Energy Cuff generative luxury product design by Groen Boothman

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Energy Cuff

A generative luxury product design study

Algorithmic silver cuff bracelet with flowing surface texture
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Generated Surface, Sculpted Form

A Design study into algorithmic texture and form

The Energy Cuff is part of our ongoing research into new forms, textures and surfaces for the luxury industry.

The project explores how generative design tools can be used to create objects with a more specific and exclusive character. Not by applying decoration afterwards, but by generating both the shape and the surface structure as part of one integrated design process.

The cuff became a physical study object: a way to test how algorithmic form generation, tactile surface design, material refinement and craft can come together in a luxury product.

Generative jewellery design study for luxury products

Shape and texture generated together

For the Energy Cuff, both the main form and the flowing surface pattern were generated with algorithms.

This allowed us to develop a sculptural shape that would be difficult to draw or model by hand. The same process was used to create the organic texture that moves across the surface, almost like water flowing over a curved form.

Working in this way opens up new possibilities for luxury brands. Forms, patterns and textures can be developed around a specific product, material or brand language, creating objects that feel both highly controlled and naturally individual.

3D printed and cast silver cuff with algorithmic texture
Anna Drijver wearing the Energy Cuff, a sculptural silver bracelet by Groen Boothman Photo by Feriet Tunc
Anna Drijver | photo by Feriet Tunc

From digital study to crafted object

The Energy Cuff was developed beyond the screen and realised as a physical object.

The generated geometry was translated into a manufacturable piece of jewellery, 3D printed in wax, cast in silver and finished by hand. This combination of algorithmic design and traditional craft gave the cuff its final character: precise, tactile and refined.

For us, the project shows how advanced design tools can add depth and exclusivity to luxury products. Not by replacing craft, but by giving it new forms to work with.

What we did:
concept, generative design and realisation

Groen Boothman developed the Energy Cuff as part of our ongoing research into generative design for luxury products.

Our role covered concept development, research into new forms and textures, algorithmic design development and the realisation of the final object.

Both the shape of the cuff and its flowing surface pattern were generated with algorithms. The design was then developed into a physical silver object through 3D printing, wax casting and hand finishing.

The project shows how digital design tools and traditional craft can work together to create luxury products with a more specific, tactile and exclusive character.

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