At least partly because this is 3D Printing, and I seem to recall ages ago mentioning that coil-pots are basically a 3D-Printing process… that whole history repeating thing. The quality of this is amazing. And you can do it too.
This is another example of just how fast technology is moving. The last examples of 3D printed pottery I posted here were these
About 2.5 years ago.
On Addiction
And The Void Mooned Back...
The Spirit Of The World
A Machine to Steal Souls
More Anti Digital
Thync
Robotic Sensory Loops and Whatnot
Cartestian Robot Roundup.
Post-Scarcity Link-Dump
Servo Bender
2.5 years? Ancient history!
You know, Genomicon, in 1.7 years from today they will be able to print our houses!
http://www.3dprinter.net/man-who-prints-houses
Takes a lot of the intuition and/or trial & error outof ceramic design. Now the computer will be able to do a quick analysis to test if the design is strong enough before you even make it.
No more little pieces cracking off pottery sculptures during or after firing, coz they were just a little too unsupported, or too thin, or explode in the kiln coz it was too thick, etcetc.