Michael Roller

UC Chair Studio 2010

I made a quick visit to University of Cincinnati recently to see the fourth-year industrial design studio’s chair projects. As always, there was a broad range of solutions as the maturing students strive to refine their own points of view on design through this project. The deceptively simple chair allows for myriad possibilities when it comes to aesthetics and materials.

Many students outsourced the production of their chairs this year, possibly mirroring a general shift in design away from artifacts and towards ideas. While a very different experience than building the chair on their own, my take on this outsourcing is that the students learn a valuable skill in managing someone else to execute their vision. Ideally, UC will require some projects to be built by hand and some to be outsourced, since both are great experiences for a student to have. Check out a few of the projects here or visit my Flickr page to see a larger set.

Tags: design making, furniture, student work

1 Comment to UC Chair Studio 2010

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   Thanks for keeping me updated with UC’s goings on and is Tony wearing Shape-Ups?
Jason on June 21st, 2010

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