Digital technology has become an inseparable part of my design process, although the relationship between technology and making is more interesting than the familiar debate about one replacing the other.
In a recent contribution to The Tiles of India, I explore how digital processes have expanded the possibilities of architectural surface design, particularly in mosaic, terrazzo and ceramics. The freedom to experiment with geometry, proportion and pattern is extraordinary, but the knowledge and judgement of the people who turn those ideas into physical materials remain just as important.
The article considers how these two worlds continue to inform one another, and why the most interesting developments often happen somewhere between them.
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