Category Archives: The Brick Project

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Project Partner: Ibstock Brick Limited

The Brick Assembly project enables groups of students to study the real life manufacture of clay products. Special shaped bricks, such as Ibstock’s Umbra range, offer designers the opportunity to explore relief in the creation of brick surfaces. This apparently simple creation of form using the mouldable properties of clay relies on careful manipulation of the raw material and consideration of how the final product could be used.

Students plan to investigate the process of special shape brick manufacture developing a working process as they develop a new prototype using clay. They will use the workshop facilities at Parkside to explore the potential of both material and various processes. A site visit to an Ibstock Brick factory site is planned to allow comparison with current brick manufacturing processes.

Documentary of the Brick Project

There are many opportunities for cross-over in the number of departments at the Faculty of Arts, Design & Media – where Co.LAB sits in. Media students recently completed an assignment to document different activities occurring in the faculty. One of

Documentary of the Brick Project

There are many opportunities for cross-over in the number of departments at the Faculty of Arts, Design & Media – where Co.LAB sits in. Media students recently completed an assignment to document different activities occurring in the faculty. One of

Group D- Throwing Bricks

Olivia Myttion Eglal Yafai Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Group D- Throwing Bricks

Olivia Myttion Eglal Yafai Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Group D- Brick Throwing Process

Olivia Myttion Eglal Yafai Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Group D- Brick Throwing Process

Olivia Myttion Eglal Yafai Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Group D – Final Mould Process

This is the process of making our mould using plywood. Eglal Yafai Olivia Myttion Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Group D – Final Mould Process

This is the process of making our mould using plywood. Eglal Yafai Olivia Myttion Stuart Lee Adam Scrimshaw

Co.Lab Group 4: Brick Project

This block post will show design iterations 1-4 that have been thrown and fired using brick clay…

Co.Lab Group 4: Brick Project

This block post will show design iterations 1-4 that have been thrown and fired using brick clay…

Brick Design & Modelling – Group C

After conducting our precedent studies, we split as a group in order to produce three brick designs, each aiming to create a design both aesthetically and structurally different.   Above, you will see my three brick designs, named ‘The Wave’,

Brick Design & Modelling – Group C

After conducting our precedent studies, we split as a group in order to produce three brick designs, each aiming to create a design both aesthetically and structurally different.   Above, you will see my three brick designs, named ‘The Wave’,

The brick Project – Group B – Brick throwing

Once the mould has been made and the Ibstock clay was ready we could throw the bricks to experiment with the mould and to see if there were any problems with the mould. It was down to me to ensure

The brick Project – Group B – Brick throwing

Once the mould has been made and the Ibstock clay was ready we could throw the bricks to experiment with the mould and to see if there were any problems with the mould. It was down to me to ensure

Brick group A – Week 8

Week 8 – We came across a mistake with our final mould.  We noticed that our design was on the wrong face of the brick, so we had to re-make the mould. We made it my hand using the band

Brick group A – Week 8

Week 8 – We came across a mistake with our final mould.  We noticed that our design was on the wrong face of the brick, so we had to re-make the mould. We made it my hand using the band

Brick Group A – Week 7

Week 7 – We made our final 3 brick moulds and hand threw our bricks. To make our moulds we used plywood and jelutong wood. For two of our designs we used the CNC machine to cut out our design

Brick Group A – Week 7

Week 7 – We made our final 3 brick moulds and hand threw our bricks. To make our moulds we used plywood and jelutong wood. For two of our designs we used the CNC machine to cut out our design