China?

Year: 2007
Production: Limited edition
Material: Polyjet technology
Commission: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Exhibition: Dream Makers
Curator: Alex Ward
Collection: Design Museum Holon

A 3D printed vase. The chosen printing material has similar characteristics to fine china. It is decorated with oriental features that in the past could only be hand-crafted by masters, thus raising the questions: What is the future of manual skills and tradition, and what is the future of “real” materials?