Final Report Part 2

Part 2: How Although, I kind of flopped on documenting and taking photos of my project throughout the creation of this project, I am able to go into depth about…

Final Report Part 1

The What: As a brief summary, I created a wooden trinket box that I felt would’ve been displayed in a traditional mid-century modern room. Abstract shape, design, raw wood, and…

Post 10: Progress

Thus far, I have not done much to my projects after the presentations. After looking at the comments I received and the feedback I got from the presentations, I plan…

Post 9: Design Preview Report

Over Spring Break I was able to complete a decent amount of work of this project, nearly completely it to be honest. As I previously said in my prior post,…

Post 8: Top 5 specs, top 5 constraints

For my project, I am hoping that my project will be simple yet abstract. I am hoping it feels like a piece of contemporary work that I’d want to leave…

Post 6: Main Project & Personal Aesthetic

In relation to having a personal aesthetic, I would say it depends on the day. Some days I appreciate very muted tones and others I like bold and exotic patterns.…

What Designer Do You Admire?

A designer that I have previous talked about in my blog posts is Nicole McLaughlin. Nicole is a recent Colorado-based designer. She is the Creative Director of Arc’teryx, collaborator with…

Running Shoe Sling Bag

         Upcycling Project is finally completed and turned out pretty well. I am fairly happy with the final product, the feedback, and critique from this week. Much…

Upcycle Progress Report

My intended plan for the upcycling project is making a Gorpcore bag. This project consists of the deconstruction of old clothing and footwear that will be resew into a fabric…

Upcycling Aesthetic: Gorpcore

For the upcycling project, I am planning on creating a bag or accessory of some sort out of old athletic clothing. The final product will have a gorpcore aesthetic. Gorpcore…

Midcentury Modern Aesthetic

I have always had a fascination with midcentury modern. The teak wood, muted tones, velvet/corduroy fabrics, geometric shapes, and simplicity has constantly struck a cord with me time and time…