AI or RI
Real Intelligence
The FloraTrees

In the South End of Boston, the FloraTrees were installed in a great space, called the SoWa Power Station. They were for Ferment 2024, a conference on biology design by Gingko Bioworks. A great collaboration was had by all!

The brief or proposal was to build several large scale biomorphic sculptures. I knew we could build these unusual sculptures, pictured below.

The Original Drawing
AI Trees, created by hand with RI, Real Intelligence and HI Human Intelligence

At the site visit, speaking with the designers, they informed us that the images were created with AI. 

Immersive Installation Fabric sculptures in Boston
RI – Real Intelligence and Say Hello to HI, Human Intelligence, Human Instinct and Human Interaction! These works were made by humans by hand.

OK, interesting.  Can AI build it?  We can. The Originators can.

Today, we often work with 3d models for viewing and sharing with our client for approvals. After that we create the patterns and pathways for the CNC laser cutter.  Human’s still sew our projects.  We are the eyes and act as a project manager and installation supervisor.

This project was too difficult for us to explain to the computer, therefore we needed to do it by hand.  The old fashion way.  Process, process process. My mainframe, the computer in my head designs and controls my hands and that is still the way we  craft these sculptures.

Truly hand-made, these FloraTrees were built to be an alien force on the event floor. Indeed they were.

Take a look!
It starts with an idea

The Original Drawing
AI Trees, created by hand with RI, Real Intelligence and HI Human Instinct

Swatches to agree on colors

Color card gets us started.
We carefully look at color, negotiating with our client to enhance the design.

Samples to see the color combinations and techniques



samples to flesh out the color story
The color story kelly green with celery
Samples to see color and texture.

Models to try the techniques on the build and refine the form

The first round of models, half-scale at home studio
half-scale model of flower trees

In the studio, full scale model, figuring it out!
Testing a little lighting on the full scale model. Getting ready to pull

Full scale models and manipulations into final sculptures.

Wizard Studios Events were terrific hosts for The Originators Design to build these spandex or Lycra stretch fabric sculptures created by hand, drawn by AI
unusual beautiful tension fabric structures floral trees
Heidi and the stretch fabric sculptures created by hand and drawn by AI before they go the Ferment 2024 by Gingko and designed by Grow Marketing
The big test of the fabric tree sculptures tension fabric structures before they go the Ferment 2024 by Gingko
Looking up at the stretch fabric spandex sculptures created by hand and drawn by AI before they go the Ferment 2024 by Gingko and designed by Grow Marketing

Finally, Installation!

For a conference on biology design by Gingko Bioworks, The FloraTrees were installed in the SoWa Power Station
The FloraTrees were installed in the SoWa Power Station for Ferment 2024, a conference on biology design by Gingko Bioworks.

All hand made,
Created from Spandex Fabric,
A metal frame altered with plastic tubes.
Rigged at 16’ tall
12’ around on top and 2’ at the bottom 

Take a look at the final design as we present
The FloraTrees in Boston

fabric event decor created by AI, built by us Originators!
See the close up details on floral tress floratrees now available for rent and sale The design and build captures the organic nature the client desired.
The natural light reflects the felling and details on the Originators Design floraTrees. spandex tension fabric structures fabric sculpture soft sculpture immersive installation The design was built by hand and captures the organic nature the client desired.
These tall organic forms were designed to be an alien force on the event floor.
Immersive Installation Fabric sculptures in Boston
Tension fabric structures come alive in Boston at a conference

Thank you for the opportunity to collaborate!
To the team at Grow Marketing
Solomon Eversole
Will Brockmeyer
For Ferment / Gingko Bioworks

Thank you

Wizard Studios
For the great space to work in
And the hospitality

Thank you team Originators
Of course
Marc Posnock, my business partner
Heidi Rose Brown
Colin Smith
Natthew Lee
Victor Ayala
Jesse Zyrb

April 2024

Say Hello to HI, Human Intelligence, Human Instinct and Human Interaction!  These works were made by humans by hand.

Can you tell? Deb is happy!

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