Program Overview

Program Overview

The program focuses on ceramic flower pot design, with a course name of Ceramic 3D Printing Practice. It falls under the domain of digital manufacturing and is led by instructor Li Jianyou.

Program Details

• The program's outcome is centered around ceramic sustainable recycling and reuse, combined with digital manufacturing technology.
  • Students attempt to reuse ceramic waste by mixing it with new clay, processing it through a pug mill, and creating a regenerative material that can be used again.
  • Utilizing Grasshopper for parametric design, students control the printing path points' displacement and height difference through programming, creating ceramic objects with rhythmic and variable surface textures.
  • Each piece of work has a unique tactile sensation and dynamic visual effect.
• The design outcomes cover a variety of shapes, including containers and structural bodies, which are printed using a specially made ceramic 3D printer and then fired.

Program Objectives

The overall process emphasizes the integration of "digital design × sustainable materials × ceramic practice," enabling students to understand and master the entire process, from material sourcing to design generation logic and production practice. This integration achieves a holistic thought transformation from recycling to creation.

Program Affiliations

Guiding Units

• Ministry of Education's Higher Education Deep Cultivation Program
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's Office of Academic Affairs

Organizing Units

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's Teaching Development Center, Creative Factory

Research Areas

The program explores the intersection of digital manufacturing, sustainable materials, and ceramic art, focusing on innovative applications of ceramic 3D printing technology and sustainable practices in art and design.