Save glass from failed pieces
The glass art community is an amazing and passionate group. We have been lucky enough to connect with Kugler (glass colour manufacture in Germany) and received some of their "off colour" colours that they couldn't sell for various defects or colour inaccuracies.
Further, we collect glass from local studios from their failed attempts, this ranges from cracked, dropped, inaccurate and pieces that have impurities or air bubbles in them. Shout out to Laurel and Amanda at https://www.hothaus.com.au/ for helping out and Danielle Color https://daniellecolon.squarespace.com/ for all her amazing help here and completing the first glass artist 3D printing residency with Maple Glass Printing.
Both the Kugler colour and broken glass pieces created the filament shown below. We love doing this compared to buying new glass.
Credit: Kugler Colour and Hothaus
This filament allowed us to produce many awesome pieces in various colours.
During Danielle's residency she brought glass which was broken and not going to be sold or recycled. We created filament from this glass (with no extra additives), to make clear material. This material was used to make the ring's shown in the below piece. The other pieces are plastic waste material, making this part virtually entirely made from "waste material".
Credit: This image is from the very talented Danielle Colon, see here.
Design Credit:
Rainbow piece: Konstantin Ikonomidis and Nitsan Bartov (the piece is a scaled interpretation of the Qaammat pavilion)
Green dragon: Remix of Cali-Dragon https://www.printables.com/@McGybeer
Red dragon: Remix of Dragon https://www.printables.com/@Brutal3dprints
What art pieces are possible using 3D printed glass? A: What would you like to make?
The dragon pieces shown are slightly modified from the original designs that were produced and shared online. Utilising 3D printing means that you don't need skills to produce parts by hand (glass blowing) or with intricate moulds.
This means glass becomes accessible, and perhaps for those who already work with glass, could take it to a new level and recycle their waste material, capturing value and indeed value adding to their practice.
The filament below is made from virgin glass. Interestingly, like a lot of glasses do, the colour changed depending on the heating / cooling cycle, turning from yellow to red once reheated to make filament.
Digital fabrication and production is becoming more versatile, reliable and important for many artists, designers and architects. Those who embrace change are able to push boundaries and be pioneers in their field.
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