Heartstrings Tealight Holders

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.

See here for stable downloads:
Square: https://social.thangs.com/m/223467
Cylinder: https://social.thangs.com/m/223490

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

Please note that this page is closing, and designs are not being maintained or updated. There have just been too many problems with Thingiverse (lost files, people not able to download, etc).

I am gradually moving over to Thangs: https://thangs.com/designer/DaveMakesStuff. Most old designs have been migrated, and I will continue to post new designs there. I encourage you to follow and download!