CloisonneStudio

Bridge the gap between delicate metalwork and complex glass chemistry. Cloisonne Studio is a specialized digital workshop companion and design planner engineered for cloisonné enamel artists to map custom wire compositions, estimate exact material requirements, and document multi-layered kiln firings within a unified project logbook.

Core Features & Artistic Mechanics:
Vitreous Enamel Color Library: Access a comprehensive technical reference archive hosting detailed firing metrics for Thompson, Ninomiya, and Schauer vitreous enamels. Track critical material variables—including exact fusion temperatures and thermal expansion coefficients—to ensure complete chemical compatibility across different colors on the same firing pass.

Interactive Design Planner: Map out your compositions on a dynamic, built-in vector canvas to eliminate blueprint guesswork. Configure custom foundation profiles by selecting specific parameters:

Blank Geometry: Choose structural workpiece boundaries like Circle or oval fields, and input precise height/width dimensions in millimeters.

Material Allocations: Define your design accents by selecting targeted wire materials, such as Fine Silver or copper.

Dynamic Wire Calculator: Use drawing and erasing options to sketch precise cell walls directly onto the canvas area. The layout automatically measures total design boundaries, instantly calculating the exact fine wire lengths needed (e.g., 265 mm) before you ever shape your materials.

Rigorous Firing Log & Ledger: Systematically document the lifecycle of every enamel layer. Track active project states from the initial Planning phase through consecutive kiln passes. Keep records of precise firing times, operating temperatures, and structural results alongside reference photos captured before and after the surface stoning, grading, and polishing cycles.

Studio Preferences & Customization:
Pre-Defined Workspace Defaults: Calibrate the application to mirror your studio inventory inside the settings terminal. Establish default wire materials (Fine Silver), universal measurement units (mm), and preferred blank shapes.

Automated Studio Reminders: Optimize complex firing sequences by toggling specialized Firing Reminders to maintain precise cooling and heating schedules.

Intuitive History Management: Quickly organize your premium designs or pin recurring projects inside the Favorites archive, or revisit complete workshop chronologies under the dedicated History logbook.