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The Manhattan Collection: A Study On Furniture Design, Gabriel Anderson
The Manhattan Collection: A Study On Furniture Design, Gabriel Anderson
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
I have designed a series of pieces of furniture that all share some key similarities, not in form or even style (though my personal aesthetic will be seen in all of them), but rather in materials. All of my pieces use a combination of metal, wood, and stone. Obviously, this is not remarkable as these materials have been used to build furniture for as long as furniture has been built. However, I have endeavored to explore how these materials can interact with one another within a piece of furniture. My goal was to create furniture where the materials do not …
Pyrosynthesis, Matthew Allen Fiske
Pyrosynthesis, Matthew Allen Fiske
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Daily life plays an important role in what I make and why. The needs of the kitchen and home are for me, like many potters, a useful starting point for conceiving specific utilitarian forms. I make a lot of cups, bottles, and drinking vessels. Lately I’ve been interested in the idea of designing and making these vessels in sets. For me, there’s nothing better than gathering with a group of friends, eating, drinking, and using handmade ceramics. I’m motivated to make objects that enhance these experiences and enliven domestic spaces.
A Roof Overhead: Creating A Conceptual Long Term Day Facility For Street Children And Orphans In Tehran, Iran, Marjan Safdari
A Roof Overhead: Creating A Conceptual Long Term Day Facility For Street Children And Orphans In Tehran, Iran, Marjan Safdari
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
With approximately 1.5 million orphans, over 200,000 street children, and 2,500 cases of child violence each year, Iran is not an ideal place for children. Although government groups and non-governmental organizations (NGO) have tried to provide facilities and institutional care centers, there are still many shortages that need to be addressed. Facilities that provide something more than the basic needs of these children are necessary. Orphans and street children face many difficulties during different stages of their lives that cause psychological and social problems for them. In addition, health problems and lack of education are other issues that they face. …
Ruhavnfunyet, Andrew Worrall
Ruhavnfunyet, Andrew Worrall
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Creative Project Submission, pictures for "ruhavnfunyet"
Nothing Comes From Nothing, Nicholas Earle Danielson
Nothing Comes From Nothing, Nicholas Earle Danielson
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The following pages include excerpts transcribed from a conversation between Adriane Dalton, Assistant Curator at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, and Ceramic Artist, Nicholas Danielson. Adriane’s questions appear in gray.