I started the project by doing research in the Natural history museum. I found the 'earth treasury' part of the museum the most inspiring. It is incredible how nature shapes the stones, Mother Nature is the Greatest Architect and Designer on Earth!This picture is the one that inspired my final model. The intersection on this stone is just amazing!
For the research, I visited also a scientific research centre. This place had a very interesting interior, but unfortunately, it didn't really inspired me for the project, however it was an interesting trip.
After the first hand research, I looked at some designers works as well, and the one that I found the most interesting was the seed pavilion in Shanghai by Thomas Heatherwich. (image on the right)
I've visited also the Wellcome Trust Centre, a exhibition about the use of drugs, which was interesting but not inspiring. The Heatherwich installation at this centre 'Bleigiessen' was inspiring on the other hand. It is made of 150 000 specially processed glass spheres, suspended on almost one million metres of fine stainless steel wire, the sculpture glows with a constantly shifting rainbow of colours.
After the research process, I developed some drawings and sketch models, which then lead me to my final model. It happened all very fast because I had very limited time for this project because I had to work on my university Portfolio at the same time, however I managed to do it and I think the result is good. 
It is a structure, but I didn't think about it use. I mainly used it to experiment with shadows and the interesting pattern that I could create!
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