Saturday, January 9, 2016

This Kinetic Sculpture Was Inspired by the Flocking of a Murmuration


This Kinetic Sculpture Was Inspired by the Flocking of a Murmuration


Murmurations are large flocks of migratory birds, most notably starlings, that zip through the sky at high speeds without ever breaking formation. And those formations can be pretty spectacular. Small wonder they’ve inspired the design of a striking kinetic structure: the Murmuration Chandelier.


It’s the creation of designers Richard Harvey and Keivor John, who built it out of 20 stainless steel rings of decreasing diameter, with starling shapes laser-cut into them. In motion, it resembles a…



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This Kinetic Sculpture Was Inspired by the Flocking of a Murmuration

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