The Studio
Built for the work.
Designed for the hands.
A purpose-built ceramic laboratory in West Perth, Western Australia.
We started Core in 2007 with one principle. Every restoration that leaves this studio should look like it was made by a person, because it was.
In 2019 we moved into a purpose-built space on Colin Street. Blue cabinetry, linear black pendant lights, full-height windows facing north. The architecture matters. Even illumination changes the way a ceramicist reads colour. Generous bench space changes the way a hand moves.
We use digital where digital improves the work, and we use the hand everywhere else. CAD designs a substructure. A ceramicist layers the surface. The two are not in competition. They are different tools for different parts of the same problem.
The Space
The People
Master ceramicists, technicians, and craftspeople.
Michael Cross
Master Ceramicist, Founder
Founded Core in 2007 after a decade with leading Sydney laboratories.
Anna Reilly
Senior Ceramicist
Anterior aesthetics specialist. Twelve years at the bench.
Joshua Lin
Ceramicist
Implant and full-arch lead. Trained in Tokyo.
Maya Petrov
Digital Technician
CAD lead, 3Shape and exocad. Bridges digital to hand-work.
Tom Whitlock
Ceramicist
Posterior occlusion and bridgework.
Emily Chen
Studio Coordinator
First call. First name basis with every referring practice.
Tools of the Trade
Equipment & technology.
- IPS e.max Ceram layering system
- Zirkonzahn Prettau zirconia
- Ivoclar Programat sintering furnaces
- 3Shape Trios scanner integration
- exocad DentalCAD
- Renfert microscopes, every bench
- Zeiss Stemi articulator suite
- In-house photography studio