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The Digital Stone Project
by William V. Ganis
Situated between New York City and Philadelphia near Trenton, New Jersey, the Digital Stone Project (DSP) houses the most comprehensive collection of Computer-Numeric-Controlled (CNC) mills and lathes used exclusively in the service of art. This nonprofit entity was formed from a preexisting institution, the Johnson Atelier (JA) Stone Division. Through the late 1990s and in the beginning of the new century, the Johnson Atelier Stone Division, directed by Walter Dusenbery and Christoph Späth, assembled this array of stone-carving equipment. In the autumn of 2003, the Atlantic Foundation (the Johnson Atelier’s administrators) ceased operation of its internationally acclaimed foundry, including the digital stone sculpting studio. The Atlantic Foundation’s stated plan was to disassemble the machinery and sell the equipment piece by piece to the architectural stonecutting industry. |
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