The White Schoolhouse, The White Schoolhouse

Name: Dina M. Posner

Class: Design Studies 322, Interior Design II, Lesley Sager
Major: Interior Design

This piece is connected to deign because it challenged me to design a space that is accessible according to the standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act, while also coming up with a design that is creative, innovative, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing. First, we needed to think about how design relates to those with disabilities. This meant coming up with design that facilitates easy use and access around the space. This included making sure that there was a sixty inch turn around in critical spaces to allow for wheelchairs, and making sure all doors, corridors, and surfaces were safe and accessible for everyone. This project was a study in universal design and challenged us as students to consider multiple types of people and scenarios.


*Recipient of the Best in Interior Design Award

Textile Design, Riot Fest Rust

Student: Emily L. R. Adams

Major: Textile Design

My work is connected to design because of the process involved to create it. As an artist and designer I carefully consider every detail along the way, the smallest change can cause a ripple in the outcome. The interaction of imagery and materials is part of the magic of designing that begins to take on a life of its own. I use photographic screen-printing techniques to achieve a variety of 'looks' on different fabrics. For me the design process happens organically, yet I am constantly thinking one step ahead of my actions. For example, in the "Polaroid Cloth" I used a snow dye process to add color to the fabric first and then printed the geometric Polaroid pattern using a chemical agent to pull the dye back out of the fabric. The push and pull of layering process and combining results in one, the fabric becomes rich with evidence to how it was created.

*Recipient of the Best in Textile and Apparel Design Award

In Search of Shadows

Name: Melissa Dock, Elton Yuan, Kelsey Cousland
Class: DS 220, Design: Fundamentals II
Major: Interior Design

“In Search of Shadows”, involves design in several ways. There was measuring, scaling, and idea generation involved in the first steps. Then, we began to form the gallery according to the theme we were given. Design is incorporated everywhere in the gallery because each piece was given thought to communicate an effective and interactive design for the viewer. The goal was to allow the viewer an interactive, life-like experience and the shadows throughout our gallery do just that.


*Recipient of the Best in Foundations Class Award

Property of the Viewer

Name: Sadie Laing
Class: DS 228, Structural Enrichment 1
Major: Apparel Design

The design of this cowl scarf serves the purpose of furthering the piece's political message. The intent of this piece is to satirize and challenge the global perception of women as objects. The wearer, by covering the majority of their face with the phrase "PROPERTY OF THE VIEWER", forces any viewer to acknowledge their own judgement of women's appearances. This piece was created to combat the alarmingly common phenomenon of women being told by strangers to smile. The cowl's stark design references warning labels and the aesthetics of punk rock. These design decisions help to solidify the piece's overall message, which is that giving others control over one's appearance creates a dangerous imbalance of power between the viewers and the viewed.

*Recipient of the Ruth Davis Design Gallery Choice Award

Dye Plant Sampler - Quilt

Name: Mali Mrotinski
Major: Textile Design

My art practice has focused on the integration of research and object making within the studio and directly with the urban landscape. I look to historical textiles and processes to grater influence that I translate into a contemporary context. Through the foraging of my own dye plants and creating my own tools for harvest, I have been mapping my own process. I am interested in how the research process can be articulated through the creation of objects.

*Honorable Mention recipient

Reclaimed Travel Bag

Name: Emma Wimberley
Class: DS215 Patternmaking for 3D Forms
Major: Textile Design

Bag made out of an old futon cover and discarded upholstery samples. Side snaps allow it to collapse in at the sides to minimize or maximize space.

Composition Piece, Final Project

Name: Abigail Schaefer
Class: Design Studies 120, Fundamentals 1, Jung-hye Shin
Major: Interior Design

This project took the acoustic aspects of a song and turned them into a visual composition. This specific piece was showing the visual details from the indie music genre.

Transform, "You're In My Veins"

Name: Emily Osterbauer
Class: DS 228, Textile Design:Structural I, Amy Keefer
Major: Apparel Design

"You're In My Veins,” is a hand embroidered extension of the circulatory system made with bullion and feather stitches. It is a representation of both the biological nature of the body as well as the feeling of love – that being in both a delicate and beautiful sense as well as an opening to another making one’s self vulnerable.   

European Interiors Screen Print, "Damask"

Name: Emily Osterbauer
Class: DS 227, Textile Design: Print & Dye I, Jennifer Angus
Major: Apparel Design

“Damask,” is an acid dyed fabric with a screen printed damask motif. The damask motif is modernized but yet traditional. The link between the two shows the ways in which certain aspects of design are used over and over but meant to be new though ultimately the same.  

Three Yards, "Flowering Fall"

Name: Emily Osterbauer
Class: DS 227, Textile Design: Print & Dye I, Jennifer Angus
Major: Apparel Design

“Flowering Fall,” is a natural dyed, potato dextrin, and hand painted textile. The scattered densities of the stenciled flowers move the eye back and forth across the yardage to produce a never ending flow. The vertical lines may read as trees, rivers, roads, or animal skins -reminding us that nature is a design in itself and can be looked at and interpreted in a multitude of ways.

Architecture Project, Convergence

Name: Erin Aubrey
Class: DS 225, Apparel 1
Major: Apparel Design

For this dress, I was inspired by the architect Zaha Hadid. I loved her use of overlaying, cage-like elements in her design. Hadid also often used repetitive, cascading elements that I found visually fascinating. I interpreted Hadid's trademark elements and translated them into my garment. I wanted to create something with organic movement while keeping the sexy sophistication that inspired me in Hadid's design.

Disaster Relief Shelter: The Joplin Recovery Shelter

Name: Nicholas Gutowski

Class: DS 220, Design Fundamentals II

Major: Interior Design

The Joplin Recovery Shelter concept directly responds to protection needs that arose in the coming days after the 2011 tornado outbreak in and near Joplin, Missouri. The form of the rigid shelter is meant to provide a versatile water and wind-proof safe cover for the victims of tornado damage. The shelter folds for easy storage and quick deployment, and is intended for use in the first few days following a natural disaster such as the Joplin tornadoes. Both ends of the structure move into a variety of arrangements for various uses, with the fully unclosed position intended to withstand storms following the initial disaster.  Not only is the form of the shelter aesthetically beautiful, it directly solves the design needs of natural disaster victims.

Sue's Chair

Name: Hannah Goettsch, Allie Dineen, Gayoen You
Class: DS220, Design Fundamentals II
Major: Interior Design

We used ergonomics and anthropometrics to create a life-size cardboard chair that is able to hold the weight of an adult.

"The Walker House Remodel" / "Walker Family Remodel"

Name: Kimberlin Schrader
Class: DS 322, Interior Design II
Major: Interior Design

The Walker family needed a design solution for the lack of flow from space to space, interrupted sight lines, and outdated aesthetics in their Craftsman style home. The solution was to remove the large built-in cabinets, expand the kitchen and dining space, replace the relocated laundry with a mudroom, and create a more open floor plan. The design brings together geometric shapes with natural colors and textures. These elements combined create an atmosphere that is calm and balanced, as well as equally feminine and masculine.

Flight of Fancy

Student: Barbara T. Bradley

Major: Apparel Design

Second Life is a biophilic textile design process that involved gently gathering over two thousand maple seeds from local street gutters and sidewalks and re-purposing them. Instead of becoming refuse, they receive a new life. Each seed was reinforced, hand-sewn, and patterned in a way to reflect movement around the silk organza robe and human form. Each seed invites us to appreciate its organic beauty as “nature’s perfect design”. Simplicity of placement transforms into chaos, as seeds mass towards the trailing sections. The two-piece gown and silk robe are designed using a flat rectangle draping processes with little waste. The gown’s rust polyester fabric is slit and burned to reveal a contrasting gold lining. Its overstitched loose threads mimic the hand-stitched seeds. The three pieces work in tandem to narrate a story about what happens when we blur the boundaries between nature, art, and textile making and revere nature’s gifts.

White School House Remodel

Name:  Kate Pedriani
Class: DS320, Interior Design II, Lesley Sager
Major: Interior Design

The White School House remodel shows how design can be used in restorative remodels of older buildings. In this example, an old school house in Spring Green WI was entirely remodeled into a condominium for a specific client. The concept of aging gracefully, and aging in place was used throughout the design in order to create a functional space for this client to live happy and comfortably with her spouse as they grow old together.

Textile Design, Riot Fest Polka Dot

Student: Emily L. R. Adams
Program: Textile Design

My work is connected to design because of the process involved to create it. As an artist and designer I carefully consider every detail along the way, the smallest change can cause a ripple in the outcome. The interaction of imagery and materials is part of the magic of designing that begins to take on a life of its own. I use photographic screen-printing techniques to achieve a variety of 'looks' on different fabrics. For me the design process happens organically, yet I am constantly thinking one step ahead of my actions. For example, in the "Polaroid Cloth" I used a snow dye process to add color to the fabric first and then printed the geometric Polaroid pattern using a chemical agent to pull the dye back out of the fabric. The push and pull of layering process and combining results in one, the fabric becomes rich with evidence to how it was created.

Gallery Project: Shifting Perspectives

Name: Heba Saeed
Class: DS 220, Design Fundamentals II
Major: Interior Design

There are many ways to view the world around you; through your own eyes, through understanding of differences within and among worlds, and through shifting designs in art. Our gallery takes you on a journey exploring these shifting perspectives, from an abstract artistic experience all the way to an introspective investigation of self. The artistic minds of designers Sarah Treutel, Becca Hobbs, and Heba Saeed, come together in this unique exhibit to create a thought-provoking and aesthetically dynamic display exploring perspective.

Collection Presentation, "Confection"

Name: Katy Rosenthal
Class: DS 501, Collection Development
Major: Apparel Design

An appealing presentation of your designs is necessary to convince others that your concept is worthy of coming to fruition. A main part of this presentation are illustrations that will both communicate your ideas effectively and generate excitement about them.

"Moodie"

Name: Jessica Frantal
Class: ART 448, Interactive Objects & Environments
Major: Apparel Design

The "Moodie" was born out of my desire to blend technology with apparel design in a cohesive, thoughtful manner. In this case, the technology reacts to the wearer, creating a garment which is truly an extension of the wearer. The lighting in the hood reveals information about the emotional state of the wearer to others, hightening the interation.