Wadhwani's unique explorations into combinations of tensegrity and membrane structures are very exciting.
Vishal Wadhwani (b. 1980) was trained at the Ahmedabad, India School of Interior Design, CEPT. He trained in steel and fabric structures at Kakani Associates before opening his own studio, "idea factor."
Now head designer of the firm he founded, he specilizes in tensile structures, and still has time for research into geodesic domes, tensegrity installations, origami/paper folding, and deployable systems. He also explores combinations of tensegrity & membrane structures to deploy kinetic/wind sculptures, and small kiosks & canopies. Currently he is working towards completing a masters in Membrane Structures at Dessau, Germany, combining tensegrity and membrane structures into one unit to develop some deployable systems. In these models, the tension cables are replaced by tensed membranes.
Links:
Wadhwani has a profile on Coroflot, here: http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_details.asp?individual_id=93331&city=Ahmedabad&country=90&c=1&
His website: http://www.ideafactor.net
A workshop he ran, with many photos: http://tensegrityworkshop.blogspot.com/
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