work

  • LINK: An inflatable life vest for in-water sports
    2011

    If you participate in a water sport where you are in, and sometimes under the water, you don’t have a viable life vest option. LINK is a performance life vest designed specifically for in-water activities that aims to increase life vest usage. 

     

  • PADDLE BAG
    2011

    MEC’s watersports buyer was looking to develop a bag to hold two sets of paddles. Cost and simplicity were emphasized as key design drivers, however an opportunity existed to develop something simple yet elegant. 

     

  • TACTILE GLOVE
    2010

    Existing cold-water gloves perform well as insulators but do not provide users with the tactile sensitivity and grip they require. An opportunity exists for a better balance between warmth and tactility.

  • LULULEMON LAB
    2010

    Lululemon’s innovative Lab retail store wanted to install eye catching window displays for the 2010 Olympics. Emily Carr was approached, and a team of students were tasked with creating and installing four window displays. 

     

  • SKI DAY PACK
    2009

    A skiing day bag was required that would allow for fast attachment of skis to the pack as well as provide efficient and flexible space for essential gear. 

     

  • WEATHERSHIFT JACKET
    2009

    The “web of things” is a relatively new concept which refers to the increasing connectivity of everday objects to the Web. This experimental project was born out of this concept in an effort to connect one’s location in the “wilderness” to the information rich connectivity of the Internet.