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Pixel Mould by Julian Bond
Design graduate Julian Bond of the Royal College of Art has created a moulding machine to produce vases, each with its own unique design.
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Called Pixel Mould, the machine produces vessels using a single mould made up of over 1300 individual plaster sticks.
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The sticks can be individually reconfigured to create unique moulds.
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Clay is poured into the mould, fired and glazed to create the final product.
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The vases are created using a traditional slip casting technique, which usually uses fixed moulds, however this machine allows users to create their own one-off designs.
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Here's a bit of text from the designer:
Pixel casting machine 2, 2010.
Pixel vases are produced using a mould that is made up of over 1300 individual plaster sticks, which are moved individually to form unique moulds, unlike a normal slip casting mould which is fixed.
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Once the user is happy with the design, clay slip is poured into the mould to create the final object.
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The clay is then fired and glazed. The objects can take many forms but are all related due to the technique that is used to produce them.
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This project was about giving anyone the ability to engage with the slip casting technique and allowing them to create a one off design.
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The machine is designed to engage with the user allowing them to understand the form they are creating.
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This is a rapid manufacturing tool, not rapid prototyping, each piece that is made can be used as a final product.
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