Helix Vessel — a printed form.
A twisting, double-walled vessel that simply can't be moulded — only printed.
Homeware brand Form & Field wanted a hero centrepiece for a launch: a continuous helical surface with an inner channel, in a translucent material that would catch light.
Injection moulding was impossible without splitting the form. 3D printing let us produce the geometry in one piece — and iterate the twist until it was right.
Modelled, printed, polished.
Parametric CAD
The spiral was built parametrically so we could dial in pitch and wall thickness in seconds.
Resin print
Printed at 50-micron layers in clear resin, oriented to minimise visible supports.
Sand & clear-coat
Wet-sanded through grits and clear-coated to a glass-like, light-catching finish.
"It became the centrepiece of the whole launch — people couldn't stop touching it."
— Creative Director, Form & Field
The run of twelve sold out at launch. Printing let the brand test three twist variations before committing — and produce a form their moulders had said was impossible.