These two tables were designed by Michael Young. He drew inspiration from chinese paper folding to make the bases of them. This is a very simple overall form, yet i would have never thought to make a cone-like shape the bottom of a table. I enjoy that Young made these after being inspired by something else. It makes me remember to always be observant of my surroundings because I never know when I am going to see something that will be great to integrate into a design.
When I first saw this, I didn't think "chair." I did not really know what to think. Then, of course, after looking at it closer, I saw that it was, in fact, a chair. The design threw me off considerably well. It was designed by Felice Rossi in Italy. It was made to mimic the form of the body. It swoops up to provide a side table--most likely for some technological bee-bop.
This couch is also designed by Italian designer, Felice Rossi. It looks like a piece of foam, thrown over a metal frame. When I look at the waving line on the top of it, I think of movement. While it looks cool, it doesn't look very comfortable. Perhaps Rossi prioritizes design over functionality. I'm sure that is also how many more designers design things.
How cool is this?? I could not pass this up when sufing the web. I enjoy the thought of making odd things into something completely new. It's a nice idea. 
This lamp, which was made by JTH lighting company, has a nice quality to it. The organic curve of the shaft give a feeling of movement to the lights. I'm finding that I really enjoy curving lines in product design.
The name of this coffee table is the "Alien Table," designed by Y. Shito. It has a futuristic feel to it with the round top and shiny metal. I enjoy how the base is solid and swoops up and out to the flat top. The light shining down from the ceiling complements the table because it is also round and metal.
The "Princess Light," designed by Christophe Pillett, reminds me of a floating orb. This is something I would like to have in my room. It definitely has a feminine quality to it, with the engraved flowers on the side of it.
This light by the Birch and Willow is not my favorite. It looks like it was made to look like an overgrown nest. I do not find it aesthetically pleasing, yet I am sure the shadows it casts are pretty interesting.
Finally, my favorite product of this small bunch. This is called the "Ether" by a company called Eurofase. It is a chandelier AND a centerpiece for a dinner table. It is made of dangling blown glass balls with lights shining on them, reflecting the light around the room. I love water and this design strongly represents bubbles. I very much enjoy glass, so once I found Eurofase's website, I was in heaven. They have many different glass products. I encourage everyone to take a look. www.eurofase.com 
Above is a screenshot of the website of the design company called Glass innovations. This is a great site to look through--especially for people, like me, who have an infatuation with glass. They show their various projects, which include glass furniture, lighting, and even glass architecture. I would really like to explore the different uses for glass and crystalization in the near future. It is a beautiful material and has great conceptual potential.
When surfing through this site, one gets a sense of femininity while looking at the various rooms that were designed. The Design Firm like very luxurious rooms. Some would say they are overdone. Some would say they are just right. I guess it is just a matter of opinion. As far as the website goes, though, it is very easy to navigate through. It has a very attractive appearance and soothing colors. Overall I am pleased with their webdesign and contents.
On a lighter note, this firm's work is very delightful. Laura Day Designs uses fun, pastel colors and lots of geometric shapes in their designs. They are innovative and have a slight whimsicle vibe. Bravo
The layout of this website was well thoughtout. I like the homey vibe of some of Innovation's designs, however other designs of theirs lack a sense of being well thought out. Sure, they put together furniture that was manufactured to go in the same room. But their was no thought process behind a lot of their designs. Once again, I would call them decorators. They merely pay for the furniture, place it in the room, and that's about it.
www.davidmichaelmiller.com/port.html
This is an entertaining website. I enjoy the ecclectic vibe I get from the interior spaces designed by Daved Michael Miller. They are inspirational to look at because he takes design elements from different cultures and incorporates to his work.
This firm is called Pineapple House Interior Designs. The colors and materials they use for their interiors are classic and charming. I adore designs that make me want to jump through the computer screen and actually be in the room. That's when you know it was well designed. 
This is a drawing of my final project. As soon as I get to a different computer, I will rotate the image...I can't on this computer. I really like the layout of this drawing. The thumbnails on the bottom are different views of the archway in its ultimate location. The bigger picture is one of the thumbnails blown up and shaded a bit better.
This has been a long, but worthwhile process. One thing that I forgot to explain in the zine was the reason why I chose to do an archway as a time capsule. One can only assume that it has a symbolic meaning, and that assumption is true. I call the archway "Gateway to Gatewood." I would like for it to be placed on the walkway coming from the parking lot and up to the building. It symbolizes the students' transition period into the crazy and rewarding world of interior architecture. In this world, everyone must be as crazily creative as possible and rules (well, some rules) seem to be made only to be broken. It seems so different from other majors, so I thought that there should be more of an emphasis put upon entering the building. The archway is made out of metal. There will be lots of metal wire intertwined all around the arch to create a, if you will, metal "vine." Every student in the first year department will bring a piece of wire. The size, color, and thickness is completely to their preference. This represents the collaboration of many unique beings. Altogether, I think this is a pretty decent idea. I'm really excited to work with metal and wire.
This assignment allowed us to combine all of the techniques that we have touched on so far this year. A grad student sat in a chair up on a pedestal and we had to divide our paper into an attractive layout with four separate places for pictures. Then we drew her in those places using a different technique for each one. The outcome was really quite interesting. I like how her shoe came out.
I thought this one was going to be easy....2 pencils and a half an eraser later, I realized different. This really made me separate myself from what I saw and what I knew to be there. I knew the wall was white in the picture. But when looking at it and all of the shadow on it, only a small portion of it was actually white. It was hard to gradate towards that, while still keeping the wall looking smooth and wall-like. I still think I could have done a better job...but who doesn't think that?
With this exercise, we were to to use only two values to differentiate between the shaded areas on our still-lifes.
This is my favorite picture. I really like doing the white-on-black shading. It really makes the drawer pay attention to where the light is hitting on the object being drawn (in this case, rose petals.)
