Digital Ceramics: Tiling Planter Baskets and Shelves

Using digital technology to work in the "real world" realm of ceramic casting, the design team created a system of ceramic plant storage tiles that utilized Rhino software's ability to create subtle yet complex CNC-routed curves in plaster blocks, then use traditional ceramic slip casting methods to form the tiles within the plaster blocks. The tiles range from concave shelves to concave baskets and were arranged along the Rapson Hall stairwell in a cascading fashion to draw the eye upwards to the floor above.

Design: Sarah Wolf, Caitlin Dippo, Iran Mejia
Course/Instructor: Arch 3250 Digital Ceramics, Molly Reichert
Software/Fabrication: Rhino, CNC Router, Traditional Slip Casting