INT-310: Ceramic Futures Lighting

EXPLORE: DIGITAL CERAMICS + LIGHTING Explore digital fabrication processes that embrace the intersection of technology and craft, to design lighting that connects directly with our spaces and emotions. Hybridize digital processes with physical clay materials, such as rapid prototyping with clay casting and 3D tile making. Discover phenomena of light and color in space. Interrogate structure, texture and illumination effects using ceramic form, glazed surface, colors & reflectance. OPPORTUNITY: ENGAGE TACTILE ILLUMINATION Engage light & ceramics to bring lasting warmth into our lives and reconnect us with tactility. How might emotional light bridge beauty & function? And how might people experience light at home, outdoors & in their daily lives? LIGHTING DESIGN OUTCOMES Outcomes may range from: portable personal lanterns, to luminaires for a spectrum of interior & exterior moments, to lighting integrated with architectural surfaces. Design and fabricate full-scale working lighting, through a process of iterative prototyping. Therefore this class requires strong fabrication skills and digital modeling skills.