Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool

This paper aims to address how the ceramic process has been conceptualized to develop a new kinship between ceramic and its counterparts through digital technology. The interface between ceramic materials and digital fabrication, outlined here initiates a new collaboration between the real and the d...

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Main Author: Rhett Russo
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Language:English
Published: LetteraVentidue Srl 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/281
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description This paper aims to address how the ceramic process has been conceptualized to develop a new kinship between ceramic and its counterparts through digital technology. The interface between ceramic materials and digital fabrication, outlined here initiates a new collaboration between the real and the digital, whose interactions are tentacular. The design framework aims to rigorously leverage the vibrancy of matter in the design process. The methodology chronicles the fabrication of the T-Stool, as part of interdisciplinary collaboration, to develop a novel press-molding technique for stoneware that uses a two-part, silicone rubber and epoxy mold. The T-Stool was executed in stoneware through the use of a digital twin as a data source for material speculation, to track transformations in the clay, and to implement the use of custom tools.
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spelling doaj-art-48f0e1fb83e24fab99b3e038692527412025-02-02T11:53:09ZengLetteraVentidue SrlAgathón2464-93092532-683X2021-12-0110online10.19229/2464-9309/10212021Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-StoolRhett Russo0Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy NY (USA)This paper aims to address how the ceramic process has been conceptualized to develop a new kinship between ceramic and its counterparts through digital technology. The interface between ceramic materials and digital fabrication, outlined here initiates a new collaboration between the real and the digital, whose interactions are tentacular. The design framework aims to rigorously leverage the vibrancy of matter in the design process. The methodology chronicles the fabrication of the T-Stool, as part of interdisciplinary collaboration, to develop a novel press-molding technique for stoneware that uses a two-part, silicone rubber and epoxy mold. The T-Stool was executed in stoneware through the use of a digital twin as a data source for material speculation, to track transformations in the clay, and to implement the use of custom tools.https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/281ceramicsstructure as designdigital twinpress-moldingsilicone rubber molds
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Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
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ceramics
structure as design
digital twin
press-molding
silicone rubber molds
title Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
title_full Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
title_fullStr Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
title_full_unstemmed Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
title_short Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool
title_sort forming digital kinships with earthen materials the t stool
topic ceramics
structure as design
digital twin
press-molding
silicone rubber molds
url https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/281
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