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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
A/V music tech
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Mirror
Pet Accessory
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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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Aesthetic Exploration, ‘Conjunction’
Main Project Inspiration- Bramble and Hare Bar (Jamie Frankel)
Main Project Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy
Main Project Inspiration: Japanese Gardens and Bonsai
Main Project Inspiration: Folding Coffee Table
Upcycle Presentation – Recreating the canon inspiration
Upcycle Project Update Progress – Recreating the canon
Main Project Aspirations – Wood Art
Main Project Inspirations – Neon Sign
Final Project Idea – Cardboard Grabber Hands
Main Project: Inspiration – Kawaii “Mood Rings”
Main Project Inspiration
Main Project Aspirations: Sweatshirt Designing
Main Project Aspirations : Dynamic Sculpture or LED snowboard
Main Project Inspirations: Sterling Engine
Main Project Inspiration – Steampunk Headphone Stand
Main Project Inspirations: Wood Propeller
Main Project Inspiration: A Guitar
Final Project Inspirations – Something useful
Main Project Inspiration – D&D Table
Coffee Capsules Dispenser
Main Project Inspirations 2020: Dynamic Wire Frame Sculpture
Main Project Inspirations: Wearable Technologies
Main Project Inspirations: Cycling wind/water proof jacket
Main Project Ideas
Main Project Inspirations
Main Project Inspiration
Main Project Inspirations: Drink Maker
Main Project Inspiration – Magic Mirror
Main Project Inspiration (Infinite Dodecahedron)
Fractals are neat!
Main Project Inspirations: Woodworking & Speaker Enclosures
Main Project Inspiration: Wood Art
Main Project Inspiration: Kirby Modern Pop Art
Main Project Inspiration: Octopus laser cut
Main Project Aesthetics 2020: Desk Lamp
Main Project Inspiration: Tripod Stool
Main project aesthetics – plans and alternatives
Main Project Aesthetics 2020: Water Clock
10 Supernormal Stimuli and Shade/Shadow sketching
Infinite Dodecahedron Plan and Aesthetic Choice
Main Project Aesthetics: Minimalist, Rustic, or Childhood
Fractal aesthetic progress and possible alternatives
Main Project Aesthetics: Magic Mirror
Alternate Aesthetics for Mood Rings
Post test
Main Project Aesthetics
11 Sketch Viewpoints, and start 20th Century Design Movements
Main Project Aesthetics – Plans and Alternatives for Propeller
Plans and Alternatives: George Nakashima and Industrial Chic
Main Project Aesthetics: Sterling Engine “Industrial” and “Machine” Aesthetics
Main Project Aesthetic: Flat Design
Octopus Statue Aesthetics and alternatives
Main Project Aesthetics: Folding Coffee Table
Main Project Aesthetics – Steampunk/Monster
Main Project Plans and Alternatives
Main Project – Aesthetics (Steampunk Headphone Stand)
Main Project Aesthetics 2020: Disc Golf Cart
Main Project Aesthetics 2020: D&D Table
Main Project Aesthetics: LED Snowboard
Main Project Aesthetic & Backups: Drink Maker
MP Aesthetics Plans and Alternatives: Guitar
Main Project Aesthetics and Alternatives
A disruptive interruption: Making a phone case that makes you put down your phone
Main Project Aesthetics – Functional Wall Art
Main Project Inspiration: Desk Sculpture/Toy
Main Project Aesthetic 2020: Contemporary Sculpture
The epic “aesthetic” battle of cyclists
Main project aesthetics – Gears and alternatives
Coffee Capsules Holder Ideas
Main Project Aesthetic: Modern Desk Toy/Sculpture
Industrialism in an Outdoor Domain
Main Project Aesthetic – River Table
Lecture 12, Friday Feb 28, 2020 Gothic to Postmodern, plus shadow
Main Project Aesthetic // Kensue Kiatoukaysy
Top 5 Constraints 2020: Desk Lamp
Main Project Aesthetic Alternatives: Pop Art and Kawaii-Children Stories Aesthetic
Main Project 2020: Top 5 Constraints on Water Clock
Top 5 Constraints – River Table
Lecture 13, 3/2/2020: Arts and Crafts
Main Project – Top 5 constraints
Main Project – Top 5 Constraints
Main Project Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 constraints
Top 5 Constraints – Functional Wall Art Final Project
Top 5 Constraints: Automata
Top 5 Constraints: Desk Toy
Main Project Inspiration 2020: Epoxy Resin Art
Top 5 Constraints: Lamps and Clock
Interactive Apparel: Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: LED Snowboard
Final Project Aesthetic: Modernism
Main Project: Top 5 Constraints
Octopus Statue: Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints- Steampunk Headphone Stand
Main Project Top 5 Constraints: Folding Coffee Table
Top Five Constraints – Cardboard Grabber
Top 5 Constraints: D&D Hardware and Pivoting
Cycling jacket: Top Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Electrical Guitar
Main Project: Top 5 Constraints
Speaker Enclosure: 5 Design / Build Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Sterling Engine
Design Constraints – Wood propeller
Main Project: Top 5 Constraints for Mood Rings
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