A Virtual Potter's Wheel by Unfold and Tim Knapen

The devoted Switched readers and design nuts among you will remember that we covered Belgian studio Unfold's ceramic 3-D printer back in February. Now, Unfold has teamed up with interaction designer Tim Knapen to create 'L'artisan Electronique,' a sort of virtual potter's wheel.

Using Unfold's 3-D printer, which converts ceramic powder into solid forms with a coiling technique (that has its roots in traditional pottery), Knapen has helped to design a virtual space -- monitored by 3-D scanning cameras -- where people can shape the literally formless ether into amphorae fit for an ultramodern king. We don't have video of the process just yet, but we'll be sure to update if we can hunt some down. [From: Designboom]