dave hakkens: shrinking ceramic jugs

shrinking ceramic jugs by dave hakkens

eindhoven-based dave hakkens has developed as series of ceramic jugs that take influence from the characteristics of shrinking porcelain. by exploring the boundaries of the processes involved, hakkens conceived a master mold with a variety of textures and materials through slip-casting. due to a 14% incremental kiln shrinkage rate, each form is used as a template for further processing the jugs into smaller versions. from this, the original 5 liter mold is transformed into a collection of 10 objects with the smallest being 10 milliliters.

shrinking jug video

size comparison

product view

scale from shrinking process

different materials utilized for jug form

detail

production process

slip-cast molds

original concept