Metaproject 03
On the third edition of the Metaproject course, students from the RIT School of Design create a collection of wooden toys for Areaware that explores the concept of “universal toy”.
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On the third edition of the Metaproject course, students from the RIT School of Design create a collection of wooden toys for Areaware that explores the concept of “universal toy”.
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During the 2013 edition of New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), RIT – School of Design students partnered with accessories manufacturer Areaware, in the third edition of the Metaproject course. Students explored the properties of wood, using it as a primary material in the design of a series of toys that explored the concept of "universal toy". Selecting and researching a specific object typology in the domestic sphere and a specific cultural/situational context, each student responded with an inventive proposal.
Top: David Buchanan, Lumbersaurs, 2013. Above: James M. Paulius, Blockitecture, 2013
Students designed and produced a high-quality functional prototype, using on and off-campus resources. The prototypes have been judged by Areaware for suitability for commercialisation.
Megan Lin, Nesting Tree, 2013
Paula Garcia, USA Box, 2013
Nicholas Kelemen, The Claw, 2013
Aaron Jackendoff, Beekeper, 2013
Ashley Valenti, Cog Car, 2013
Blair Prietz, Jack Of All Trades, 2013
Gonzalo Ciurlizza, Stacking Skyscraper, 2013
Ian O'Neill, Pendants, 2013
Jaclyn Jacobson, Eye Know, 2013
Linsday Randall, Monsters, 2013
Megan Lin, Nesting Tree, 2013
Rob Fish, Pathways, 2013
Ryan Erbe, City Blocks Music Box, 2013
Alexander Cloutier, Mushroom Poppers, 2013
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ICFF 2013, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Metaproject 03, RIT School of Design, toys, Vignelli Center for Design Studies, wood
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