Dutch designer Olivier Van Herpt has revealed the newest results of his 3D-printing experimentations – a set of vessels which are “drawn” in collaboration with the machine.
Having been experimenting with 3D printing and its prospects since his commencement from the Design Academy Eindhoven, the designer – nonetheless primarily based within the Dutch metropolis – determined to start trying into utilizing porcelain. “Porcelain is mostly saved small as a result of it collapses within the firing course of, however with this machine, I could make very skinny, giant items that don’t collapse,” he says.
As soon as he harnessed the approach for creating the vessels, Van Herpt started to see the white materials as a clean canvas.
By way of experimentation, he started to work with the machine to create drawings on the fabric’s floor. “Like all human, I let the machine compose recognisable parts by way of traces of various depth and shade, speaking recollections and feelings, reflecting the character of its creator.”
Courtesy Of Olivier Van Herpt
Courtesy Of Olivier Van Herpt
Courtesy Of Olivier Van Herpt
Courtesy Of Olivier Van Herpt
The method begins with a flat slab of porcelain clay, on to which coloured porcelain is positioned to create a composition. That is then rolled round a core of white porcelain and fed into the machine.
The machine then extrudes the fabric. It’s stretched out lengthy, after which rebuilt line by line. The result’s an impact that appears each natural but tech-y suddenly. “As a substitute of silently obeying code, the method is the other. Each human and machine participate within the creation and ideation of the ultimate end result, impacting the way it seems to be.”
Take a more in-depth have a look at the method within the gallery above, and head to the designer’s web site to search out out extra.
