Final Project of Off-Loom Construction Module

Name: Jingjing Li
Class: DS501, Introduction to Textile Design
Major: Apparel Design

The beauty of design is the creation of something new with value from things that people already have in the world or thins that are not needed anymore. As a designer, I am very interested in recycling waste materials and giving them a new value. In this design, I used old magazines, which presents the variety of beauty in the world, and made them into colorful fabric. The variety of colors represents for the beauty of diversity. Moreover, the color gradient shows how the differences are actually connected tightly.


*Recipient of Honorable Mention

Cardboard Structure, A Bow tie Affair

Name: Kaitlin Hackner, Anna Rasmussen, Kate Klement
Class: DS 220- Design Fundamentals II
Major: Interior Architecture

Our class was invited to create fun and functional bench for the Madison's Children Museum out of cardboard.  We wanted to create something that was fun for the wide variety of users at the museum so we drew inspiration from the shape of a bow tie. Our final product has different heights for the different users and movable sides to make it just as fun and interactive as the museum itself.      

Design History Project

Name: Anna Rasmussen, Eve Hortmann, Rob Schaeffer, Yuria Kailich
Class: DS 130- Intro to Interior Design
Major: Interior Architecture

This project entailed designing a summer cottage for a client's needs based off of a previous design movement in history, ours being Mies van der Rohe. Through the creation of a timeline, case study, and a materials board for a complete cottage of our design, one can see how Mies' work influenced and drove the project. Clean, minimalist, and timeless aesthetics were the basics for the overall presentation and design as a whole. Pops of color were used in the cottage design specifically for the client's personal preferences. This project not only brought attention to a new design, but also engaged us as students to research into the history of Mies' past designs to make them new again for the future.    

Project 1: Balance

Name: Anna Rasmussen
Class: Design 120- Fundamentals I
Major: Interior Architecture

This piece focuses on balance by using symmetrical versus asymmetrical design. Through the construction of black paper against white, as well as digital media, this piece brings the design elements of balance and harmony together to create a complete and unified piece. Each of the elements on the design to the right are elements from the original paper piece. Either side of the composition could stand alone, however the asymmetrical design counters the one on the left to fill the white space. Through this reason, one can see how the element of balance was the focal point of this project.

Unconventional Textile Structure, 31:16:43

Name: Aapple Yang
Class: DS 501, Intro to Textile Design, Mary Hark
Major: Apparel Design

31:16:43. Thirty one hours, sixteen minutes, and 43 seconds. This piece was created in that exact time, a laborious process of needle felting wool into individual two inch spheres, pierced together with fishing wire. The fluidity of the piece gives the installer the power of design, each display is different than the last and becomes a reflection of the current aesthetic of the installer, forever changing and never the same. In turn, the installer becomes part of the process, part of the conversation that is being conveyed to the viewer. 

Project 1 Balance

Name: Jingjing Li
Class: DS120, Design: Fundamentals I, Jung-hye Shin
Major: Apparel Design

This project shows the beauty of design. Using the same three basic shapes (each of them has three different sizes) that I came up with, I composed a symmetrical design and an asymmetrical design which differs a lot from each other. I applied design principles, such as figure-ground perception and balance, to add interest to my designs. While doing the project, I realized that creating beautiful things with the same element is also the beauty of the world and design. We have all kinds of different creatures in the world but they can all be broken down into same elements. I am proud to be a designer who creates value by designing something new from something we already have.

Structured Jacket

Name: Audrey Brown
Class: DS 153, Fabric and Apparel Structures I, Maria Kurutz
Major: Apparel Design

For the final project in Fabric and Apparel Structures I, the task was to create a jacket inspired by a word. The word I picked was structure and I drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from architecture and minimalism to moto jackets and quilts. The jacket I created features contrasting colors on opposing sides, contrast quilted stitching on certain pieces, a high collar, and a strong pleat in the back. My final jacket, being a culmination of just under a semester's worth of sewing experience, is something that represents the word structure well while remaining true to my personal aesthetic. 

Project 2: Value and Composition

Name: Timothy Archer
Class: 120, Design Fundamentals I, Jung-hye Shin
Major: Interior Architecture

This piece highlights value and composition in design. The contrast of light and dark makes the main subject, the knotted rope, pop off of the page. I used a combination of markers and felt tipped pen to create this illusion.