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Mirror Hooks

The Mirror Hooks project is almost complete. Currently the White Oak version is done and ready to receive jackets, scarves, and bags. Once I get back to school in a couple of weeks, I will have the Walnut version completed. It is great to finally have this project nearing completion. Here is an image that demonstrat

Orbit Light

All of the work on the Dome Light prototypes has resulted in the Orbit Light. The name is in reference to the way the light switch dial rotates around the glass dome like planets around a star. At this point, I feel that most of the design issues that surfaced during the prototyping of the Dome Lights has largely bee

Half-Full Light

My last project for the school year is a light that uses a left over piece from the Dome Light project, a dimmer switch, dimmable LED puck light, RP components, an acrylic lens, and a cloth-covered cord. The light is designed as accent lighting. The top of the light rotates in either direction to turn the light on and

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Graduate Work, Travel | admin

On Friday a few of us headed back to Herman Miller’s Design Yard to meet with engineering, color & materials specialists, design facilitation, and research to go over our prototypes.

We brought with us detailed specifications of our work which included information about how we intended to assemble them, as well as the materials we were thinking about using.

Each of us had 40 minutes to go through our specs and work out any red flags. The time flew by of course but the feedback was very helpful. There are a number of changes to my project that I will make. None of them are major departures from what I had prior to getting there. But each of them will make my project stronger structurally.

I was really impressed with the level of engagement by all the people at Herman Miller. The ideas and suggestions came rapid fire as one would expect from professionals who work on related projects day in and day out.

After everyones’ work was reviewed we got a more detailed tour of the materials room as well as a room that is full of classic furniture (a lot of it by George Nelson) as well as some new additions to the Herman Miller offerings that extend current lines of work (like a molded plywood version of the Eames’s DCM)

It was really great to have the opportunity to take part in a meeting that was not too dissimilar from one that I would have as a professional designer. Not many get that opportunity!