Working with cork and clay is a challenging task. We experimented with creating  a mixture of cork and clay, by pouring powdered cork into clay, but the result was not satisfying. We also tried to combine the two materials in bigger elements, but clay cracked and contracted after drying. Thus, we decided to work only with cork, making finger joints that were very stable and created an interesting lighting effect.

For the 3d printing excercise we created a platonic solid using the rhino polyhedron extension. We fabricated 8 joints, which were connestd with plastic sticks. The finishing of the holes in the joints was not accurate ( they needed to be a little bit melted) and we should consider making deeper holes, so that the model would be more stable.

For the milling excercise our team chose to test clay. We milled a foam mold to pour powder clay in it, creating twice an organic shape. The procedure helped us realize the challenges we had to face working with clay. The mold needed almost a week to dry and there was a small, but notable contraction on the fabricated design which was different for the two shapes we created, probably due to the different percentages of powder clay and water between the two molding procedures.

For the laser cutting excercise our team worked with 3mm cork sheet. The material in such  thickness is very flexible but quite brittle. We tried several designs, from which the one that could be synthesized in a sphere was this cutout sphere. However, the fabricated result was extremely unstable.