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.