T-Stool, Ceramic prototype, 3-3. 100 cm l. x 60 cm h. x 70 cm w. Materials: Press molded stoneware, with matte white glaze.
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Form testing through complexly folded surface
The two part rubber mold prior to assembly. The mold consists of 14 rubber parts and 30 epoxy components. A two part mold is required to provide a rigid surface for the pressing of the clay into the mold. The interior of the mold consists of a 3 mm
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A view inside one half of the mold. Roughly 150 kg of clay is pressed into the mold by hand. The surface is covered from the inside to a thickness of 1.5 cm by laying up 1.7 cm thick slabs. A special pressing technique was developed to maintain a un
Rigging required to manoeuver mold packed with 150kg of clay. The clay is pressed in from the bottom leaving a 1.5 cm continuous clay surface. After several days the clay reaches the leather-hard state and the mold is then suspended in stirrups and
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After glaze firing.
| T-STOOL PROJECT CREDITS | Design and Production:  Rhett Russo  in collaboration with  Katrin Mueller-Russo  | CNC machining:  Jeannie Wu  | Assembly of the positive:  Yasemin Uyar  | Ceramics assistant:&nbsp
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