New Projects

Check out new projects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Core77

CUWA Catch Up with Acronyms

CUWA is a series of white Corian rings that act as stamps. The ink is completely invisible to the human eye under normal lighting conditions but glows when viewed under UV light.  The imprinted messages are directly inspired from the widespread use of acronyms and the abbreviated language used in conversations that happen over the Internet and through text messages.

SYMBIO 

Symbio introduces living plants into homes to help remove chemical pollutants. It expresses the restorative capabilities of nature and acknowledges that humans and natural systems are one. This informative project nurtures our sense of caring for a living plant and encourages more sustainable behaviors.

More photos of Symbio and CUWA will follow as I update my website. Stay connected.

 Karma 

Corian, an amazing material

My teacher, Jim Termeer, cleaning laser cut corian with toothpaste and a toothbrush.
It worked.

Studio Life

Spring is stressful for everyone ...
This is how my desk looks like right now at the studio !

Thesis Progress_Transforming a Plastic Cup

Today, I slightly modified a clear Ikea Plastic cup so it will serve both humans and plants.


Check out the process.

Karma

Spider Mites Season

Be careful English Ivy owners.
This is the season of spider mites.
My English Ivy was killed within a couple of days!
The way to prevent this invasion from happening is to routinely inspect for mites with a 10x magnifier and to wash the plant off before the mites have their way.

Laser Cutting Corian

Corian is a product produced and distributed by DuPont worldwide.
I am using it to execute one of my projects at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
This photo shows the laser cutter at our facility engraving and cutting the material.

What is Design?

This is a photo of the brainstorming and mind mapping we did this morning at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during "Design Ecologies", a class led by Visiting lecturer and designer Adam Kallish. Today's special guest was Nate Burgos from designfeast.
The discussion was focused, intense and purposeful.