SOKEI
was one of the projects I contributed to during my internship at the Siin Siin studio in Tokyo. Initiated by a workshop equipped with a large-scale 3D printer, several studios and designers were invited to reinterpret the machine’s capabilities and to explore new material possibilities.
Siin Siin chose to work not with perfect prints, but with failed extrusions, excess material and production leftovers. These fragments were heated, melted, cut and recombined with steel, aluminium and magnetic elements, revealing an unexpected formal language.
As a design intern, I took part in the handling, assembly and visual documentation of the process, discovering how waste and error can become resources, opening new perspectives for circular and experimental design.
Siin Siin chose to work not with perfect prints, but with failed extrusions, excess material and production leftovers. These fragments were heated, melted, cut and recombined with steel, aluminium and magnetic elements, revealing an unexpected formal language.
As a design intern, I took part in the handling, assembly and visual documentation of the process, discovering how waste and error can become resources, opening new perspectives for circular and experimental design.
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