Ethan Rejto – Aesthetics of Design

What: A jewelry box for my mom. It ended up being more of just a box. Ideas: My original idea was some sort of box that had draws, this didn’t pan out because I was not sure how I would get the draws to work and buying the draw components ended up making the design look…

Final Project: Jewelry Box

April 26, 2017

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Final Stretch: Jewelry Box

April 17, 2017

I hit a bit of a predicament. As I entered the wood shop on Friday to being working on my jewelry box I first spoke to Marc in the ITLL to ask him a quick question. It was at that point that he informed me that the wood I have purchased was not going to…

Construction Timeline: Jewelry Box

April 5, 2017

I am building a Jewelry Box for my mom for mothers day. 4/7: Look up common wood sizes I can purchase to make manufacturing easier 4/9: Finish the CAD Design 4/12: Finish all of my drawings and talk to Marc in the ITLL building 4/14: Spend 2-3 Hours in the wood shop to start manufacturing…

Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Jewelry Box

March 22, 2017

The aesthetic that I am trying to achieve on my final project is a western style worn wood. I like to think of it as a jewelry box that made the journey from the east coast to the wild wild west by wagon, enduring all the hardship of the trip. I still want the wood to…

Design Reivew – Aesthetic Prototype: Jewelry Box

March 13, 2017

Video Vision: My vision for the project was is to build something elegant, simple and secure. Being a mechanical engineer I can’t bring myself to make something that is not useful so I would also like to have the jewelry box be useful in storing jewelry. I’d also like the jewelry box to be secure…

Top 5 Constraints – Jewelry Box

March 8, 2017

Budget – I plan to use some pretty expensive wood so that it is naturally beautiful. Ideally something like Mahogany these woods can be expensive so hopefully, I can get enough wood for my project. 2. Skill – I plan to do some pretty advanced woodworking that I am going to need help with. I want…

Main Project: Inspiration

March 1, 2017

The inspiration for my project is my mom. My mom has always been there for me and has given me so much, i’d really like to build something for her that she can keep forever and look at every day. Many of you are probably saying what’s wrong with you you’ve never made anything for…

Skill Set and Personal Aspirations

February 22, 2017

I feel that I can bring a lot to this project but I also feel that I can learn a lot from this project. Things that I feel I can bring to the table mostly revolve around design, things that I want to get out of this project are mostly skills in fabrication and aesthetics.…

Upcycle Final Report: Shoe Trophy

February 12, 2017

Presentation Link The Project: I wanted to find a use for my old pair of shoes, other than sitting in the back of my closet. I wanted a way to get the shoes to move, this ended up being by a bearing allowing the shoes to spin. I also wanted to do some woodworking for…

Design Loop: Old Shoes

February 8, 2017

My design loop all started when I found the centerpiece of my project, for those of you not familiar with my project I am building a sort of trophy out of an old beloved pair of shoes. When I saw my old shoes I knew that my project was going to involve them. I had…

Upcycle Update: Sperry’s

February 1, 2017

The biggest struggle I have had with the Upcycle project was coming up with something to do! I woke up this morning and began to get dressed and went to put on my shoes and out of the corner of my eye I saw something; my old faithful pair of Sperry’s. They had served me…

Aesthetic Exploration: Robots!

January 25, 2017