Project 03 - Model 01 Developments

My first Idea for what I want to make is a object with complexity through curves that only a digital printer would be able to make. i want this object to act as a cage in respect to a smalled patterned object inside, probably a ball (sphere) that could move around inside without escaping.

Some original sketches

Some quick 3ds Max sketches

These are just me trying to find a way of creating an elegant spiral cage. as you can see the first few wern't so elgant as there wasn't much in the way of curve

Sketches developed - Im now looking at how I would place something inside an object and how I would contain a smaller object.