Sculpture and
3-D Rendering:
Acrylic Laser-cut Sculpture & Earrings
During my Summer at Cornell Tech with the Milstein Program, I created a number of works using the vinyl cutter and acrylic laser cutter. This sculpture was made using acrylic sheets and hot glue, standing as a prototype for a larger installation. I created earrings with leftover materials and found items, not wanting any acrylic to go to waste and showcasing how design should be done sustainably. The earrings I designed hung on the sculpture during our final Summer exposition in the Tata Innovation Center. I was inspired by our visit to Eventscape’s design center where I viewed innovative technology applications to create large installations. I imagined this sculpture in a department store, holding clothing racks and boxes of merchandise at the viewer’s eye level.
3-D Rendering:
Mycelium Puzzle Chair
As a sustainable systems intern for the Center for Sustainable Development at the Cape Eleuthera Island School during Summer 2023, I was tasked with designing a piece of furniture for the Early Learning Center (ELC) students made out of mycelium. I conducted ethnographic interviews with the students (Preschool-4th grade) to better understand what type of furniture would best suit their needs, finding that what they loved most about school was learning with their friends. This design is a 3D rendering of my puzzle chair design that can be transformed into a bench by fitting each chair together, allowing students to sit next to each other throughout the school day. This design is simple to allow for the correct growth of mycelial forms as the organism can be unpredictable. Due to the long growth period for mycelium furniture, each chair would take months to grow. This 3D rendering showcases what each chair would look like after the mycelium has been set and dried. After setting, each chair would be painted with an array of Bahamian sea creatures and organisms, per the students’ requests.
