These pieces are a part of a range of explorations looking at the opportunities that arise when 3D printing with plaster. The traditional way of making cast glass forms is called ‘lost wax casting’, meaning a wax positive is sculpted, invested in plaster, steamed out and then cast with glass. 3D printing the mould and bypassing the labour of making a wax positive is, in a sense, more time efficient – but what other opportunities are discovered through this new workflow?
How do digital manufacturing technologies mediate the making process?
