In 1981, a mysterious buyer purchased a handful of glasses designed by Cini Boeri at the Arnolfo di Cambio store in Beverly Hills. The following year, the glasses appeared in the iconic sci-fi film Bladerunner, when Harrison Ford’s character, Deckard, drinks from one.
I was inspired by Boeri’s silhouette and made what you see here, which I’ve dubbed the “Unicorn Cup.”
It’s designed in CAD software and constructed in a very high quality translucent white porcelain, created using a ceramic 3d printer. This cup is handmade and finished — the inside is glazed a satin matte white and the exterior remains raw , accenting the lines and form, and hinting at how the cup was made.
This white porcelain behaved strangely when printed, leaving distortions throughout the structure, which are visible in the images. They are structurally safe but I’ve deemed them “seconds,” which means they are being sold at a reduced price because of the cosmetic irregularities.
The faceted bases of these cups are not 3D printed, they are slabs that have been hand carved and finished, by me, creating a hybrid between the digital and handmade.
Designed, assembled, hand finished, and fired in Burbank, CA by one person.
In 1981, a mysterious buyer purchased a handful of glasses designed by Cini Boeri at the Arnolfo di Cambio store in Beverly Hills. The following year, the glasses appeared in the iconic sci-fi film Bladerunner, when Harrison Ford’s character, Deckard, drinks from one.
I was inspired by Boeri’s silhouette and made what you see here, which I’ve dubbed the “Unicorn Cup.”
It’s designed in CAD software and constructed in a very high quality translucent white porcelain, created using a ceramic 3d printer. This cup is handmade and finished — the inside is glazed a satin matte white and the exterior remains raw , accenting the lines and form, and hinting at how the cup was made.
This white porcelain behaved strangely when printed, leaving distortions throughout the structure, which are visible in the images. They are structurally safe but I’ve deemed them “seconds,” which means they are being sold at a reduced price because of the cosmetic irregularities.
The faceted bases of these cups are not 3D printed, they are slabs that have been hand carved and finished, by me, creating a hybrid between the digital and handmade.
Designed, assembled, hand finished, and fired in Burbank, CA by one person.
