FROM CODE TO CLAY:
Rockella Member Alejandra Rojas Leads Ceramic 3D Printing Workshop at One Eyed Studios
Join Rockella Member Alejandra Rojas At One Eyed Studios
We’re excited to highlight Rockella Member Alejandra Rojas, who will be hosting a ceramic 3D printing workshop this May at One Eyed Studios as part of Rockella’s Open Studio Month (ROS2026).
Alejandra, who works out of her studio at One Eyed Studios, brings together digital design and material process in a two-part workshop that guides participants from parametric modeling to a finished ceramic object. This is a unique opportunity to step inside a working artist’s studio and engage directly with an emerging intersection of technology and craft.
The in-person portion of the workshop will take place during Ridgewood Open Studios 2026, when the neighborhood opens its doors to the public, and as part of Rockella’s broader Open Studio Month programming across all three buildings. More details on that to come!
About the workshop
This two-part experience introduces participants to the full workflow of ceramic 3D printing, from digital design to physical form.
What you’ll learn:
Grasshopper to Cura workflow for clay printing
Hands-on printer operation and clay preparation
How to design and print your own vessel to take home
Participants will work in a small-group setting, allowing for direct guidance and hands-on experience throughout the process.
workshop details
Part 1 (Online)
Saturday, May 2
About Alejandra
10 AM–1 PM EST
Part 2 (In Person)
Saturday, May 9
Part of Open Studio Month
10 AM–4 PM EST
Location: One Eyed Studios, NYC 6 spots
Capacity: 6 participants
Cost: $450 early bird (first 3) / $500 regular
No prior experience is required. Rhino + Grasshopper files will be provided.
Learn More + Register
Alejandra Rojas is an architect who designs in clay. She created her studio to continue her architectural practice at the scale of everyday objects. Each piece is a fragment of a building, a space translated into an object you can hold.
Her process bridges systematic architectural thinking with material craft: she starts with digital algorithms to generate form, then employs traditional slip-casting techniques to fabricate them. The result is objects that function as vessels, candlesticks, and tables, but exist primarily as structural inquiries. Questions about form asked through clay.
She has taught fabrication at university level and led workshops at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Design Morphine, and Parametric Architecture, where she was recognized as a Top 10 Women Instructor. Her CODED FORMS workshop brings this practice into her studio, teaching participants to design and 3D print their own parametric ceramic vessels.
This workshop is one of many events taking place during Rockella’s Open Studio Month this May, a building-wide initiative across all locations that invites the public into our creative spaces.
The in-person session coincides with Ridgewood Open Studios 2026, when One Eyed Studios will be participating alongside the wider neighborhood. More details about our Open Studio programming will be shared in April.
Spots are limited and expected to fill quickly.
Register here:
https://byalejandradesign.com/teaching/coded-forms
To learn more about Alejandra’s practice and her work at Rockella, explore her feature in our Member Spotlight series on the website.