This work represents the development and use of methodologies that serve to engage a hard to reach user-group. The outcome of these interactions revealed insightful information about the physical and psychological effects of drug use on both the immediate experience and the long term development of an individual entrenched in hard substance abuse. The value of this information lies in its potential to inform the physical environment of a facility that meets the specific needs of this user...
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2009Water is a crucial element to our survival. Despite its important role in our lives, we often take it for granted. An ever growing problem associated with our consumption of water is the wasteful use of disposable water bottles. Water wear is a concept in rethinking the use of disposable water bottles by exploring the the ways that we wear water on our bodies.
Water wear is composed of two elements; a holster and a bottle grown from a gourd. Referencing a gun holster as a...
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2009Plica is a collapsible crutch designed to reduce underarm stress associated with axillary crutch use, facilitate portability through collapsibility and personalize the aesthetic of a standard crutch.
Exhibited at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Spring 2009
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2009Displaced habitats references the form and scale of a piece of firewood. This form is conceived of through digital rendering and machine made cuts into manufactured wood. Through these processes the piece of wood takes on a new machine identity. The piece of firewood is re-presented as an artifact of manufacturing.
The clay cast of this artifact detaches itself both physically and contextually from its form. While the clay body records the digital form of the arifact, it erases its...
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2009Mindin is inspired by a Scottish custom that is celebrated with the exchange of small gifts. The tradition known as First Footing, is celebrated today as a quiet ushering in of the New Year. Taken from the form of cupped hands, this vessel is ideal for small treasures.
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2008Playces is a project that intends to nurture imaginative play in children through use of wood panels and found objects that serve as connectors.
The panels are derived from the common childhood activity of building forts, but can be attached at multiple points to become whatever the child imagines. Smaller cutouts provide opportunity for two dimensional play (weaving, knotting, etc.) while larger cutouts enable the child to physically move through the space created by the configured...