New Technologies, Traditional Techniques looks at the ways in which traditional making techniques are transformed by new digital technologies, particularly digital fabrication. The course introduces digital fabrication as a method of contemporary making, using case study analysis, exploratory exercises and studio based guidance.

The course provides a transitional pathway from analogue to digital methods of object production, and builds on theoretical foundations of machine design and craft to link CAD, 3D modelling and rendering with material forming technologies. Students will learn how to use computational design and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) technologies such as 3D printing, engraving, laser cutting, routing and engraving to create studio project work in a range of media including ceramics, metal, textile, timber and paper.

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