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Sculptures that change shape when wet, return to original shape when dry

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Designer Chao Chen has been developing and working with a material that has an unusual type of shape memory. It changes shape when wet, and goes back to the original shape when dry.

The only thing cooler than that is the actual application of the material.
via Yanko Design

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Image: Chao Chen

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