Pottery studios produce many discarded pieces alongside finished products. Students witness the waste firsthand, raising concerns about what happens to the unwanted ceramics. Daon sought to transform this waste into new materials rather than viewing it as trash. The project draws design inspiration from nature, particularly birds and their nests. The final collection comprises playful yet functional pottery pieces formed from recycled ceramics, showcasing the potential for creativity in waste reduction and upcycling.
The process started with carving gold foam to explore forms and figure out what shapes worked best. After that, the team experimented with blending recycled bisque-fired ceramics.
Instead of treating broken ceramics as trash, the team started treating them as raw material, looking for ways to give those cast-off pieces a second life.
The main product is the nest, designed to hold and gather. The smaller pieces act as birds, able to flock together or stand apart.
Pottery students see up close that making just one perfect piece means tossing out countless others along the way, raising questions about the waste.
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