Reimagining Nintendo Switch: A Natural Material Exploration

Reimagining Nintendo Switch: A Natural Material ExplorationReimagining Nintendo Switch: A Natural Material Exploration

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Alex Amat

pro

• Feb 23

Just wrapped this material exploration for a Lemanoosh course and had to share it.

The challenge: take the Nintendo Switch, one of the most iconic consumer electronics out there, and rebuild it entirely through a natural material language. Cork, compressed fiber, bone white. No form changes. Just materials doing all the work.

What surprised me most was how much personality shifts when you change the surface. Same silhouette, completely different feeling.

Full project here.

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Jubayer Ahmed

• Feb 26

Nice renders.

Alex Amat

pro

• Feb 26

Thanks!

Akinkunmi Ayo

pro

• Feb 23

This is such a powerful reminder that material is identity. Same form, entirely different emotional response beautifully explored.

Alex Amat

pro

• Feb 23

🙌

Abhiram Tinguria

• Feb 23

Beautiful exploration 👏 Translating an iconic consumer product into a natural material language is a fascinating constraint. Curious — what was the hardest trade-off between realism and usability?

Alex Amat

pro

• Feb 23

As it is the only changes are in the rubber parts where infused cork is used, and in the packaging where the manufacturing process would not be viable (but the idea was to have some fun).

Abhiram Tinguria

• Feb 24

That makes complete sense 👏 Constraints like manufacturability vs concept exploration always create interesting tension. Really enjoyed how you approached it.

Axel Oliva

• Feb 24

I loved your project, the texture of the material, and the soft lighting.

Alex Amat

pro

• Feb 24

thanks, lemanoosh has a really good masterclass.

Mike Tolegen

pro

• Mar 10

Some experiments with liquid metal, radial gradients, and the line between ornament and abstraction.

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Nagaraj M

• Mar 12

Its great one!

Alex Prokhorov

max

• Mar 10

Calendar UI 📅

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Evan White

pro

• Mar 10

Looking great Alex!

Sabrina Polanco

max

• Mar 9

What happens when you stop trying to make something new and start reimagining something old?

Lately I’ve been feeling a little uninspired, so I’ve been reconnecting with nature instead of chasing novelty.

I’m experimenting with turning nature paintings from The Met Open Access collection into ASCII mixed-media pieces.

Even as paintings, nature removes the pressure to be “original” and replaces it with curiosity.

Where do you turn when you need to reconnect with your creative process? Inspired by Enigmatriz

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Stephanie Asoegwu

pro

• Mar 9

Reimagining over creating is such an underrated approach. Those ASCII collage pieces have such a moody and layered feel to them. Really love this direction!