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Porcelain, whipped and printed

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workPorcelain Foam: experiment and potential (Charlotte Becker and Eva Conci), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nl

Other sources

  1. Additive porcelain (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
  2. DDC Award 2025 listing ddc.de
  3. kober-porzellan.de/en kober-porzellan.de

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Two stacked blocks of porcelain foam on a lab bench, the lower one riddled with open poresImage: Charlotte Becker & Eva ConciMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
A hand pours porcelain slip into a laboratory mixer as foam rises in a beakerImage: Charlotte Becker & Eva ConciMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Diagram comparing two ways to make a ceramic foam: a polymer sponge coated in slip and burned away, against air beaten straight into porcelain slipImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Press kit 2397 project text: conventional foams pyrolize polymer templates; direct foaming introduces air into the slip, organic additives stabilize bubbles; drying is the primary challenge (source lines drawn on the graphic)
Slide 4
Diagram in two boxes: Becker's water filter, where liquid runs through foam elements and the makers say it filters down to microorganisms; Conci's acoustic panel, where sound loses energy as heat by friction in the poresImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Press kit 2397: filtration down to microorganisms (maker claim, SEM named, no data); acoustic absorber converts sound energy into heat through friction; heat-resistant and moisture-resistant (source lines drawn on the graphic)
Slide 5
A glazed porcelain vessel with the rippled layers of 3D printingImage: Leonhard WellnhoferMuseum or journal record
Slide 6
Rows of porcelain foam test pieces and small vessels from the makers' material testsImage: Charlotte Becker & Eva ConciMuseum or journal record
Ring frame
Coffee mill, Rijksmuseum (BK-NM-11177-58)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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