you cannot get any stronger
for the amount of material
than this shape.
So it's a basic simple block,
but the idea is, I can extrapolate this,
I can make it into large formats,
I can make it into buildings, bridges,
but also airplane wings and shoes.
The idea here is, I'm minimizing
the amount of material.
Here's a good example from architecture.
Typically, these sorts of metal nodes
are used to hold up large tent structures.
In this case, it in was in the Hague,
along a shopping center.
They used 1600
of the materials on the left.
The difference is, by using
the solution on the right,
they cut down the number of steps
from seven to one,
because the one on the left
is currently welded,
the one on the right
is simply just printed.
And it was able to reduce waste to zero,
cost less money
and also, because it's made out of steel,
can be eventually recycled
at the end of its life.
Nature also is very effective at thrift.
Think about it: nature has zero waste.