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Post 01 2025: Aesthetic Explorations
Post 2- 2025 : What is your Upcycling project? What is the aesthetic and why?
Post 3 – 2025 : Upcycle Progress
Post 4- 2025 : Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic
Post 5 – 2025: Upcycle Design Report
Post 6 – 2025 : Main Project Plans and Inspirations
Post 7 – 2025 : Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives.
Post 8 – 2025 : Design Preview Report
Post 9 – 2025 : Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints
Post 10 – 2025 : Progress
Post 11 – 2025 : Final Report Part 1
Post 12 – 2025 : Main Project Final Report Part 2
Post 13 – 2025 : Portfolio
Older Student Work
Light fixture
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Mirror
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2024
Post 1: Aesthetics Exploration
Post 2: What is your upcycling aesthetic and why?
Post 3: Upcycle progress
Post 4: Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic
Post 5: Upcycle Design Report
Post 6: Main project plans and inspiration
Post 7 2024: Main Project Aesthetics – Plans and Alternatives
Post 8 2024: Design Preview Report
Post 9 2024: : Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints
Post 10 2024: Progress Since Design Preview
Post 11 2024 Final Report Part 1: What and Why
Post 12 2024: How and What Next?
Post 13 2024: Portfolio
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Initial Assignments 2025
French Gothic Stained Glass Light Fixture: Update
Pop Art “Bucket” Bag
Upcycle Progress: Lighthouse
Upcycle Progress
Progress on Upcycle Project: Laser-Cut Tree with the Unexpected Red Theory Aesthetic
Upcycle Project Update: Chess Piece
Upcycling an Old Lamp into a Scandinavian-Inspired Masterpiece (Hopefully) ✨
Metal Shrinker/Stretcher Stand Progress Update
Boho Vintage Candle Set Progress
Mid-Century Brutalist Pivot
Material Prep – Upcycled Skateboard Decks
Hallyu Water Bottle Holder Progress!
Upcycled Paper Beehive Progress
Pokemon TCG Deck Box Progress Update
Japanese Stationery Aesthetic in Tool Design: Watchmaker’s Screwdriver Stand
Upcycle Project Tiki Torch Lamp-Progress Report
Upcycle Progress: “Ski Bum” Hat
Upcycle Project Process
Industrial Charcuterie Board
Nature inspired PLA pencil holder update
Upcycle Project Progress – Soda Can Planters
Parisian Jazz Lamp-Progress
Upcycle Progress: Rustic Modern Wood Mosaic
Atlas Uncovering
Material/Assembly Progress – Chamberlain
Rock Climbing Aesthetic
Recycled Aluminum Spoon Post 3
Quilled Weather “Tile”
Upcycled Project: 3D Printer Filament Spool Shelf
Patchwork Teddy Bear
Golf club headcover
Post Two – Reusing hockey sticks
Post One- The Beach Buggy Aesthetic
Upcycle project Tropical Aesthetic lamp.
Rattan Peacock Chair out of Tires
Bauhaus & De Stijl: Upcycling with Recycled Skateboard Decks
Upcycling Liquor Bottles into Industrial Vintage Drinkware
Upcycle: 3D Printed Art Inspired by Japanese Architecture
Space Age Lamp
Upcycling Project – Post 2
Upcycled Punk Style Soda Can Tab Guitar Strap
Transforming 3D Print Scraps into Pixel Art
Plastic Woven Tote Bag
90’s Minimalism Fashion by Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Deco Trick (“Assassin’s”) Teapot
Old Western – Upcycle statue
Hallyu Water Bottle Sling
Cyberpunk Stereoscope Ideation
Upcycled Rust?
Beauty in Death: Strangler Fig Lampshade Concept
Artificial Nature: Bringing Discarded Circuitry Alive
Upcycled Bed Frame – Rustic Minimalist Aesthetic
Earthy Neutral Chalk Bag
Cyberpunk Meets Sustainability: Upcycling to Create a Futuristic Looking Chairless Chair
Plastic Trees
Upcycling Project – License Plate Frame
Childhood Nostalgia- Stuffed Animals
Upcycling Project: Ball Shelf
Upcycled Cacao Pod-Inspired Chocolate Packaging
Mid-Century Modern Lamp
Post 2: Upcycling Project Aesthetic – Old Western Saloon
Upcycling Concept: A Witch’s Cabin
Modern Bohemian Planters
Upcycle Project – Baroque Introduction
Upcycle Design Project – Recycled Wood Cutting Board
Upcycle Project: “Ski Bum” Hat
Reworked Industrial Toolbelt
Textured Plaster Ski Portrait
Recycled Paper Mosaic: The Great Wave
Eiffel Tower Made From Recycled Sheet Metal
A Repurposed 1970s Bike Seat as a Stool
Upcycling Project Idea
Nostalgic Ephemera Aesthetic Film Slide Lampshade
Ski Display Rack – Modern Rustic Charm
Japanese Stationery Aesthetic in Tool Design: Watchmaker’s Screwdriver Stand
Opulent Pokemon TCG Box
The Sports Bar Aesthetic: An Upcycled Bottle of Lebron James Hennessy
Flower Artifact from Genshin Impact
Native American Flute Wall Mount – Minimalist Woodworking
Upcycling 3D Printer Scraps
Upcycled Plastic Pointilism
Organic Patchwork Wood Aesthetic
Boho Vintage Candle Set
Upcycling Aesthetic – Indie
Upcycling aesthetic: French Gothic Stained Glass
Upcycle Lighthouse
Upcycle Project – Rustic Chess Board
Shou Sugi Ban and the Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic – Wall Decor
Metal Shrinker Stretcher Stand
Upcycled Fantasy Helmet
Upcycled Mirror Project
Abstract Topographic Artwork – Upcycle Project
The Dark Academia Aesthetic
Self-Watering Planter
Embroidering old clothes/items with a cute aesthetic
Suspended in Mid-Century
Paper Collage Cards
Vintage technology/Retro Apple aesthetic – Ethernet Key Door Holder Rack
Upcycle Project: Looney Tunes Backgrounds
A New Old Book on the Old Bookshelf
The Unexpected Red Theory: A Laser-Cut Tree Upcycle Project
Upcycling Project: Modern Rustic Wood Mosaic
Retro Futurism
The Accidental Scandi: How a Dusty Lamp Turned Me into an Interior Design Enthusiast!
Disposable Water Bottle Lantern: Club/Rave Aesthetic
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