Ceramic Interface
An Exploration of Material and Interaction
Description
Electronic equipment is made from a variety of plastics and metals. They tend to become obsolete quickly and are difficult to recycle and reuse. This project explored the possibilities of designing electronic devices from ceramics. In three series of experiments on light, sound and haptics, the ‘Ceramic Interfaces’ project is iteratively exploring which technologies can be combined with ceramics, and what new applications and interactions this combination makes possible. Ceramics have interesting properties: depending on the material composition, they can be extremely stable, resistant to thermal shock or even electrically conductive. At the same time, the visual, acoustic and tactile properties of ceramics offer great scope for design, giving appliances a different material value.