Jan Contala, the experimental designer and co-founder of the cera.LAB collective will lecture and showcase some of his works at the upcoming online conference, Computational Design: NEXT 12. His field of work is the experimental generation of forms, specializing in new technologies. His work includes possible applications for robotics in design, art, and architecture within the dialogues of digital-analog and virtual-real. Jan Contala has completed his bachelor’s and master’s studies in architecture at the University of Innsbruck. During his studies, he has already worked under the supervision of Prof. Marjan Colletti at REX/LAB (robotic experimentation laboratory) on several large-scale 3D printing projects. Today, Jan, together with Philipp Schwaderer, runs the cera.LAB and researches future potentials of digitally designed and 3D printed ceramics. He also currently teaches at the University of Innsbruck, department for experimental architecture, under the direction of Prof. Marjan Colletti, on the subject of digital ceramics and its potential applications in architecture.