My final design is a Bauhaus table, made out an old school desk. For context I was looking to do an end table for my room as my final project, originally I was going to try a gothic style end table, but the designs I was coming up with weren’t very aesthetically pleasing. During the…

For some context, my original aesthetic idea was a gothic revival end table, trying to incorporate the peaks, arches , and quatrefoils. One alternate aesthetic I am considering switching too would be a “burnt wood” end table. I’ve grown up in Superior and therefore was affected by the Marshall fire two years ago, My idea…

The aesthetic I chose for my project was Googie. Googie is a branch off from the Streamline Moderne style and has heavy focuses on geometrical shapes, space travel, and retro futurism. To counter this I chose the Arts and Crafts design aesthetic. Arts and Crafts relies heavy on nature, handmade imperfections, and a rejection of…

My Upcycle Project is creating a metal sign out of used soda cans in the Googie/Space Age aesthetic. I have started to collect cans and cutting out templates to use in my design. The shape of the sign itself includes a rocket with a trail, this part of the design is influenced by an Oldmobile…

Googie is a term that I had not encountered before this project. It refers to the futuristic design and arcitecture popular between 1945 and the early 1970s. Googie has themes and influences based around planes, car culture, space travel, and the Atomic Age. Some famous examples of Googie styles are The Jetsons cartoons, and Tommorowland…