B.S. in Industrial Design
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Lily Hourigan is a hands-on artist, critical daydreamer, and aspiring industrial designer. Her experience includes working as a public art muralist and mosaicist, building a tiny-house with her partner (where they now live), and working with clients to understand and solve their needs. Her driving force is her interest in alternative materials, sustainable manufacturing methods, and fair labor practices; she is on a mission to acknowledge the intrinsic value of consumer products. By helping to create durable, socioeconomic-aware products with a positive environmental effect, Lily hopes to spur questions about lifestyle, impact, and social priorities.
Stacking Chairs
This chair design utilizes the computer numerically controlled mill (CNC) to cut the parts. The chair was designed using Fusion 360, milled on the CNC, and then hand assembled. Stack-ability, material use, and chair proportions were considered in this design.
Modular Planter
This design considers the quality of life during the COVID shelter in place. The result is a slip-cast stackable planter for houseplants. It was guided by research that revealed how nature and specifically house plants and the sound of trickling water affect one’s mental state and general well-being.
Community Park Bench Design for the San Leandro Creek Greenway Project
The planned greenway next to the San Leandro Creek will include community built, sourced, and designed park benches. Therefore this project involves researching local material options and fabricators/artists who will contribute to the design and building of these benches. This bench design project aims to provide design ideas, research, and prototypes to the East Oakland community neighboring the creek. This project is in partnership with the Brower Dellums Institute. This is an ongoing project.
Capstone Advisor: Professor Ricardo Gomes