Moorish Fretwork

Year: 2004 Authors: Paul Tucker

Core claim

Ransom’s Moorish Fretwork uses milled spiral rods to create decorative lattices that can form doubly ruled hyperbolic structures without bending the rods.

Topics

spiral lattice screens, hyperboloid geometry, Moorish-inspired ornament, furniture design

Domains

descriptive geometry, doubly ruled surfaces, hyperbolic surfaces, tessellations, architectural ornament, furniture design, decorative woodworking, Orientalism

Methods

patent analysis, geometric reconstruction, 3D modeling, comparative visual study

Media

milled spiral rods, wooden lattice screens, furniture pieces, Rhinoceros NURBS software

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