This single semester seminar is organized around three sequential projects. Each project builds on the previous one, moving from small-scale industrial design to spatial light performance to interactive or adaptive systems.

PROJECT 1 // Jewelry Line OR Architectural Hardware Line: 
Students develop a coherent line of small-scale artifacts, either jewelry or architectural hardware. They model multiple design variants, explore proportion, ergonomics, and tectonic expression, and iterate through 3D printing to evaluate fit, tolerance, and finish. There will be one final casting for the line, and all iteration is completed through 3D printing so refinements can be made quickly and accurately. Final deliverables include technical drawings, exploded assemblies, fabrication-ready files, and a concise presentation of process, drawings, and final artifacts.

PROJECT 2 // Backlit Surface or Light Filter with Arduino and LED Integration: 
Students design and fabricate a static surface that modulates light through pattern, layering, and material translucency, while integrating Arduino-controlled LED lighting to create programmable light behavior. Using Rhino and Grasshopper, they generate and test parametric patterns, then fabricate with laser cutting and material layering. Deliverables include the fabricated panel, wiring diagram, control code, technical drawings, and a short video documenting light performance.

PROJECT 3 // Interactive Wearable Object, Interactive Industrial Design Object, Kinetic Object, or Adaptive Surface: 
Students define and execute an original project that brings interactivity, movement, or adaptation into focus. Concepts may take the form of wearable objects, interactive industrial design objects, kinetic mechanisms, or adaptive surfaces. Students integrate sensors, microcontrollers, or actuation, and resolve the project as a functional prototype with clear documentation. Deliverables include the fabricated prototype, interaction diagram, control code, technical drawings, and a short video demonstrating performance.

• Fluency in Rhino and Grasshopper with a focus on parametric control and repeatable workflows

• Translation of digital models into fabrication-ready files for laser cutting, 3D printing, and lost wax casting

• Planning for tolerance, shrinkage, finishing strategies, and safe assembly

• Integration of Arduino electronics for LEDs, sensors, and actuation

• Professional project presentation through drawings, photographs, diagrams, video, and written summaries