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Candle Holder

2018
Artist/Maker
École Cantonale D'art De Lausanne
Alexis Georgacopoulos (designer)
Camile Blin (rendering designer)
Place of origin
Lausanne

Alexis Georgacopoulos (b. 1976) is a Greek designer who became the Director of the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2011. He studied at ECAL in 1999, completing a bachelor's degree in Product Design. Georgacopoulos was Head of ECAL’s bachelor's program in Industrial Design from 2000 to 2008, and Head of the department’s master's program from 2009 to 2012.

The 2018 ECAL Digital Market saw the creation of 45 3D printed objects by ECAL Product Design master’s students and ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). A range of innovative everyday objects were presented at Milan Design Week at the Spazio Orso 16, a 17th century Milanese palazzo, which had been turned into a production site and retail shop. The project investigated the possibilities of production on demand, emphasising how fast turnover within the design industry could become, and experimenting with new design details that are too intricate to achieve with traditional manufacturing techniques.

Object details

Object type
Candle Holder
Materials and techniques
Printed on demand on Formlab printers.
Extruded Plastic
Printed
Brief description
3D printed Candle Holder
Physical description
3D printed candle holder manufactured in black plastic with a smooth surface and a rounded handle.
Dimensions
  • Length: 87mm
  • Width: 78mm
  • Height: 78mm
Gallery label
(2021)
Individuality in serial production

Although mass-manufacture requires easily-produced uniform parts, designers have found ways to introduce elements of individual expression to their products. In the 1990s, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius experimented with firing porcelain at very high temperatures to create a dinner service of infinitely irregular plates, bowls and beakers. More recently, the retail concept ECAL Digital Market has exploited the possibilities of 3D printing for serial production. There are over 40 designs that feature details that cannot be achieved in a single step in more conventional manufacture. The designs are available to buy on demand, or customers can purchase a digital file to print the products themselves.

Porcelain beakers, plates and bowl
B-set, 1997 (manufactured 1999–2009)
Designed by Hella Jongerius
Manufactured by Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum, Netherlands
Porcelain Museum nos. C.142, 148, 149, 152-2009
Museum nos. C.134, 137, 139-2009: Given by Reino Liefkes

3D printer
Form 2, 2018
Designed and manufactured for Formlabs, USA
Plastic, metal and electronic components
Museum no. CD.63.1-2020

3D-printed objects
2018
Designed by Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler (flint), Chelsea Park (comb), Miji Noh (scissors), Mu-Hau Kao and Oscar Estrada (trinket tray), Carolien Niebling and Olli Hirvonen (bracelet), Alexis Georgacopoulos (candle holder), ECAL/Ignacio Merino (shoehorn), Big-Game (Whistle) for ECAL, Switzerland
Printed resin
Museum nos. CD.26, 27, 32, 36, 49, 50, 53, 54-2020

The object sits in the 'Automation and Labour' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.
Summary
Alexis Georgacopoulos (b. 1976) is a Greek designer who became the Director of the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2011. He studied at ECAL in 1999, completing a bachelor's degree in Product Design. Georgacopoulos was Head of ECAL’s bachelor's program in Industrial Design from 2000 to 2008, and Head of the department’s master's program from 2009 to 2012.

The 2018 ECAL Digital Market saw the creation of 45 3D printed objects by ECAL Product Design master’s students and ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). A range of innovative everyday objects were presented at Milan Design Week at the Spazio Orso 16, a 17th century Milanese palazzo, which had been turned into a production site and retail shop. The project investigated the possibilities of production on demand, emphasising how fast turnover within the design industry could become, and experimenting with new design details that are too intricate to achieve with traditional manufacturing techniques.
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.49-2020

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Record createdJune 24, 2021
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