed through  fully sustainable processes.  The structure is lightweight yet highly resistant due to the resin finish.

HELIX investigates the notion of space-atmosphere, adaptability, reuse, and sustainable manufacturing processes.