Experiment → 1-B4
1-B4
Output
Composition:
70% porcelain with 30% recycled stoneware waste aggregates from discarded cups from the studio Arquiles Ceramica - wheel-thrown ceramic objects handmade in Ílhavo, Portugal by Inês Soares.
This material samples contain a percentage of 30% of broken pieces like cups and plates which did not result perfectly enough to be sold.
specs
Production Process:
• waste collection
• manual shredding process with a hammer to destroy the object into smaller pieces
• ceramic shredder (jaw crusher and than hammer mill machine) with support of CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials to get a fine waste ceramic powder
• Portioning 100ml of ceramic paste with a composition of 30% waste powder and 70% liquid raw material and additional 5-10% water if necessary
• slip casting mould
• drying phase
Firing:
• bisque firing - low firing with temperature of 950℃
• second firing - high firing with temperature of 1250℃
Referencia:
1 - B4
1 (70%) - porcelain
B4 (30%) - fired stoneware
001 - Aveiro district