Moulds built from layers of MDF

The project

Archicercle’s contribution was to manufacture MDF moulds from laser-cut layers bonded together. This layered construction formed the contours, recesses and relief details required in each piece, with a different role depending on the subsequent process.

The moulds were built up by stacking cut MDF layers. Cutting defined the geometry of each layer, while adhesive bonding brought the parts together to form the complete object. The studio’s documented involvement focused on this manufacturing work.

The mould intended for injection moulding incorporated shapes and recesses created through this layered construction. Its geometry combined an organic outline with numerous cut-outs and slots distributed across the surface.

A prototype mould was manufactured for plastic thermoforming, also using laser-cut and bonded MDF. It was intended for a process in which a heated plastic sheet is drawn onto tooling under vacuum, taking its shape and retaining it as it cools.

For the work intended for plaster pieces produced by Itálica Decoraciones, the MDF served as a master mould. An intermediate silicone mould would be made from it, into which plaster would then be poured. The piece incorporated the lettering ‘ZARA LENCERIA’; Archicercle’s work concerned the manufacture of the master, rather than the production of the finished plaster pieces.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.