Pixel Casting Machine
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pAnother great material experiment for today: The Pixel Casting Machineem/em can be reconfigured by hand to create an infinite variety of pixelated ceramic vessels. The mold works like a regular slip-cast mold; the blocks are made of plaster to absorb water from the ceramic. After some time, the remaining liquid is poured out, leaving a hollow vessel. /p
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pThe machine is by designer a href=”http://www.julianfbond.co.uk/indexhibitv070e/”Julian Bond/a. This one is the 2nd version, where each pixel is secured by friction. In the first version, each one was screwed in place, which, according to the designer, was a painstaking, time-consuming process to reconfigure and adjust./p
pA few words from him on the project:/p
blockquoteSlip casting molds are usually fixed. Each new design needs a new mold to be made. This project was about giving anyone the ability to engage with the slip casting technique and allowing them to create a one off design. The machine is designed to engage with the user allowing them to understand the form they are creating. This is a rapid manufacturing tool, not rapid prototyping, each piece that is made can be fired and glazed and used as a final product./blockquote
pFor more shots of the machine and the awesome results, click through the jump./p
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