I sat down to do some more design this morning. I originally created a support bracket for the hoses for my water cooling systems to help take loads off the hose fittings and minimize the chance of something breaking during rapid movements of the print head. The bracket also has the dual function of being a holder for my dial gauge that I use to level the print bed. This new design turned out to be very organic and interesting looking. Sometimes I sit down with a vague idea of what I need to do with a part but the end result can surprise me.

I feel like there are times where design can blur the line between art and simply creating a part to do a job. There also seems to be a sort of odd beauty about intentionally creating asymmetries in parts. Asymmetry makes a strong statement of intent but when executed properly can be interesting and have a beauty all its own.