3D Printing Ceramics
What is it? What I’m Doing with it
3D Printing Ceramics is process in which layers of clay are extruded into shapes determined by a computer aided design (CAD). The shapes are modeled in software that enables lots of unique geometries, generative designs that mirror patters found in nature, as well as visualization of data from a variety of inputs. There are a lot of interesting applications for 3D Printed clay from biomedicine to architecture, sculpture, and ceramic design.
I have been researching 3D Printing Ceramics in design and engineering labs at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and the University of California Santa Barbara. I am focusing on functional ceramic wares, ceramic furniture, industrial design applications like lighting, and architectural components like breeze blocks and evaporative cooling systems.
