Abstract
Mass customization is pointed as a means of improving a company’s competitiveness, which is an essential trait in Europe’s economic situation of today. This paper reports a mockup implementation of the mass customization paradigm to ceramic tableware design, through the use of shape grammars, parametric modelling and rapid prototyping. Focus is emphasized on the initial development of a parametric shape grammar as a design system, operating on curved surfaces and solids. Mapping operations are suggested for dealing with the formal complexity of these shapes. This initial academic experiment poses as a first step into the development of a mass customization system that is expected to meet industry standards.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference |
| Editors | Rudi Stouffs, Sevil Sariyildiz |
| Place of Publication | Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands |
| Pages | 635-644 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2013 |