Waffle Coaster by Alterfact is a small-batch porcelain mesh coaster that protects timber surfaces while functioning as a considered design object — proof that 3D printing in clay can be both precise and quietly beautiful.
About This Object
Produced by Melbourne design studio Alterfact, the Waffle Coaster is a limited edition porcelain mesh object designed to sit beneath your drink and spare your table. Made from glazed porcelain with a silicone base, it is available in three sizes to suit different vessels and contexts. This is not a mass-produced accessory — it is a small-batch design object that reflects Alterfact's sustained inquiry into 3D printing with clay as a manufacturing process. The waffle mesh structure is both functional and formally resolved, sitting comfortably at the intersection of utility and craft.
Key Features
- Available in three sizes: Large 100x100x10mm, Medium 80x80x10mm, Small 75x75x10mm
- Materials: Porcelain, glaze, silicone
- Designed by Alterfact
What You'll Discover
- How 3D printing in clay produces mesh geometries that would be impossible through traditional ceramic forming techniques
- The tension between utilitarian function and considered material craft in small-batch production
- A design object that rewards close attention — the waffle structure reads differently at scale, from across a table or held in hand
- Alterfact's signature approach: pushing a process associated with plastics into the language of ceramics and glaze
About the Designer
Alterfact is a design studio whose practice centres on 3D printing in clay as a small-batch manufacturing process. They work to expand what is possible within a medium historically associated with plastic, engaging with its utilitarian connotations while producing objects of formal precision. More at alterfact.net.
Specifications
- Format: Design object — porcelain coaster
- Dimensions: Large: 100x100x10mm / Medium: 80x80x10mm / Small: 75x75x10mm
- Materials: Porcelain, glaze, silicone
- ISBN: [Details available upon request]
- Publisher: [Details available upon request]
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, designers, and interiors-minded collectors who appreciate functional objects produced through rigorous material thinking. Available in-store and via click-and-collect only — this item is part of our Souvenir collection and cannot be shipped.