Plywood Whales began as a form study to challenge the practice of bent lamination. As a notable manufacturing technique, the process has been used to produce furniture, medical splints, and other everyday objects. Through engaging in an iterative design process, I attempted to challenge the limits of laminated plywood by implementing compound curves and complex geometries. Prior to production, a series of sketches and paper models were created to generate a spectrum of concepts, which eventually led to a nesting object that takes full advantage of the material’s unique properties to illustrate a delicate balance of light and shadows.