Digital Ceramics

Year: 2024
Duration: 1 month
Type: Industrial Design

A prompt to reflect on daily rituals led me to coffee — the Italian “il dolce far niente”, the sweetness of doing nothing, and the tradition of sipping espresso for hours while doing little else. The pot has two spouts, suggesting an infinite swoop as it refills two matching cups: a never-ending pot of coffee.

01Modelling

Modelled in Nomad.

02Printing

Printed on the clay printer. The first pot print failed — ceramic prints can’t use supports, so the spouts were redesigned to stay under 45°.

03Glazing

Bisqued, then hand-painted with three coats of crystal glaze. Sealing the cracks with wet clay didn’t work — it wouldn’t bind to the bisqued body.

04Details

Crystals against the clean grooves of the print.

Credits

Thanks: Daniel Rips (Nomad) and Eugene at Pratt ITL (ceramics)