# Pressure-Pounded Dishware Granby Workshop's 'Splatware' is Created Using an 11,000-Pound Press By Joey Haar | Published 2017-09-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splatware References: [fastcodesign](https://www.fastcodesign.com/90140771/these-stunning-plates-were-smashed-into-shape-by-an-11000-pound-industrial-machine?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcodesign&utm_content=feedburner) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/636317056/splatware-unique-ceramic-tableware) Ceramicists aren't known for working in a particularly stressful, high-pressure industry, but the Splatware collection makes use of high-pressure industrial machines to create [beautiful ceramics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beginner-ceramics). The collection, which is part of a collaboration between UK design studios Assemble and Granby Studio, is made by pressing clay between a high-powered industrial press that pushes out 11,000 pounds of pressure. Splatware's unique construction technique is far from a gimmick. The industrial machine allows for each piece of dishware in the collection to be entirely unique from one another while still allowing for hundreds of [dishes and mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carolina-k) to be fired at a relatively low cost of labor. Indeed, all the ceramicists need to do is decide on a general pattern, then place a blob of clay into the machine and let pressure take care of the rest. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/kitchen) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **High-pressure Manufacturing:** The use of high-pressure industrial machines in manufacturing processes, like the Splatware collection, offers unique and customizable products. - **Unique Mass Production:** The Splatware collection showcases how industrial machines can produce large quantities of ceramic dishware with individualized designs. - **Low-cost Labor Efficiency:** By utilizing high-powered industrial presses, the Splatware collection demonstrates a cost-effective labor process for creating hundreds of unique ceramics. ### Where This Applies - **Ceramics Manufacturing:** The ceramics industry can explore the use of high-pressure industrial machines to create customizable and cost-effective products. - **Industrial Design:** The field of industrial design can incorporate high-pressure manufacturing techniques to produce uniquely crafted and mass-produced products. - **Tableware Retail:** Tableware retailers can capitalize on the trend of unique mass production to offer customers a wide range of individually designed dishware collections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Innovative Ceramic Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceramic-tableware1.md) - [Algorithmic Ceramic Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texture-ware.md) - [Experimental Pottery Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourd-project.md) - [Revived Mid-Century Serveware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tortugaware.md) - [Colorful Large-Scale Ceramic Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-floris-rubben.md) - [Repurposed Studio Scrap Pottery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daon-pottery.md) - [Vibrantly Designed Playful Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hem.md) - [Porcelain Dinnerware Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monte-porcelain.md) - [Handmade Kitchen Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/il-buco-vita-x-commune-design.md)