{"id":12458,"date":"2025-07-12T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/3d-scans-of-athenian-facades-shape-porcelain-objects-by-yiannis-ghikas-and-myran\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:31:20","slug":"3d-scans-of-athenian-facades-shape-porcelain-objects-by-yiannis-ghikas-and-myran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/3d-scans-of-athenian-facades-shape-porcelain-objects-by-yiannis-ghikas-and-myran\/","title":{"rendered":"3D scans of athenian facades shape porcelain objects by yiannis ghikas and myran"},"content":{"rendered":"

yiannis ghikas turns building textures into porcelain objects<\/h2>\n

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Product designer Yiannis Ghikas<\/strong><\/a>, in collaboration with Myran Scandinavian Design, introduces Artificiel, a series of porcelain<\/strong><\/a> objects based on the sculpted cement surfaces found on mid-20th-century apartment buildings in Athens. The project documents and translates the city\u2019s vanishing artificiel facades<\/strong><\/a>, once crafted by hand and now threatened by new insulation regulations, into tangible domestic forms, like cups<\/strong><\/a> and bowls, using digital scanning and traditional casting techniques.<\/p>\n

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To preserve this overlooked layer of the city\u2019s material history, the designer scans three types of surviving artificiel patterns, chten\u00ed (fine), thrap\u00edna (medium), and koutali\u00e1 (coarse), from buildings in Kypseli and Kolonaki neighborhoods using photogrammetry<\/strong><\/a> and 3D modeling. These digital textures are then used to produce molds for porcelain objects, which were cast and manufactured in Portugal.<\/p>\n

100ml, 180ml and 300ml cups | all images by Giorgos Vitsaropoulos, unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n

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relocating the fading architectural skin of athens<\/h2>\n

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Artificiel refers to a colloquial term for a finishing method that gave many Athenian \u2018polykatoikia\u2019 buildings their textured cement exteriors. These surfaces were shaped manually by skilled construction workers known as \u2018pelekanoi\u2019 between the 1930s and 1970s. Though once a defining feature of Athenian urban architecture, they are now being covered or destroyed as external thermal insulation becomes the new norm under contemporary building standards.<\/p>\n

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Through Artificiel, Athens-based<\/strong><\/a> Yiannis Ghikas together with Myran offer a way to engage with the architectural skin of Athens in a moment when it risks being erased. Rather than preserving these surfaces in place, The series relocates these surfaces into a different context, one that is domestic and tactile. It draws attention to a vernacular aesthetic that is often ignored, yet remains central to the city\u2019s visual identity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Yiannis Ghikas collaborates with Myran Scandinavian Design for Artificiel<\/p>\n

this series is based on the sculpted cement surfaces found on Athens\u2019 mid-20th-century apartment buildings<\/p>\n

Koutalia pattern on the espresso cup<\/p>\n

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cast and manufactured in Portugal<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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the project documents and translates the city\u2019s vanishing artificiel facades | image by Alina Lefa<\/p>\n

translating facades into domestic forms through digital scanning | image by Vassilis Karidis<\/p>\n

the designer scans three types of surviving artificiel patterns | image by Alina Lefa<\/p>\n

digital textures are used to produce molds for porcelain objects | image courtesy Yiannis Ghikas<\/p>\n

a way to engage with the architectural skin of Athens | image courtesy Yiannis Ghikas<\/p>\n

these surfaces were shaped manually by skilled construction workers known as \u2018pelekanoi\u2019 | image courtesy Yiannis Ghikas<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong>\u00a0Artificiel Athens
\ndesigner:<\/strong>\u00a0Yiannis Ghikas<\/a> | @yiannisghikas<\/a> X Myran<\/a> | @myrandesign<\/a><\/p>\n

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designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<\/em>DIY submissions<\/em><\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<\/em>here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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edited by: thomai tsimpou | designboom<\/em><\/p>\n

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