This first-year course engaged with the use of 3D printing technologies for visualising and creating 3D forms. Tutoring involved leading computer based studios, which focused on developing students' digital capabilities within the field of Industrial Design.

This summer scholarship explored voxel multi-material printing using Polyjet technology. Distributing functional materials spatially through voxel 3D printing is a paradigm shift in the design and making of dynamic composite materials and objects. This offers unprecedented control over the effective material properties of objects, where shape and materiality can be manipulated to create products with fundamentally transformative functionality.

This course centred around investigating real-world issues through interaction design methodologies to identify problems, needs and desires that can be addressed through physical and digital interactions. Tutoring involved guiding students through their development of design scenarios and prototype interactions.

Advances in multi-material printing allow print material to be supported by air and liquid. This paves the way for printing metamaterials with cellular structures and networks of voids and channels that facilitate dynamic movement and novel material properties. Typically, 3D printing of intricate structures involves support material, which must be removed through an extensive manual post-printing cleaning process. This research explored a novel approach of using the printer’s cleansing liquid as a replacement for this sacrificial material, successfully acting as an instantly removable support material.