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ALL ABOUT
ART

New Delft Blue

Delft, Netherlands

ew Delft Blue is a pioneering
project in the historic Dutch city
NDelft, designed and 3D printed
by Studio RAP. The project reinterprets
the world-famous decorative qualities and
design vocabulary of Delft Blue porcelain.
By fusing 3D clay printing, computational
design, and artisanal glazing, New Delft
Blue hopes to unfold a new architectural
potential of ceramic ornamentation in the
21st century.

The Design
The lush communal courtyard of the
PoortMeesters residential building block,
which is part of the large-scale urban
redevelopment Nieuw Delft, is framed by
two large entry gates. The gates, roughly
four metres wide, eight metres high, and
twelve metres deep, cover a large public
staircase. These gates refer to Delft as

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