3D Printing + Traditional Porcelain Making
Sami Rinne Design
A succesful design experiment by mixing 3D modelling /printing and traditional slip casting ceramic and porcelain techniques. Kukka is a vase/candle votive designed by Ritch Mendoza and Sami Rinne for the design collection of 2015. It is made in Helsinki, Finland and it was made in a experimental process by mixing 3D modelling and traditional porcelain production techniques.
Kukka means flower in the Finnish language, it is a highly symmetric product designed parametrically. The material is porcelain, it has been slip casted and fired at 1230 degrees Celcius.
By mixing digital established technologies, parametric 3D modelling and experimenting with 3d printing, the developed technique mantain product fidelity and resolution.
Flyers designed for the "Forma Fair" in Helsinki, Finland. The debut exhibition of "kukka".
Shots of the Final product by Finnish photographer Peter.
Kukka became a great success. We managed to create a new and more accurate technique for slip casting that not only reduces the time for casting but also increases the fidelity and resolution of the product delivered.
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