In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers’ design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their hands and tools to ...

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Digital imaging, virtual reality and 3D modeling have improved in the past decade but most designers and decision-makers are still unprepared to approve new designs without physical models. It's ...

WARREN, Mich. — Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's oldest materials: ...

Stylists at Mazda Motor Corp. are renowned for their faith in old-school clay modeling when it comes to creating the brand's curvaceous Kodo car designs. But to perfect the voluptuous bends and molten ...

London design studio Native & Co has used five different clays to design a set of tableware that's matched to specific oolong teas. The Wu collection includes five tea sets, originally made for an ...

For all the technology that goes into fabricating a car, its design process is still stubbornly analog. A car designer’s most valued tools and materials sound not unlike a fourth grader describing how ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you sat with small children playing with clay and mused about how much fun they're having? Molding this pliable stuff into whimsical ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This artist cuts clay to reveal designs on the inside. Tomoro Mizuno is a third-generation ceramist living in Japan. He uses a pottery technique ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The handcrafted shapes and unique textures of ceramic vases add dimension to any indoor space. As such, they have been popular in interior ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers' design studios: Full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used ...