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Rafer Stromme Chair design by Rafer Stromme. copyright 2022 Senior industrial design students at Western Washington University have been working on new furniture design this year.  Finally back in person, they are in the process of fabricating full size prototype models.  Rafer Stromme (@rafer_stromme) • Instagram photos and videos Keaton LoCicero Chair, ottoman and table set design by Keaton LoCicero. copyright 2022. About this design set by Keaton LoCicero: The hugging relationship between the planar aluminum and volumetric wood creates an additional surface to store books, magazines, or a drink.  The contrasting CMF consists of a matte black exterior powder coat and a polished metal interior that reflects the warmth of the wood as well as the interior the set lives in; creating the feeling of more space.  The cantilevered design has been refined using FEA simulations and through rough practical prototyping.  Aluminum series : 606...

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...

by Gary Liljebeck This is a one week design assignment for my industrial design sophomore course at Western Washington.  The objective is to learn NURBS modelling in Rhinoceros and rendering in KeyShot and Bunkspeed.  The goal is to create a creative and fantastic vehicle using those tools.  These are some examples from the past couple of years... by Christie Brashers by Sean Braaten by Daniel Galan by Kevin Courtney by Kirk Turner by Hunter Frerich by Mauricio Romano