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GRE GORYNANGL E Phi l a del phi a , P A Gr eg or yNa ng l e, ownsa ndoper a t esOut c a s tS t udi os , a10, 000s q. . s pa c e,dedi c a t edt o br onz ec a sng a nd g l a s s bendi ng i nt he F i s ht own nei g hbor hood of Phi l a del phi a , Penns y l v a ni a .Na ng l e heHa ror dAr tS c hool ons c hol a r s hi p, wher ehema j or ed a endedT i nt heE x per i ment a l S t udi oPr og r a m hea dedbyChr i s t opherHor t on a ndPe t erMa c l ea n. Whi l ea endi ngHa ror d,Na ng l ewa se x pos ed t owor k i nga rs t sChr i s t o,S i rAnt honyCa r o, a ndCor nel i aPa r k er . Na ng l ewa sa l s oa na s s i s t a ntt oMa r kF er g us on, whi c hwa soneof t hebi g g es ti nfluenc esonhi sc a r eer . og e t her , F er g us ona ndNa ng l et r a v el edt hewor l dt ea c hi ngg l a s s T c a sng wor k s hops , de v el opi ng g l a s sc a sng t ec hni ques a nd es ea r c hi ngne w me t hodsa ndma t er i a l sa tF er g us on' sGr eenpoi nt r S t udi oi nBr ook l y nNe wY or k ,a nda tT heNe wY or kE x per i ment a l Gl a s sWor k s hop. F er g us onwa sa na v i da ndt hor oug hc r as ma nof t hehi g hes tor dera ndhei mpr es s eduponNa ng l et hei mpor t a nc eof t hor oug ha ndpr of es s i ona l e x ec u onofhi sa r twor k .Na ng l et hen wentont oa endPenns y l v a ni aAc a demyoft heF i neAr t s . Na ng l ee x pl or est hei nt er s econofg eome t r ya nd na t ur a lf or ms wi t hi nhi sdes i g ns . Hi swor kj ux t a pos esMi ni ma l i s tg eome t r y wi t h f or msores s enc esder i v edf r om na t ur e. F ore x a mpl e, wha tha ppens whenac ubei nv a dest he na t ur a lr ea l m oft r ee l ea v es ? One pos s i bi l i t yi s" F or r es t " ,abr onz edl ea fc ubec ha i r , i nwhi c ht hec ube g eome t r yi spa ra l l yde finedbyt heneg av es pa c ea ndc ompl e t ed byt hewa ybr onz edl ea v esi nha bi tt her es toft hec ube. I n" S l a bS i deT a bl e, "Na ng l eus esaper f ec t l ys l i c edr ecl i nea rc r y s t a l s l a ba nds uppor t si twi t ha noffk i l t erc ombi na onofbr onz epi ec es hi g hl ys ug g esv eofl a r g es c a l epenc i l ps .T hena t ur a lbea ut y oft hec r y s t a l l i nef or ma ons i nv i t est hev i e weri nt o a deeper ont empl a onofhowc r y s t a l i sna t ur a l l yf or med. T hes l a br es t son c t hei mpos edg eome t r yoft hebr onz eba s e, whi c hnone t hel es sha s i t sownbea ut yt hr oug hi mpos eds ha pea ndc ol or . T her ec ur r i ngna t ur a l el ement si nNa ng l e' swor ka r er oc k s ,l ea v es a ndwood. T hes ema t er i a l sa r ec ombi neda nds ome mesf a br i c a t ed wi t hme t a l a ndg l a s sf r om Na ng l e' sownons i t ef oundr ya ndg l a s s bl owi ngs t udi o. Na ng l e' sdes i g nc r ea t esa es t he ct ens i onbe t ween s t a r kg eome t r ya ndna t ur a l f or ms .E i t heroneorbot hc a nbec ome embel l i s hedbyt hea rs t ' sc r a i nt er v en ont ounder s c or et he a rs t ' si nt en on.

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