2012: Spring

Spring 2012

December 10, 2012

We made many sketches to depict our ideas of using exaggerated scale to create interest. We decided to go with the script of the performance and created an over all scene of the forest from Alice in Wonderland, this scene is intented to be modified for the first and the third act through use of props […]

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Virtual Free Museum

March 5, 2012

Site Study

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Analysis of Collection

March 4, 2012

Emotion Diagram depicts the level of emotional attachment each individual has for their given item. Freeness Analysis depicts the perceived valuation of each item based on four determining factors including ease of communication during the exchange interaction, the distance traveled to receive the item, the ease of transportation of the object, and the cleaning process of […]

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Long Island Children’s Museum table prototype

March 4, 2012

We have been asked to re-imagine a pop-up afternoon activity cart for the Long Island Children’s Museum. The cart will define the space where the crafts are taking place as well as house all the necessary equipment. We are currently in the prototyping phase of designing portable tables. These tables need to be light and […]

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Space Planning

March 4, 2012

23 days till Opening Night and we have a PLAN (literally)! Considering anthropometrics, we developed on three different ways to install our modules, shifting the point of entry in each. The layout designed allows for uninterrupted circulation through the lobby.

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Virtual Free : A Social Experiment

March 4, 2012

Mission Statement The Virtually Free Museum is a study of contemporary culture through the process of exchange, commerce and communication in the virtual world and how it affects and relates to the physical. The goal of the museum is to make the curatorial and collection process entirely transparent by provoking the visitors to participate in […]

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Interview Planned with Shlomo Adler

March 4, 2012

This week we met twice in anticipation of our midterm. We started to design our traveling exhibition. We plan to use photographs and audio or video interviews as a main feature of the exhibition. We have been sketching out some ideas. Also, two of our team members will be interviewing Shlomo Adler via Skype this […]

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Parks for the People: Stage 1

March 3, 2012

Parks for the People is a collaborative initiative of the U.S. National Park Service, Van Alen Institute, and the National Parks Conservation Association, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. In the first stage of the competition the EDI Studio produced a research-based, content-driven design for park experiences. We started our exploration by understanding […]

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Repurposing of Found Material

March 3, 2012

Our goal is to incorporate materials found on the Pratt Campus. First stop was the Pratt Comtroller’s Office. We found bags of shredded paper being trashed and decided to get creative with the material. We had the idea of building individual thought clouds in which the sound would be contained and allow for the user […]

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Water, Water, Water … Everywhere?

March 2, 2012

Mission Statement A series of three listening stations will be installed throughout the Interior Design Department lobby area—where students circulate throughout the day. The installation will serve as both a private enclosure to listen to recordings on water facts and as a visual surface for graphics and written facts. Serving both as art installation and a […]

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