Kelli e Walt er s industrial design
Tab le of Cont ents 01
G en esi s
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U ne Fleur
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Commi ssi one d Photo graphy
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Ey elet Sc ar f
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Gambler
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G enes is j u ni o r stu d i o p ro j ec t c o l l a b o r ati o n w i th Sa d i e C a r ver
Ga p a n a lysis T hes e g ap s s h ow th at c o m p a n i es a re n o t d esi g n i ng for jackets that are packable, custom i zabl e, s us tai na bl e, a n d f i t a fash ion -fo r ward s po rtswea r a esth eti c .
Pata g o n i a Co l um bi a N i ke A d i da s Va ude B u r to n
s u s ta ina ble hig h
Mark et Ga p
c ustom iz able high
c u sto m i z a bl e l ow
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s u s ta ina ble low a es thetic hig h
pa ck a bl e l ow
pac kable high
a es thetic low
We found no ja c kets to b e f u nc ti o na l fo r tr asnfor mative ever y d ay u se a nd f i t a fashion-for w a rd sp o r tswea r a estheti c
Ob j ec t iv es p a c ka bl e c u sto m i z a bl e su sta i na bl e fashion-for w a rd sp o r tswea r a estheti c
Person al Contributions: c o l l a borative research f u nction conce pt p a rtial final for m p atter n-making final prototype
acc en ts a nd d iag on al s
t e x tur e/colo r
function conce pt
intia l for m d evel opmen t
scoop neck
crew neck col l ared neck
sn a ps for hood
topstitching for high craft
zipper s ewn between f l ap an d sl eeve seam i n g fo r fol dl in e snaps for length adjustment
Recycled Polyes ter
Co lor Opt ions
W h ite wi th Gr ay 1
Gr ay 2 wi th bl ack
W h ite wi th bl ack
B l ack wi th wh i te
Fit 1
Fit 2
Fit 3
z i pper f o r r em ovable sl eev es
sn aps f or removable hood
hi d d en zi pper
sn aps f or tran sf ormin g len gth
pack able cu s tomizable s us tain able fas hion -f orward s portswear aes t het ic
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Une F leu r p er so na l p ro j ec t
P robl em Framin g: A fter i n ter v i ewi n g fel l ow c o l l eg e stu d en ts, I fo u n d that they w anted h i gh er q u al i ty kn i t p ro d u c ts, bu t d i d n’t h ave the money to spend o n q u al i ty m ater i a l .
Af forda bl e kni t ta nk to p s a re g ener a l l y poorl y constr uc ted o r u nf i tted . I set o u t to design a wel l -c o nstr u c ted kni t ta nk-to p that fit into the aver a g e c o l l eg e stu d ent’s bu d g et.
O b jecti v es
simple i nex pensive lo ng -la sting lig htweig ht s l ig htly f itted
12 ”
4” 20”
7”
6”
14 ”
s im p le inex p ens iv e lon g - l a s t in g lig ht w eig ht s lig ht ly f it t ed
03 Com m i ss i o n e d P h oto g r a p h y for in terdiscipl in ar y projects and documen tation of oth er’s projects
a 2ru s t ude nt summ it 2016 I was s el ected a s 1 o f 4 stu d en ts to re p resent I owa State at th e 2 0 1 6 a2 r u Stu d en t Su m m i t a n d w a s a lso in charge of d o cu men ti n g g ro u p c o l l a b o r ati o n th ro u g out the time we were wo rk i n g.
Hei delb e rg P roje c t Ab an do n ed nei g h b o r h o o d s a re i n ter sp erc ed throughout the Detro i t area. T h e H ei d el b erg Pro j ec t i s a collaborative art co l l ecti ve mea n t to c reate so m eth i n g b ea utful and positive from wh at i s l ef t b eh i n d .
CONTEXTUALIzin g I d ea liz ed BEAU TY I us ed o n e o f my f el l ow a rch i tec tu re stu d ent’s - Meg an Z eien mo d el f ro m h er 3 rd yea r stu d i o p ro j ec t. T his for m in contrar y to th e ty pi ca l a rch i tec tu re m o d el w i th i ts soft, feminine fo r m o ppo s ed to stro n g bl o c k s, l i n es, a n d laser-cut material. Fro m th at I p a r tered th e m o d el w i th vi su a l contex t of for ms as s o ci ated wi th i d ea l i zed b ea u ty fo r a n a r rative about how we v i s u al l y i d ea l i ze b ea u ty w i th i n b o th so c i ety and our disciplines.
“ r ed u x � Redux was a perfor mative work by fellow architecture student Jake Spang ler, who designed this project around his relationship with patriarchal society.
Published in Datum A rchitec tural Jour na l No.8
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E y e l e t Sc a r f per son al project
O bjecti ve : In this p ro j ect, I s tu d i ed l a c ewo rk kn i tti n g to u n der stand decrea s ed mater i al u sa g e i n kn i tti n g.
averag e sc a rf U sag e
Fin al Design Usage
Eyelet pat t er n A n a lys is
te s t swatc he s I sketch ed o ut di f feren t fo r m s a n d m a ke sm a l l test swatches to fig ure o u t h ow each o n e wo u l d b e c o n str u c ted .
pat t ern d ev elo p m ent
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ga m b l e r in ter n sh ip project
N o rth Co unt y San Dieg o T h e millin er y I inter ned with catered to ma i n l y th ree d is cinct subur bs of San Dieg o wh i ch en comp as s ed three immensel y dif ferent styl es. For my p roject with Jil l C our temanche, I dec id ed to d e s ign one hat through tr a d i ti o na l h at m ak in g tech niques that woul d fit a l l three styl es.
Prob lem S tat em ent: Encinitas, O c ea nsi d e, a nd So l a na B ea ch a re a rea s d eno ti ng d i verent aesthetics. H ow d o I d esi g n a hat to fit these d i f f er i ng a estheti c s?
Observation a l s t yle s tudies B y c a ll ing o u t what pieces of each s tyle’s wardrobe is most va l u ea bl e to them, I developed the deliver a bles for this hat.
So la na Beach
O ceans ide
Enc initas
l ifestyl e
sty l e tren d s
hat trends
Ke y obj ec t iv es f orm c l a ssi c m a i nstrea m ed in d i vi d u a l i zed o n trend
M at eria l el i ti st c o m fo r ta bl e d u r a bl e
Co lo r neu tr a l si m p l e room fo r ex p ressi o n
mat erial a nd f or m d ec is ions A cl a ssic g am bl er sha p e a nd d u r a bl e m ater i a l w i th a statement br im , bu t neu tr a l c o l o r s to f i t m o st o u tf i ts a nd p atter ns.
rabbit fur fe lt
wool felt
vintage felt
finishes
blocki n g
edgi n g
fini s hi n g
f orm c lassic m ain stream ed in dividualized on tren d
Mate rial elitist c om fortable durable
Color n eutral sim ple room for expression
Kelli e Walt er s C: (319) 538-1934 E: kellie@iastate.edu F or more e xampl e s of m y work: kelliewaltersdesign.myportfolio.com