Zeljko Kujundzic's Solar Kiln
Zeljko invented and created a working solar kiln that fired ceramics up to 2800 degrees Fahrenheit. He also invented a ceramic air conditioner.
Photo circa 1976.
Photo circa 1976.
"Astronaut" circa 1975. This is one of the larger pieces Zeljko cooked in his solar oven. As he explained in "La Ceramique Moderne" in 1982, this piece had to be continuously rotated during the cooking cycle slower than usual.
"To this end, a hole will be drilled in the bottom of the oven, in which a crank or barbeque rotisserie system will be fixed, which will automatically rotate the piece until it is vitrified."
"To this end, a hole will be drilled in the bottom of the oven, in which a crank or barbeque rotisserie system will be fixed, which will automatically rotate the piece until it is vitrified."