DESIGN NAME: Parametric Ceramics
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Pottery
INSPIRATION: The term "parametric design" is originally used in architecture, to describe design method using an algorithm based model system. By constantly changing parameters, designers are able to get different forms in realtime, analyzing best results based on design intents, and even being a form-finding process.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Parametric Ceramics is a series of ceramic objects that explore the potential of design using parametric modeling and slip casting as creative tools. By combining these two techniques, designers are able to create pottery that is aesthetic, hard to be crafted by hand, yet manufacturable.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in June 2017 in Taipei and finished in May 2018 in Taipei.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Parametric design is a process based on algorithmic thinking that enables the expression of parameters and rules that, together, define, encode and clarify the relationship between design intent and design response. As for slip casting, the porosity of the plaster mold absorbs the water in the slurry and thus causes a deposit of material to form on the inner wall of the mold, taking the shape of the mold. The thickness of this “skin” is proportional to the time for which it is allowed to form.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -
TAGS: Pottery, Ceramics, Porcelain, Parametric Design, Crafts
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Ceramic art has existed for thousands of years. In this project, the team aim to push the boundaries of ceramic design by implementing contemporary technologies.
CHALLENGE: In this project, artists and designers aim to explore the forms which fit in original slipcasting process, hard to be crafted by hand, but with rich parametric aesthetic.
ADDED DATE: 2019-02-12 16:23:54
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Designer: Jack Liu and Artist: Hazel Pan
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1-5: Photographer / Feng-Cyuan Ku
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