Midcentury Xylophone: Progress

To recap, I am making a mid-century modern xylophone. Check out my other posts to see more—I’m making a xylophone with 8 keys, and a box resonator painted a mid-century sage green color. This last week has gone by very quickly, and so I have had little time to work on the project. I did,…

Mid-Century Modern Xylophone: Top 5 Specifications, Constraints

My final project is to create a small, box-resonated xylophone in the mid-century modern style. While my main focus on this project is the aesthetic, I would also like this to be a playable instrument. Here are some of my most important specifications and biggest constraints. Specifications Aesthetic This one is pretty obvious. This project…

Patchwork Shirt

Part 1: Patchwork Aesthetic and Background My immediate thought for what I wanted to do for the upcycle project was to make a shirt. I’ve wanted to get better at sewing for a long time, and I thought it would be a great idea to make one for this class. The only issue was that…