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JUMPER CABLES PACKAGING DESIGN
As a project for my Paper Mechanics and Package Design course, I designed packaging for a product to be used in emergency situations, where the packaging enhanced the functionality of the product itself. A common cause of car breakdowns is a dead battery, yet many drivers are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with using jumper cables to jumpstart their car. To ease these drivers through this process, I studied and prototyped multiple forms of informational packaging to guide them through jumpstarting their car step by step. The final prototype is a reusable, structured fabric package package for jumper cables which unfolds in a way that forces the driver to connect the cables in the correct order, with simple and easy to understand infographics reminiscent of flight safety instruction booklets found on airplanes. My professor enjoyed the final product so much, he nominated it for a school-wide student project award!
HAND-SEWN STUFFED PLUSH
I designed my own pattern to create this stuffed Pokemon - Dragonite - and made the entire stuffed animal from scratch. Like many of my sewing projects, it was a gift for a loved one and took around 60 hours to create from design to completion. Construction included hand-sewing the fabric, embroidering the lines across the chest and custom-embroidered patches for the eyes. Encasing heavy-duty pipe cleaners inside of the wings and tendrils added structure and allowed posable movement.
HAND-SEWN T-SHIRT QUILTS
I taught myself to sew in high school, making T-shirt quilts. After participating in Destination Imagination from kindergarten through senior year, including competing at Global Finals 5 times, I had accumulated many T-shirts. Rather than paying for someone to make these into a quilt, I taught myself to sew. At the time, I didn't have a sewing machine, so I stitched the entire quilt top by hand, totaling 100+ hours of work. I also made other quilts for my teammates, improving pattern and efficiency.
COSTUMES & CLOTHING
After buying my first sewing machine, I wanted to recreate some patchwork sweatpants I had seen in an expensive store. I searched thrift stores and estate sales to recycle blankets and fabrics, and cut these into small squares, stitching them into panels to use for sweatpants. These are super warm and comfy and I love the way they turned out. I have since made two more pairs for friends, streamlining the process so I can now make a pair in under a week of my spare time, about 11 hours.
This project explored the brutal nature of capitalism and the repercussions of resources hoarded by the wealthy at the expense of the working class. Inspired by Nick Cave’s Soundsuits, I wanted to create a living, moving sculpture that evokes intrigue, but also discomfort. Each scrap of reused business clothing was sewn hastily, with untrimmed thread gathered in knots or dangling like the scraps themselves. Blindfolded by a tie, the wearer is further isolated from humanity.
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