For centuries artists and designers (Le Corbusier, Dali, …) have used the golden ratio to achieve proportion.The golden ratio is about as close as many artists and designers get to appreciating hardcore mathematics. The Fibonacci Sequence is the following: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 ,13, 21 etc. These numbers are then used to derive the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio is 1:1.618.

In nature we see the golden ratio in a plethora of shapes like fern, shells, …

The Fibonacci numbers are very well represented in honeybees. For example, iif you follow the family tree of honeybees, it follows the fibonacci sequence perfectly. If you divide the number of female bees by the number of males bees you get 1.618, the golden ratio. This mathematical sequence work for any honeybee hive at any give time. Commonly, honeybee hives are always used to explain the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio.

PhiBEE #1 is a 3d printed sculpture (work-in-progress ) based on the golden ratio. The sculpture will be placed in a beehive and the bees will complete the sculpture with their typical bee wax architecture.

The project will premier in 2016 in Leuven, Belgium.