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Yusen Hu™


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  1. Side Table
  2. Jean Cap
  3. Decks Chair
  4. CYLINDERS
  5. Hang for Fun lamp
  6. Emotion Breaker stool
  7. Reverse Grind table


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  1. Ceramic ashtray
  2. Shoes Rack
  3. Jean Wallet

  4. The Emotional Utilitarian

  5. Design Museum

  6. Christo early works Exhibition

  7. Numeric Skate Demo

  8. The British Museum

  9. Pitt rivers Museum

  10. Flax craft central
  11. Kate lecture
  12. LCC stiching tutorial

  13. BOX by Max Lamb

  14. Sheila Hicks: infinite potential

  15. Instagram viewing 1
  16. V&A Museum
  17. CCW MA graduation exhibition
  18. Scarf knitting
  19. Natural History Museum
  20. Tate Morden Museum
  21. The British Museum 2
  22. The Egyptian Museum
  23. Banksy Exhibition
  24. Tea table
  25. Cap making
  26. Unit 1 exhibition
  27. Remake shoes
  28. Antony Gormley Exhibition
  29. Tate Britain
  30. Newspaper Ceramic
  31. Aromatherapy tray
  32. Kettle’s Yard
  33. Paper samples for unit 2
  34. The Fitzwilliam Museum
  35. How to analyze the case
  36. Woodcuts
  37. Collect 2024
  38. Ceramic extrusion
  39. Tony’s cardboard space
  40. Tony’s tour London
  41. Ceramic London 2024
  42. Wheel-throw learning
  43. CSM shows 2024
  44. Tony’s tour East London
  45. Portland Carving tour
  46. FUMI Casa al mare
  47. Silicone Molding in summer break
  48. London Transportation Museum
  49. Dongyang Chinese furniture market
  50. Prototype redoing for previous work
  51. Jingdezhen visiting
  52. London Design Festival 2024
  53. Hang for Fun lamp
  54. Emotion Breaker stool
  55. Reverse Grind table


Yusen
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Previous works by Yusen have delved deeply into themes of functionality, sustainability, and humanization. Yusen’s practice highlights a curiosity about cultural influences and their potential to inform modern design approaches, blending cultural resonance with innovative environmental solutions.
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30. Newspaper Ceramic


I noticed a lot of old newspapers on public transportation and on the streets. I was thinking if I could make something out of these newspapers.

The first goal is that I want to make the container. In my first experiment, I used three methods to make it. The first method is to fold it into a paper cup first and then dip the slipper. Maybe I was too anxious and it was not completely dry when I dipped it for the second time. Then the cup was too soft and collapsed. There were also cracks when it finally dried.

The second method is to roll up the cup and then dip-dye the slipper, allowing the slipper to flow naturally to the bottom and seal it, forming a container. I dipped it three times in total, and the last time it was too dry, it caused cracks.

I only dip-dyed it once using the second method, but it wasn't strong enough so it basically fell apart.

The third method is to first tear the newspaper into pieces, then dip it in water, shape it into a bowl shape and then dip the slipper, repeat three times. The strength was still very low in the end, I think maybe I didn't shred the newspaper completely and didn't fully soak the newspaper.

I think the next time I make something like this, I might go for the second method. I can stuff clay inside the newspaper and roll it into a cylinder to make it stronger.


08/03/2024
I tried the way mentioned last time, but it still failed. The inner part with solid clay is strong but the shell with newspaper and liquid clay is very weak.



15/03/2024
After visiting the Collect 2024, I figured out a new way that was overlaping the newspaper with liquid clay for each pieces. I can change the each piece’s shape gradually so that the object can be curved bottle. The sample test was really successful. However, I also found something need to be noticed. I should ensure every piece dipped with enough liquid clay unless it would be weak and for the top surface I need to cover another piece without liquid clay to keep it clean. And the final object usually will be higher than only newspaper pieces overlapping because there is liquid clay in between pieces.
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