Reef: Experiment with the possibility of craft materials local production

Attempts to use daily and urban wastes to replace more than 30% of raw ceramic material.

Taking the appearance of fish scales after firing, which develop from the Material Driven Design method, different firing temperatures will get different hues of scales.

Since the material retains a highly intact shape but is very brittle, adding polyvinyl acetate makes it malleable; I also grind it into powder for glazes and clay, with fish scales making up more than 30% of the total.

Using its combination with the embryonic body to sculpt objects, the voids and irregularities generated by the stacking of sheets create the beauty of a natural product, such as corals or clump flowers, which become boldly decorative materials.

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International Material Testing Laboratory Exchange and Cooperation Program

Project FS
2020

Sponsor: National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
Organizer: Zong-Han Lu (TW)
Co: Material Experience Lab (NL)
Designer: Pei-An Lin (TW)