Hack the process

Their task, which spanned two semesters, was to combine the presented elements in sequences leading to the creation of ceramic vessels. A one-handed artisan is just a step away from a robotic arm. However, it is a challenging feat to translate the fluent and organic movements of a human into a code controlling a robot’s arm. In order to replace the hand, one needs to invent, design and make grips that the arm can be equipped with. Sometimes, it is a 3D-printed extruder; at other times, a suction pad or an inflated balloon. At the same time, the students experimented with the material: they changed its consistency, composition and application methods.

The goal of these endeavours was to carry out a process of preparing a bowl from liquid porcelain in such a way as to challenge a manufacturing process that has not changed for the last 200 years. The results are amazing: bowls that are thinner than the thinnest Chinese porcelain, porous and retaining water, structural and resembling spaghetti, melted like the remnants of a volcano eruption.

Engaged in functional design, conceptual creativity, and contributing to the education of industrial design. At School of Form she holds the position of the Head of the Ceramics Studio.

Sara is a designer, specializing in parametric design and digital processes in manufacturing. At School of Form she holds the position of the Head of the KUKA Studio and Numerical Machines Workshop.

Specializes in the use of visual programming in the design process, both in architecture and design. He works on Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital reconstruction, augmented reality and interactive visualization. His research focuses on the use of an integrated digital environment to capture and share knowledge about architectural heritage.