ELISABETH ZHANGINDUSTRIAL DESIGN

STUDENT PORTFOLIO 2014

ELISABETH ZHANGINDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTRISD CLASS OF 2015

PHONE : (401)-871-7853EMAIL : ezhang@risd.eduBEHANCE : be.net/elisabethzhang

CONTENTS

1 APISHŌJI LAMP

2 CRESCENDO BOTTLE OPENER

3 “UNFOLDING THE FUTURE” GROUP EXHIBIT

4 EXPLORATIONS IN WOOD

5 EXPLORATIONS IN METAL

6 WOOD-FIRED CERAMICS IN JAPAN

7 DRAWINGS

8 RENDERINGS IN RHINO

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SPRING 2013 - RICE PAPER , MUSEUM BOARD , BOOKBINDING BOARD

APIS - GENUS HONEYBEE

SHŌJI - JAPANESE TRANSLUSCENT SCREENS, DOORS, OR WINDOWS

dimmer brighter

APISHŌJI is an ADJUSTABLE LIGHT

INSPIRATION BOARDS IDEATION SKETCHES

APISHŌJI in a room environment

FALL 2013 - INVESTMENT CASTED BRONZE BOTTLE OPENER2

IDEATION SKETCHES FINAL DESIGN

TEST MODELS

SCALE FUNCTION

SKETCH

WAX MASTER

BRONZE CAST

OPENER

UNFOLDING THE FUTURE

SPRING 2013 - GROUP EXHIBIT PROJECT ON DESIGN IN 1990s JAPAN

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ISSEY MIYAKE , REIKO SUDO , TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA SET-UP AT THE RISD MUSEUM

INSPIRATION BOARD FINAL EXHIBIT

PROCESS

TURNING THE BOLTS AND SCREWS

FOLDING THE PAPER STRUCTURE

APPLYING THE TEXT

DETAIL OF ACRYLIC SCREW THAT HOLDS UP THE STRUCTURE

COLLAPSED STRUCTURE

MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS : WOOD

4

BENT LAMINATION TOY WHALE SPINDLE TURNING ON THE LATHE

BASSWOOD CARVING WALNUT DISK

MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS : METAL

5

TIN-PLATED STEEL COLD CONNECTIONS BRASS CUFF BRACELET

COPPER CHAIN, SILVER POOCH BROOCH HOLLOW-CONSTRUCTED RINGS

CERAMICS IN JAPANJANUARY 2014 - WORKS IN SHIGARAKI CLAY AND WOOD ASH COLOR

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THE ENTIRE WORKS OF THE CLASS

TAKING SHIFTS AT THE KILN

PETALS WHEEL-SPUN POT

POLAROID KOI SHIGARAKI DEER

GREEN GLAZED PETAL PLATE

EGGSHELL EXPLORATION OF LITTLEST WHEEL TURNINGS

HEXAGONAL-BASE PLATE AND BOWL

DRAWING :NATURE LAB SPECIMEN TRANSFORMATION

Fall 2012

Transform a specimen from the RISD Nature Lab following 3 prompts:1 a wearable object2 a handheld object

3 an architectural structure

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RENDERINGS IN RHINOSPRING 2014

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SPIRITED AWAY-THEMED BENTO-

PATTERN MAPPING EXERCISEON A CHILD’S LUNCHBOX

ODE TO EAMES - RENDERING OF EAMES MOLDED PLYWOOD CHAIR

RENDERING OF TULIP CHAIR BY EERO SAARINEN

OTHER IDEATION DRAWINGS

THANK YOU!

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