rC6 sliP-MâChé

Students: Mingyi Xia, Xiangyu Zhou, Jiaqi Yao

Design: Christopher Fischlein, Guan Lee, Daniel Widrig

Theory: Ruby Law

This project harnesses the transformative potential of combining clay and paper. The composite materials exhibit excellent adhesion to various surfaces, minimizing self-cracking and expediting the dehydration and hardening process. During high-temperature firing, the paper component of the composite material gasifies and disappears, leaving behind porous structures. Leveraging these characteristics, we can bypass traditional pottery tools such as pottery wheels or plaster molds. Instead, we can swiftly and efficiently create thin shells using Papier-Mâché techniques and produce ceramic tiles with porous patterns using laminate techniques. These methods present innovative solutions for constructing modern ceramic buildings, sculptures, landscape structures, and more.