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A Web-Based Dissemination Layer
The web-based digital exhibition documents the full transformation from historical ornament to fabricated object — a complementary dissemination layer alongside the physical prototypes.
The primary workshop outputs are two or three CNC-fabricated prototype panels (one per group) and their process documentation. The web-based digital exhibition acts as a complementary dissemination layer that documents, contextualises and communicates the complete research and fabrication process.
Before & after, in your hands
The centrepiece of the exhibition is the moment of transformation itself. Visitors drag a slider to move between the original carved ornament and its computational reinterpretation — reading the motif as both heritage and data.
Drag the handle to reveal the digital twin.
What the exhibition documents
Historical Reference
Original motif images, source context and visual documentation.
Visual Analysis
2D reading, tracing, geometry, rhythm, repetition and formal interpretation.
Digital Twin
Digitally reconstructed motif models and 3D interpretations.
Computational Reinterpretation
Manipulated versions, hybrid patterns and design transformations.
Fabrication Process
CNC preparation, toolpath logic, material testing and production documentation.
Final Prototype
Photographs, drawings and descriptions of the fabricated panels.
Each group also contributes short statements on process, interpretation and heritage value, completing a process-based exhibition package rather than presenting only the final objects. The digital exhibition documents the full design journey, also with photos: motif selection, analytical reading, digital twin creation, reinterpretation, fabrication preparation and final prototype production.
A browsable digital archive
The exhibition is structured so audiences can follow the full design journey, from motif selection to fabricated prototype.
Potentially, a physical exhibition showing the key outputs from DI-REH will be organised at Iscte.
A public-facing platform for research communication and a foundation for future academic collaborations, student outputs, digital heritage projects and exhibition-based research publications.
Proposed page structures
Three core templates anchor the exhibition: an immersive landing, a transformation story, and a browsable artefact archive.
From historical motif to fabricated artefact
Historical Motif
Geometric & vegetal ornament read as a cultural knowledge system.
Visual Analysis
2D reading of geometry, rhythm, repetition and formal structure.
2D Interpretation
Visual references translated into digital working files.
Digital Twin
A computational model of the motif as living, editable data.
Computational Reinterpretation
Line abstraction, cubist fragmentation, pixel and geometric distortion.
CNC Fabrication
Toolpath logic re-materialises the motif in timber, cork or composite.
Physical Prototype
A hybrid heritage panel holding both memory and computation.
Digital Exhibition
The full process re-narrated as a web-based dissemination layer.
Join the reinterpretation of heritage
Places are limited to a maximum of 15 participants. Register your interest to receive the call for participants, eligibility details and the full programme.