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Tessera modular clay-printed assembly

Tessera

Clay 3D printing2024
Timeline
4 month
Team
Independent
Role
Computation designer
Skills
Gcode generation, clay 3D printing, prototyping

TL;DR

Tessera is a clay 3D printing project that uses fractals to optimize printing toolpath. By leveraging the intricate patterns and self-replicating structures of fractals, the project explores how recursive patterns could be used to create continuous toolpaths that increase potential for scalability and modularity.

Research Framework: Material & Volume

Figma material, volume, structure, and clay-printing research framework

Form Finding: Shape Grammar

Figma shape grammar and recursive form-finding study

Design Iterations

Figma composition of Tessera toolpath, joint, module, and assembly iterations

Final Iteration: Assembly

Figma final Tessera assembly parts and processFigma documentation of the completed Tessera assembly
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