*This is a works in progress project
Project Background
For the last 25,000 years, "pottery" has included vessels such as dinnerware, vases, and sculpture.
I'm asking the question: "Why stop there?"
Ceramic is an incredible material, and there is room for it to exist in more of the products that we use, for example, within consumer tech industries in place of plastic.
Why
According the the UN, more than 55 million metric tonnes of electronic waste is being produced each year.
Step 1 to creating less e-waste is to get people to use the things they have for longer.
Over the last 10 years of selling my pottery, I've noticed that people do this naturally with handmade things. They are inclined to treasure objects that they feel have meaning, and one way handmade pottery can become meaningful is when there's a connection to the maker (just like in Warren Mackenzie's work).
So l'm on a mission to bring all of the wonderful aspects of handmade craft into places it's never been, starting with consumer tech.
The Goal
The current goal is to create ceramic parts, components, housings, etc. that hold workable tolerances at critical features and are aesthetically unique in other areas.
The Process
The process I'm working towards is an integration of CAD software, molding and machining techniques, and hand-craftsmanship.
I've been prototyping this using a hinged box that I designed. Each box will be texturally unique but machined to tolerance at all of the critical features necessary to attach a mechanical friction hinge. Here's some pictures of the first leg of the process.
If you'd like to hear more about it, feel free to get in touch.
Check out another project:
Cycling Helmet
MSW Mug
