Dutch designer Floris Wubben designs the new Studio Floris Wubben collection, which is made up of large-scale ceramics that play with function and shape. It was presented by SPC during London Craft Week and the work is made by low-tech bespoke machines that are designed by Wubben himself. The inspiration lies within nature and the materials found there.
Wubben shares “My view of what is possible has changed. As you develop a process, with this mastery comes a sort of uber focus on the extrusion process itself, its boundaries become less and more things become attainable. The main process that takes place at the studio is the extrusion of clay. The other processes, such as woodworking, grinding, metalwork, glazing, and resin work, are all there to make the extrusion possible.”
Image Credit: Floris Wubben
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Large-scale Ceramics
- Opportunity to disrupt the traditional ceramics industry by exploring the potential of large-scale ceramic pieces and the low-tech, bespoke machines that create them.
- Nature-inspired Design
- Opportunity to disrupt the design industry with a focus on nature-inspired, functional pieces that challenge traditional norms.
- Low-tech Design Tools
- Opportunity to disrupt the tool and manufacturing industries by exploring the potential of low-tech, bespoke machines in the creation of unique designs.
Sectors Adopting This
- Ceramics
- Opportunity to explore large-scale ceramics and the design possibilities they offer, using low-tech manufacturing processes.
- Design
- Opportunity to challenge traditional design norms by focusing on nature-inspired, functional pieces using new and unconventional methods of production.
- Manufacturing
- Opportunity to disrupt the manufacturing industry by exploring the potential of low-tech, bespoke machines to create unique and functional designs.
