This week’s selection is the Corcelain by Kosuke Takahashi and 224 Porcelain.
This is actually a system rather than a singular design. It’s a way to combine porcelain cups with 3D printing in a creative manner.
Corcelain involves a porcelain cup base that is designed with a fat screw hole on the bottom. In this hole can be screwed any type of 3D printed design that includes an appropriate threaded bolt for the hole.
Corcelain users can participate by developing their own threaded designs to attach to the cups. The results can be quite amusing and cute, as seen at the top.
224Porcelain explains: (translated)
“Breaking away from the conventional notion of a fixed vessel, this vessel has screw holes and can be customized to your liking by combining expansion parts. Its uses are limitless, limited only by the user’s imagination, and can be used as a cup, a flower pot, a toy, or anything else.”
Corcelain bases are available in three formats: curved, cone, and cylindrical, but each carries the same threaded hole. These are available for worldwide purchase and shipping from 224Porcelain’s site.
This is an amazing collaboration between traditional ceramic crafts and distributed digital manufacturing. However, it is actually possible to 3D print ceramic objects, including porcelain, using the appropriate equipment and materials. I’m wondering if this concept could become entirely digital in the future.
Via 224Porcelain, Corcelain, and DesignBoom
