Peer inside the heart-shaped openings in this tealight holder and you’ll see a complex surface structure inspired by the “chordea tendineae,” thread-like bands of fibrous tissue that anchor your heart valves in place. The chordae tendineae are colloquially known as the “heart strings.”

What could be more romantic?

The heart-shaped profiles are formed by slicing precise cross-sections of the mathematic Fischer-Koch C(Y) triply periodic minimal surface.

Again, super romantic, right?

See here for video: https://youtu.be/7ouq1q_qQHU

Watch the timelapse video closely and you will see layers of hearts hidden inside.

Download other designs in the series: Square: https://social.thangs.com/m/223467

Designed with nTopology, timelapse video taken with Mintiontech Beagle Camera.