Taking cues from traditions of opulence, Sheer Geometry references that most recognizable symbol of wealth, the diamond, to create a lighting system based on the shimmer of a gem. Intended as mood lighting and/or a decorative element in bars, lounges or special retail spaces, the modularity of the piece, achieved by conductive and magnetic connector points, enables its growth for a multiplicity of contexts and for use in a range of spaces.
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2011Created as both a space divider and wall treatment, this tile is versatile in its applications. Each tile contains uniform holes on each point and is therefore able to connect via a simple dowel support structure. The mold for this tile contains 15 distinct pieces, and was created to achieve right angles, and to remove delicate portions successfully when slipcasting.
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2010"Emily Carr University of Art + Design is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural issue of CURRENT, an academic journal intent on demystifying the design process. As an established centre for research and innovation, Emily Carr contributes to the critical dialogue regarding the role of the designer and design methodology. CURRENT is an invaluable, sustainable contribution to an ongoing discourse on the significance of elucidating this...
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2009A two month long, studio based, collaborative project in which my partner, Ashley Nawrot and I worked to conceive and build a wood-based system known as a marble run that displayed two repetitive shapes. The physical constraints of this project placed the final product within one square-meter, called for the employment of Baltic-Birch plywood as the major component, and required the use of the pin router. Utilizing the help of children as co-creators to realize the outcome was perhaps the...
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2009An interactive wearable that gives haptic and visual feedback to its user by responding to airborne toxins (Alcohol, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Benzene).
Using switch case programming, the vest can respond appropriately to various conditions - ambient, urban, dirty and toxic.
Slow ebbing and flowing of the LED chest array indicate that the environment is habitable whereas a fast paced 'breathing pattern' and buzzing from cell phone vibrators placed over the lungs...