White School House Residential Design

2012 Best of Show

Student: Kung-Wei Chen
Course: DS322 Interior Design II
Program: ID

The purpose of this project is to design the historic White School House in Spring Green, Wisconsin, which is vacant and in need of a change. In an effort to infuse a new life into this once vibrant structure, the owners have chosen to convert the 3500 square foot building into two apartments and an art studio...

Yolk Breakfast Bar

2012 Juror's Choice ID

Student: Olivia Zabel
Course: DS623 Interior Design IV
Program: Grad


Thrill. Bliss. Vigor. Focus. It is our philosophy at Yolk that the attitude of the foods you eat for breakfast directly reflects your attitude for the rest of the day. Grab a seat at the bar, jot down your order, and enjoy some friendly conversation as one of our seasoned chefs prepares your meal right behind the bar. If you’re seeking a more intimate dining experience, the fireside lounge is the perfect place to sip on some coffee and catch up on the news. Let us make breakfast special again. At Yolk, we invite you to relax, recharge, and reinvent yourself. Let the sizzle from the kitchen define your day.

Hierarchy of Trees

2012 Honorable Mention

Student: Ericka Napp
Course: Independent Study
Program: Grad, Year 1


My concept was to do tree rubbings and cover the tree in its own screen-printed ‘skin’. It was meant to be a comment on product development and consumerism and question our society. Why do we make, sell and buy products we don’t need just because we can? This subject stemmed from my time as a designer in the corporate world. When I left I thought, if money and recognition didn’t make me happy, what does? My investigation turned to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and lead me to explore basic humanistic desires in my installations. The second tree I printed represents our need on the hierarchical chart for safety. I wrapped this fallen tree on opening day of gun hunting season. The third project stands for our need for belonging. These trees belong to each other and belong to the forest, much like humans need each other.

Athena

Student: Barbara Tofte Bradley
Course: DS501 Body Architecture
Program: Grad, Year 1


Athena is body architecture designed to transform one’s silhouette. / Its primary materials, transparent plastic tubing and wrapped wire, were combined in a skin-and-bones technique required for the project. The flexible tubing needed to work symbiotically with the fibrous, stiff wire. The methodology was one of persistence and patience; wrapping both ends of each wire before threading. As the extensions arched into tree-like branches, I added my father’s pheasant feathers and then strips of dyed organza connecting the sculpture to earth. / Its inspiration was drawn from 17th century Elizabethan ruffs and Greek mythology. Athena was the warrior goddess of wisdom, courage, and strategic diplomacy; patroness to crafts and architecture. / The armature communicates artistry, grace, protection, inner strength and transcendence – qualities my father encouraged.

Minimalism Magazine Office Design

Student: Kung-Wei Chen
Course: DS622 Interior Design III
Program: ID


This is an interior design project about the new design for Minimalism Magazine’s office space. My goal in this project is to create an environment in which the team members can have more freedom to create the magazine content. Fashion is so dynamic that the team members need an environment conducive to their creativity. The team members need flexible work environments in order to introduce the latest in minimalist fashion. Consequently, the proposed design concept will not include any fixed furniture. Each unit will be arranged and personalized by the members themselves. In addition, this project seeks to improve office efficiency through design concepts like operable walls in public areas such as conference rooms and entertainment spaces.

If You Want to be a Badger

Student: Lucy Bea Jost
Course: DS 501: Pattern in the Environment
Program: Grad


This is a digital layout for what became a 9 foot high screenprint. I found inspiration in totem poles of the Pacific Northwest and the variety of purposes and meanings associated with them. With the badger and its tracks at the center of my design, this totem represents the “Badger Pride” and interconnectedness we all share as students on this campus.

Obsession

Student: Lucy Bea Jost
Course: DS501 Body Architecture
Program: Grad, Year 3


Obsession is an exploration of how a maker visually represents the relationship between an artist/designer’s hands, brain, and the objects they create. What can be said about a person’s mental state by the work they produce, how can we describe the human psyche in a way that is tangible, and can thoughts and feelings manifest themselves into a physical object? This garment is a visual symbol of how the work I make can be directly related to my mind and body.