A new project at the Royal College of Art asks the question: can new qualities and economies of production be achieved by the application of digital laser printed ceramic transfers to a commercial context?

Funded by the Academic Humanities Research Council, the project started in March 2015 and will run over two years led by Professor Martin Smith working with researcher Dr Steve Brown.  Smith and Brown will display some of the early results from their research project alongside work from their own practice and their industrial partners.

The digital laser printed transfer system offer the potential of enhancing qualities, speeds and economies for commercial production, yet to date it has not been adopted by large-scale UK ceramic manufacturers.

This project will form a consortium of experts in the field that bring together the pioneers of digital laser printed ceramic transfers and their UK partners Digital Ceramic Systems, with the ceramic manufacturers, Royal Crown Derby, in whose facility the technology will be explored and applied in the context of high value commercial ceramic production.

Image: Extending the Potential for the Digitally Printed Ceramic Surface