“Sole” are dog toys made of old, used shoes. The purpose of the object is to extend the end of life of the shoe, while informing consumers what the shoes are made of, and proposing a conversation about whether or not the materials are safe for the environment.
Shoes don’t have to be thrown out. The initial goal of this project was to prolong the life cycles of shoes by reducing waste, and making use of old, unwanted footwear. The intent was to explore new ways of repurposing the...
Happy Tandem is a bicycle concept designed to encourage outdor activities, such as biking in a rather rainy climate. Inspired by the traditional yellow gum boots, summer petals and yellow nudibranches (type of sea slug), it is meant to bring a splash of sunshine on dull rainy days.
This bag was designed to complement the lifestyles of individuals who engage in multiple outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, bouldering and rockclimbing. With its special features, such as the reservoir case with opening on the top, easily accessible pockets and hip belts it is easy to use transitioning from one activity to another.
Other features include, two side extensions, one on each side, which allows the user to increase the size of the bag if need be. The main opening...
The shoelophone is an experimental instrument made of disassembled shoe parts and found objects.
The exploration of derived shoe parts and the possibilities of reapplications of were inspired by Lily’s Grad project. She was looking into the lifecycles of shoes and finding ways of extending the useful lives of shoes, ultimately to reduce waste.
Lily has disassembled several shoes to find out what materials they are made of and has found that there is a lot of metal and...
The A.T. Bracelet (Anti-Tremor Bracelet) is a wearable device designed to reduce tremors. It has built in weights at certain pressure points to balance off muscle spasms to provide freer movement as it prevents the slow twitch fibers in the supinator muscle from twitching.
The bracelet has two modes. It can be wrapped around the wrist to function as a normal bracelet, but at the occurance of tremors, it can be slipped down to wrap around the hand and to position weights over the...
This seam ripper features an ergonomic non-slip handle, and a retractable shaft. It is designed to reduce injuries due to accidental slipping and poking.
The Spinning Dress is a dress that lights up when spinning. Inspired by bioluminescent planktons that light up due to motion, and other faminine natural ornaments, such as roses and pearls, it is designed to embrace playfulness and femininity.
It is powered by an arduino lilypad, and with the use of tilt sensors, subtle LED strips light up along the bottom of the skirt as it skirt reaches a certain height.
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