Materials: Cast Glass, Aluminum, LEDs
Dimensions: 19" x 8” x 19”
What is ‘natural’ about contemporary existence? The rise of genetic engineering, genetically modified organisms, and genetically modified foods have destabilized and blurred boundaries between the artificial and the natural. Supernatural explores the naturally occurring phenomena of bioluminescence in the kingdom Fungi through artificial light and industrial production. Made of cast glass, Supernatural is a wall light that questions long standing distinctions between the natural, the artificial, and the sublime.
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Dimensions: 11" x 20" x 1"
The Wave Serving Tray, handmade from American Cherry wood and finished with a food-safe mineral oil, the wave form surface displays food in a way that is visually interesting and inviting, drawing guests in. The inspiration for this comes as a contemporary interpretation of traditional Filipino wood-turned tableware. Users are invited to interact with the surface of the tray throughout the meal creating a tactile experience as one caresses the waves to scoop their food from.
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The Barangay serving dishes were created as a response to the lack of table space created by traditional plate ware forms that quickly fill up the entirety of the table. The form is drawn from abstracted forms in textiles and various weaving patterns. This system blends together seamlessly leaving very few gaps and maximizing the available space on the table. At the start of the meal the dishes form a cohesive pattern of various materials and as the meal progresses the dishes separate to accomadate the needs of the guests. Made up of irregular forms, varying in shape and material, these shapes would come together to create a cohesive form.
Location: Seattle, WA
Dimensions: 155 ft2
Wover, (the woven rocker) is a dynamic rocking structure that invites strangers of all ages to relax and play. The project was a collaborative design / build for the 2014 Seattle Design Festival: Design in Motion, a weekend-long event in Occidental Park. The design was based on two guiding principles: juxtaposing architectural tectonics with textile production methods and the theme, ‘Design in Motion.’
The design team consisted of architects and designers, partnering with a local clothing designer and manufacturer. Combining textiles with nontraditional architectural design was the primary goal of the design process. Inventing a design that merged the two worlds of textile fabrication and architecture into a single concept challenged the traditional notions of both clothing design and architecture. The end result is the consequence of both disciplines learning new ways to think about design and fabrication.
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