Date of Award
Spring 6-4-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Furniture
First Advisor
Patricia Johnson
Second Advisor
Lothar Windels
Third Advisor
Nathaniel Smith
Abstract
One may argue that we all observe. It is this finely tuned capacity that allows designers to read context and to identify patterns. Since I was a child, I’ve been a carefully tuned explorer of the world, observing the world around me. Yet as a designer, I take this observational impulse to another level by recording my observations and then translating these impressions into form. What is seen, felt, and gathered is then edited, nuanced, and reformed. This act of translation becomes a slow puzzle as I look for cues, acknowledge every facet, and conceive of forms in such a way that they will intrigue, charm, and bring joy to the user. Adjusting scale, color and gesture become fluent in the mechanics of their outcome.
Recommended Citation
Young, Tzyy Yi, "Slow puzzle" (2022). Masters Theses. 842.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/842
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Comments
View exhibition online: Tzyy Yi Young (Amy), Slow puzzle