Designing a Ceramic Collection: The Slip Casting Technique
Creating the Mold 1
A course by Avi Ben Shoshan , Product Designer
About the video: Creating the Mold 1
Overview
“It's time to start creating a simple plaster mold for clay casting, using ready-made objects as a base. For this project, I used a plastic pipe to create a cylinder mold. First, I will show you how to fill the object with clay to ensure it won't float when submerged in the plaster. Then, I will create a wall using clay around the pipe. Finally, I will place the mold keys on the clay surface. ”
In this video lesson Avi Ben Shoshan addresses the topic: Creating the Mold 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing a Ceramic Collection: The Slip Casting Technique. Make your own ceramic collection by creating simple yet adaptable molds for unique shapes using slip casting, coloring techniques, and design thinking .
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating the Mold In this lesson, we'll create our plaster mold using a simple ready-made object. For our project, I decided to choose a very simple shape, a cylinder. You can choose any type of shape you want but I suggest you to go with simple shapes for the beginning. As I mentioned before, the object needs to have a clean and smooth texture so it won't stick to the plaster. Since we'll create a two-part mold, we'll need to find the center of the object so we can divide it into two parts. For example, the plastic pipe I chose already has some lines on it. I can use those lines to find ...”
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Course summary for: Designing a Ceramic Collection: The Slip Casting Technique
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, Design, DIY, Fine Arts, Interior Decoration
Avi Ben Shoshan
A course by Avi Ben Shoshan
Avi Ben Shoshan is a product designer based in Tel Aviv and the creative director of his ceramics studio ABS Objects. In 2017 he graduated from the industrial design program at Shenkar College and was awarded a Studio First scholarship at the Binyamin Center, which defined his career as a product designer specializing in ceramics.
A year later, Avi started his own studio where he teaches, makes ceramics, and collaborates with creatives in fashion, jewelry, food, and beyond. He showcases his work in exhibitions and galleries and sells his products both in Tel Aviv and in shops around the world. He also shares his work with over 19K followers on Instagram.
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