INTERACTIVE TEAPOT

Digital impromptu investigates bridging the gap between design thinking and production in digital design and fabrication practices by integrating design parameters and materiality in a non-linear interactive environment in collaboration with robotic arms. 

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Within this concept, "Interactive teapot" explores the possibilities of the real-time design system and thinking methodology in a light printing scenario. As the designer communicates their intent in changing the design by their gesture, the robotic arm updates the toolpath.  the interaction makes it possible to explore variations in design while preserving the integrity of the design concept, e.g. the teapot. 

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The study brings artisanal free-hand making into real-time digital prototyping with robotic arms. Results show great potential in exploring design options by encoding uncertainty and embracing material instabilities into an integrated digital thinking-robotic fabrication workflow. In this framework, design is an accumulation of momentary decisions within the spectrum of allowed possibilities.