Pedestal Project
Products Seeking Balance
Faculty Leads:
Marty Thaler
Jereme Dumm
Teaching Assistants:
Matt Impola
Jiani Sapathy
Class:
Introduction to Objects & Artifacts
Students:
Aamena Ansari
Samar Anwar
Rodrigo Dyer
Samar Elhouar
Lizzy Engele
Jessie Gao
Hugo Hsiao
Noah Keppers
Evija Kristopane
Eddie Kure
Shinichiro Kuwahara
Stephanie Meng
Anand Nagapurkar
Veronica Paz Soldan
Zack Schwartz
Faye Sun
Pukka Tackie
Julian Walker
Alison Yang
Minyi Zhang
Workplace environments are changing and expanding to meet people’s needs: these range from providing people with better ergonomics, expressing their interests or even encouraging them to work remotely. The line between work and home is getting blurry.
These 20 concepts developed by the 2019 Foundation class seek to explore the nature of the work-life balance. Students from diverse non-product design backgrounds were challenged to develop new physical products that help future office workers get things done, take a break, work where they want and connect with others. Through an understanding of how products are conceived, students learn to frame problems and define potential solutions. Together these products seek balance, harmony, and connection affording a healthier and connected workplace.
The ID Foundation program at the Institute of Design welcomes students with no design background. Students take Foundation classes in Communication, Product, and Interaction Design, together with Photography, to become versatile, well-rounded, designers.