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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
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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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Current Course (2025)
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Initial Assignments 2025
Parisian Jazz Aesthetic
Upcycle Project – Steampunk Introduction
Recycled Terrarium Project
Upcycle Project Aesthetic – Earthcore/Recycling/Granola
Camping Spoon Upcycling Project
Natured inspired pencil holder made out of recycled PLA
Wearable Pop Art – Modern fashion meets bold aesthetic
Vintage Americana Chalk Bag Made from Reworked Levi’s
Ghiblicore Upcycled Lamp Shade
Disposable Water Bottle Lantern: Club/Rave Aesthetic
The Accidental Scandi: How a Dusty Lamp Turned Me into an Interior Design Enthusiast!
Upcycling Project: Modern Rustic Wood Mosaic
The Unexpected Red Theory: A Laser-Cut Tree Upcycle Project
A New Old Book on the Old Bookshelf
Upcycle Project: Looney Tunes Backgrounds
Vintage technology/Retro Apple aesthetic – Ethernet Key Door Holder Rack
Paper Collage Cards
Suspended in Mid-Century
Embroidering old clothes/items with a cute aesthetic
Self-Watering Planter
Abstract Topographic Artwork – Upcycle Project
Upcycled Mirror Project
Upcycled Fantasy Helmet
Metal Shrinker Stretcher Stand
Shou Sugi Ban and the Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic – Wall Decor
Upcycle Project – Rustic Chess Board
Upcycle Lighthouse
Upcycling aesthetic: French Gothic Stained Glass
Upcycling Aesthetic – Indie
Boho Vintage Candle Set
Organic Patchwork Wood Aesthetic
Upcycled Plastic Pointilism
Upcycling 3D Printer Scraps
Native American Flute Wall Mount – Minimalist Woodworking
Flower Artifact from Genshin Impact
The Sports Bar Aesthetic: An Upcycled Bottle of Lebron James Hennessy
Opulent Pokemon TCG Box
Japanese Stationery Aesthetic in Tool Design: Watchmaker’s Screwdriver Stand
Ski Display Rack – Modern Rustic Charm
Nostalgic Ephemera Aesthetic Film Slide Lampshade
Upcycling Project Idea
A Repurposed 1970s Bike Seat as a Stool
Eiffel Tower Made From Recycled Sheet Metal
Recycled Paper Mosaic: The Great Wave
Textured Plaster Ski Portrait
Reworked Industrial Toolbelt
Upcycle Project: “Ski Bum” Hat
Upcycle Design Project – Recycled Wood Cutting Board
Upcycle Project – Baroque Introduction
Modern Bohemian Planters
Upcycling Concept: A Witch’s Cabin
Post 2: Upcycling Project Aesthetic – Old Western Saloon
Mid-Century Modern Lamp
Upcycled Cacao Pod-Inspired Chocolate Packaging
Upcycling Project: Ball Shelf
Childhood Nostalgia- Stuffed Animals
Upcycling Project – License Plate Frame
Plastic Trees
Cyberpunk Meets Sustainability: Upcycling to Create a Futuristic Looking Chairless Chair
Earthy Neutral Chalk Bag
Upcycled Bed Frame – Rustic Minimalist Aesthetic
Artificial Nature: Bringing Discarded Circuitry Alive
Beauty in Death: Strangler Fig Lampshade Concept
Upcycled Rust?
Cyberpunk Stereoscope Ideation
Hallyu Water Bottle Sling
Old Western – Upcycle statue
Deco Trick (“Assassin’s”) Teapot
Plastic Woven Tote Bag
Transforming 3D Print Scraps into Pixel Art
Upcycled Punk Style Soda Can Tab Guitar Strap
Upcycling Project – Post 2
Space Age Lamp
Upcycle: 3D Printed Art Inspired by Japanese Architecture
Upcycling Liquor Bottles into Industrial Vintage Drinkware
Bauhaus & De Stijl: Upcycling with Recycled Skateboard Decks
Rattan Peacock Chair out of Tires
Upcycle project Tropical Aesthetic lamp.
Post Two – Reusing hockey sticks
Golf club headcover
Patchwork Teddy Bear
Upcycled Project: 3D Printer Filament Spool Shelf
Quilled Weather “Tile”
Industrial Charcuterie Board
Upcycle Project: Futuristic Beer Bottle
LED Backlit Wall Decor: A Modern Aesthetic
The psychology of design – how to embody an aesthetic with no visual consistencies
Upcycled Project – spinning cat toy
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