Design in earth: an experience in the manufacture of utilitarian artefacts in rammed earth

This article presents the result of an experience of the manufacturing process in Taipa de Pilão, from an accessible and illustrated vocabulary directed to design students. The applied method was a workshop, proposed by the Lama Bioconstruction Group, and experienced by designers from the areas of architecture and design, through collaborative and interdisciplinary learning, in three stages: historical data, current events and the practice of manufacturing in Taipa de Pilão. As a result, from a Design perspective, the technique of the pestle wall can be applied as an alternative to the biofabrication of utility artifacts. Including creative diversification in the attempt of improvement and/or innovation with aspects of study within the product design process.