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This workshop focuses on creating parametric ceramic designs using Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, PrusaSlicer, and Cura for 3D clay printing.
1 course5.0
Understand the basics of clay as a material.
Learn the setup and operation of a clay 3D printer.
Prepare clay for 3D printing, including proper consistency and loading techniques.
Model simple geometries in Rhino.
Use Grasshopper to create parametric designs and generate geometry definitions.
Export designs to Cura for slicing and 3D printing preparation.
Understand and adjust slicing software settings for optimal print results.
Translate digital designs into G-Code for precise control over 3D printer movements.
Create and refine G-Code using Grasshopper for custom outputs.
Explore textural features and non-planar geometries using parametric design techniques.
The workshop begins with an overview of key concepts and techniques:
Design Focus:
The workshop will center on creating column and tower typologies, emphasizing vertical geometries that integrate unique textural patterns. Participants will explore how to develop and refine these patterns by manipulating geometric paths and combining functionality with aesthetic appeal.
Building Complexity:
The exercises are structured to progressively increase in complexity, enabling participants to build foundational skills before tackling more advanced techniques. This approach ensures a balance of technical learning and creative exploration, culminating in tall, intricate ceramic forms that showcase the possibilities of clay 3D printing.
The workshop will employ four distinct workflows to guide participants through the process of designing and 3D printing clay objects, progressively increasing in complexity.
Workflow 1: Basic Geometry Model
Workflow 2: Introduction to Grasshopper
Workflow 3: Develop Textural Features
Workflow 4: Non-Planar Geometry Exploration
Course Content
Alejandra Rojas is an artist, designer, architect, and educator based in New York City. She is a Peruvian immigrant who grew up in an artistic environment. She pursued a career in architecture at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Later, she completed a Master’s in Architecture and Urbanism at the Architectural Association in London, where she specialized in computational design and fabrication. Her studies allowed her to travel to multiple cities for work and study, including Toronto, NYC, Rome, and London. She started working with clay as a creative outlet but decided to bring what she had learned and loved from architecture and establish her studio.
For the past few years, she has developed her research for patterns and unusual forms and transformed them into sculptural clay objects. In parallel, she has taught in multiple universities, design studios, computational design and fabrication, visualization, and advanced modeling workshops. She is currently an adjunct faculty at the New School. Alejandra’s work has been showcased at several international exhibitions. Most recently, she presented her work at Milan Design Week 2024 as part of the Isola Design Exhibition: This Future is currently unavailable.
She has also participated at the London Festival of Architecture as part of the Architect-Maker Pop-up at Cuemars and 1000 vases for the 1000 VASES Paris exhibition during Paris Art Week. She has showcased her work in the US at multiple trade shows, including Wanted Design for ICFF NYC, Shoppe Object NYC, and NYNOW. Her work has been acquired by Alexis Bittar Stores and The Jewish Museum Store, among others.
great course, very helpful for beginners
Good tutorial