The development of this unique design is a fascinating journey; my post-graduate involved 3D computer modelling and rapid prototyping utilising stereo lithographic resin system (1996). At that time the software was bespoke for creating organic shapes suitable for slip casting and other ceramics manufacturing methods and had to be run on Silicon Graphics Indy computers. The course was sponsored by the E.U and all the big guns in the Stoke area ceramics industries at that time. This rather usefully gave me a free hand in putting a pet project of mine to the head honchos at Wedgwood. I presented the following  quick concept sketches, scamps and images for my “Droid”