LUNARSPHERE・ISSUE OO4

FOUR PHASES OF LUNAR ARTEFACTS DESIGN

At Lunar Artefacts, no detail is too small to be considered. Each object begins not with a machine, but a moment — a gesture on paper, an idea taking form. In this month’s LunarSphere, we open the studio doors and share the four-part process that quietly shapes the design of every Artefact.

every product begins with a sketch

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SKETCHING

Every product begins here — with a sketch. Not plotted by software, but drawn by hand. It’s where design thinking meets purpose — a space to explore proportions, test ideas, and refine intention. This first stroke holds the soul of the object to come. It’s expressive, imperfect, and full of questions.

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SCULPTING

From thought to form, we move into clay. This is where we get our hands dirty — quite literally. Sculpting allows us to feel the shape before we define it.

The clay doesn’t lie; it invites slow decisions and tactile feedback. This is design at its most human: shapes are tested, reworked, reshaped — not for perfection, but for feeling.

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CAD MODELLING

Once form meets function, the translation begins. We move from intuition to precision — refining every curve, tuning tolerances, and engineering the inner architecture.

Digital tools allow us to honour the original sketch while preparing each Artefact to be tested, built, and held — without compromise.

how the object lives in the hand, on the desk, in the world.

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PROTOTYPING

The final prototype is born in layers. Our 3D prints aren’t just technical steps — they’re rehearsals.We hold them, use them, scrutinise their balance and scale. They reveal what the screen cannot: how the object lives in the hand, on the desk, in the world.