Shift Divider Screen by Kelsey Leppek and Norman Rockwell 2020 Nobody expected a global virus quarantine, but here we are, trying to adapt our living spaces for homeschooling, class sessions, office meetings, and focused work in addition to everything else that we do at home. We quickly realized that our home spaces and furniture were not designed for these new functions. This spring, the industrial design students of Western Washington University worked on designing new furniture solutions for working at home. And they did it while working from home themselves. The Problems They first investigated the problems that we are experiencing during lock-down: Sharing small spaces. Multiple people sharing the kitchen table to do work. Lack of privacy. Lack of square footage. Bad acoustics for video calls and meetings. Echos, noise, distractions. Online video conferences are notorious for poor audio. Bad lighting for video calls and meetings. Most people look hor
ReMade is an annual project conducted by the Junior Industrial Design class of Western Washington University. The challenge was to study and address some of the issues associated with sustainable design and entrepreneurship. All the products presented were created by utilizing one or multiple materials of consumer or manufacturing waste. Life cycle analysis and recyclability were also considered and incorporated into the designs.
It is a material driven design project encouraging sustainable thinking and design for production. 13 students found materials, designed, and manufactured products. Many students set up their own Etsy stores. All 13 products are also available for sale at the Western Washington Bookstore and we are all excited to have our official opening at IDEAL tonight, Friday November 6th from 6-10 as part of Bellingham's Downtown Art Walk.
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