Parametric Product Design vs Parametricism
Parametric Product Design is the cross-discipline counterpart of Parametricism — the object-scale expression of parametricism's algorithm-generated form.
Parametric Product Design
Objects generated by algorithms and computational rules — intricate lattices, optimized structures, and complex repeating geometries made buildable by digital fabrication and 3D printing.
- Form generated by algorithms and parametric rules
- Intricate lattices, cellular, and branching structures
- Generative optimization placing material where needed
- Reliance on 3D printing and digital fabrication
- Mass-customization through tunable parameters
Parametricism
A digital-age style that uses parametric modelling and algorithms to generate fluid, continuously curved buildings in which every element responds to adjustable variables.
- Continuous, doubly-curved surfaces with no hard edges
- Form generated by interdependent parametric variables and scripts
- Seamless merging of floor, wall and roof into one flowing skin
- Fluid, cavernous interiors with sweeping spatial transitions
- Bespoke non-repeating components requiring digital fabrication
At a glance
| Parametric Product Design | Parametricism | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 2000s–present | 2000–present |
| Discipline | Industrial Design | Architecture |
| Region | Global | Global, Western Europe, Middle East, East Asia |
| Family | Parametricism | Contemporary |
| Formal traits | algorithmic, intricate, latticed, optimized | fluid, curvilinear, seamless, monolithic |
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