Design and Production Class Projects

Our second project for Design and Production was to design a line of objects that hold together aesthetically, are unique and original, and utilize current manufacturing technology. The project had to be outsourced. There needed to be at least 6 items in the line and we were asked to produce prototypes of all six designs and produce three designs in quantities of six.


April:
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Had pins with photos of people practicing yoga and meditation and had an ad for a newspaper made with a brown paper bag reminding people to relax and breathe. The ad read "breathe" over and over again, and the paper bag had instructions on how to breathe into it.





Megan:
Sent forms she designed inspired by eggs to Ponoko. They laser cut the forms out of felt that she ended up making into brooches.





Karen:
Built fire hydrant salt and pepper shaker forms in Rhino and had them rapid prototyped and designed coasters that were laser cut out of acrylic.





Lizzy:
Had sterling filigree pieces cast that she filled with dyed rubber and made into a line of pendants and earrings.




Jo:
Had silicone rubber laser cut and she arranged the pieces to make brooches, earrings and bracelets.






Amy:
Built forms in Rhino that she had rapid prototyped, then made molds of these forms that she used to cast concrete. The end result was a line of concrete pendants, all slightly different from one another.