Design Plural 2011

Works by Monica Correia Bahçeşehir University June 6th, 2011 - June 10th, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Copyright ©2011 Monica Correia. All rights reserved.

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I would like to thank the Bahçeşehir University School of Architecture and Design, Vice Deans Dr. Murat Dundar and Dr. Sezin Tanrıöver for the support and sponsorship of the exhibition; the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History Director Professor John Scott for the continuous support, sponsorship and collaboration on the catalogue; the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Linda Maxson for continuous support; the University of Iowa Vice President for Research and Economic Development Professor Jordan L. Cohen for the support and catalogue sponsorship; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Research & Development Professor Joseph Kearney for his continuous support and sponsorship; the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Instructional Technologies Committee for continuous sponsorship; the University of Iowa International Programs and the StanleyUI Foundation Support Organization for the sponsorship; Office of Study Abroad for their support; the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) for the sponsorship; Professor Steve McGuire for support and motivation; Department Administrator Patricia Arkema for her assistance; Lab Specialist Angela Regas for the technical support with digital technology and supplies; Lab Specialist Anthony Sutowski for the technical support with the plasma cutter

and metal tools; Lab Specialist Adam Krueger for the technical support with the CNC router and wood shop; IT Support Consultant Daniel Langstraat, Graduate Student Shu Wun Chan and BFA student Noah Henscheid for rapid prototyping support; Engineer John Kostman for laser cutting support; Computer Consultant Andrew Evans for hardware and software support; my friend and former graduate student Vinicius Lima for helping to coordinate the exhibition design, designing and coordinating the catalogue, and for always being willing to collaborate with honest friendship, support and motivation; my friend and former graduate student Terry Rathje for his support, collaboration and motivation; my undergraduate BFA student Noah Henscheid for the work produced as an ICRU fellow; graduate students Maria Elisa Lacerda, Shu Wun Chan, Abigail Sandberg and Jared Williams and my undergraduate BFA students Noah Henscheid, Katie Nordquist, Andrea Pace, Colin Sandman, Camille Marlow, Nicholas Silhacek, Zhilin Ding, Lizzie Ginsberg and Yuanbo Chen for participating in the design and setup of the exhibition; my family, especially my daughter Julia for her endless love and my parents Lucy and Waldemar for their support and God for the third opportunity to set up an international exhibition with my wonderful students in the amazing and beautiful city of Istanbul. Thank you all and very much!

This catalogue is dedicated to Julia

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SERPENTINA Installation

KURBA VASES Objects

VENTOSA STOOL Furniture

TRIKOLORETO VASE Objects

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TEACHING

STUDENTS Terry Rathje Vinicius Lima

STUDENTS Maria Mandarim Shu Wun Chan

STUDENTS Abigail Sandberg Jared Williams

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DESIGN PLURAL Monica Correia

FOREWORD John Beldon Scott

PROJECTS

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LAMBADA Installation

PLISSER SERVING UTENSILS Objects

FLOWERBUD CHILDREN’S STOOL Furniture

SPRING Installation

FLOWERBUD STOOL Furniture

RICKRACK BENCH Furniture

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STUDENTS Katie Nordquist Zhilin Ding Noah Henscheid

STUDENTS Andrea Pace Yuanbo Chen Nicholas Silhacek

STUDENTS Camille Marlow Colin Sandeman Lizzie Ginsberg

MONICA CORREIA

CREDITS

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monica correia

The name of the exhibition defines the nature of how my students and I approach design. We work with a variety of concepts, mediums, techniques and scales. Our work is mostly created and produced with digital technologies, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), 3D Computer Modeling, Rapid Prototyping (RP), Virtual Reality (VR), and Computer Numeric Control (CNC)- keeping the use of traditional labor to a minimum.

We also strive to work with sustainable and newly developed materials and processes.

Istanbul is one of the most important design centers in Europe and the world.

Its culture, history and urban energy create the perfect environment for the exchange of ideas and innovative proposals. The Bahçe şehir University

Monica Correia, Associate Professor, Coordinator of the Three-Dimensional Design Program and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History.

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design school is located in the heart of the city. Its well known Architecture, Interior Architecture and Industrial Design programs combined with its prestigious research campus make this exchange experience unique.

It is with great happiness that I present some of the work developed between the years 2008-2011. monica correia

DES IGN PLU RAL

Design Plural at Bahçe şehir University School of Architecture and Design in Istanbul, Turkey is the third international exhibition that features my work along with the work developed by some of my former and current graduate students and undergraduate BFA students.

Most contemporary designers employ digital technology at some stage of the design and prototyping process, but few use computer software programs as fundamental design tools at the inception of the creative process.

Monica Correia has been at the forefront of this development. Using her expertise and experience as an architect, she starts her design on Computer Aided Design, then visually assesses that digital form through Virtual Reality software, modifying the design as necessary given her aesthetic vision, and finally produces a small-scale plastic model with Rapid Prototyping. In some cases she may use Computer Numerical Control software, instead of Rapid Prototyping, to program the machine that fabricates an object or component.

Correia’s use of digital technology as an aide is a crucial factor in understanding her innovative designs. Because of their fluid irregularity and complexity of form, her creations would otherwise be difficult, if not impossible, to fashion.

For example, if one looks at the Ventosa Chair or the Kurba Vases from 360 vantage points, each viewing point is different, whereas a more conventionally designed object would have multiple viewpoints that corresponded one to another. Digital technology therefore not only assists her design process, it has a direct impact on the aesthetic outcome of her designs and gives them the organic quality of living forms. Taking

advantage of this increased flexibility in aesthetic choices, she has created a distinctively soave but dynamic look for her artworks.

No doubt Correia’s Brazilian heritage has a role in this. We should, perhaps, think of the free-form Modernism of Oscar Niemeyer, with whom she studied and whose sensuous re-fashioning of European Modernism changed the history of twentieth-century design. The sinuous topography of Rio de Janeiro is more subtlety reflected in her work, but the commitment to organically based elegance and irregular sea-swept contours is everywhere in evidence in her aesthetic.

This exhibition at Istanbul’s Bahçe şehir University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design is of special importance because of the well known emphasis of that program on technology and because of Turkey’s strong contributions to global design.

It moreover provides the opportunity to present her work to a new audience in the context of Turkey’s vibrant and progressive design culture.

FOR EWO RD john beldon scott

John Beldon Scott, Director, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa

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PRO JEC TS

I perceive the design method as a way to transform concepts and sketches into functional and aesthetically pleasing forms. I enjoy exploring new materials and techniques, and how a change in scale or the reinterpretation of a function can alter the final outcome. My research process is very diverse. At times an idea rises from experimentation with digital tools in the modeling software. Other times, it is from bending and folding pieces of paper, or from pencil sketches in a sketchbook. During the development of an idea, changes in the original form generate new designs.

The inspiration for my work emanates from sources and intentions that evolve over time. I am particularly attracted to the way organic forms evoke emotions and suggest directions for exploration.

My cultural heritage unconsciously influences what I create. Abstractions from traditional lace work, Brazilian popular festivities, the curvilinear landscape of Rio de Janeiro - my hometown - and Oscar Niemeyer’s architecture and drawings influence contours and colors in my designs.

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More recently, most of my work originates from forms that are sketched and developed with the computer. New digital tools constantly intrigue me, and I explore the endless avenues they create.

Manufacturing processes such as Rapid Prototyping and Computer Numeric

Control technologies allow me to work deliberately with organic forms, but in a digital context. Computer Modeling combined with Virtual Reality allow testing and exploration of pieces and environments quickly and efficaciously.

Materials play an important role in my design process. They help define how I guide the user to interact with the piece or space. For some pieces I work with saturated colors and hard, highly polished surfaces to attract the eye and to emphasize their playful character. In others, the goal is to evoke calmness and for that, an achromatic scheme combined with a soft sustainable material is suggestive and appropriate.

Digital technologies in conjunction with new and sustainable materials allow me to pursue designs that emphasize the organic character of my work, which I intend to continue exploring in the future.

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SERPENTINA

2011 Site-specific Installation Yupo速 Paper Dimensions Variable

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2009 ABS Plastic Computer-Aided Design and Rapid Prototyping (RP) 4-1/4”(W) x 7”(D) x 9”(H) 4-1/2”(W) x 7”(D) x 11”(H)

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VENTOSA STOOL

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2007/2009 Computer - Aided Design 5-axis CNC milling Foam finished with automotive paint

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2008 Foam, fiberglass, automotive paint Computer-Aided Design and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) 46”(W) x 47”(D) x 30”(H)

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2009 ABS Plastic Computer Aided Design and Rapid Prototyping (RP) 6-1/2”(W) x 7”(D) x 11”(H)

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TRIKOLORETO VASE

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LAMBADA 2009 Recycled Tire Rubber Veneer 5’(W) x 3’(H) x 2”(D) 22

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PLISSER SERVING UTENSILS

2009 Acrylic Computer-Aided Design and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Variable Dimensions

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FLOWERBUD CHILDREN’S STOOL 2011 Sustainable maple plywood Computer-Aided Design and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) 19”(W) x 19”(D) x 17”(H) 26

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SPRING

2009 Site-specific Installation White Plastic Variable Dimensions

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FLOWERBUD STOOL

2008 Foam, fiberglass and automotive paint Computer Aided Design and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) 22”(W) x 21”(D) x 16”(H)

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RICKRACK BENCH

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2011 Sustainable Birch Plywood and Hardware Computer Aided Design and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) 24-1/2�(W) x various(D) x 16�(H)

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jared williams

abigail sandberg

shu wun chan

maria elisa mandarim

vinicius lima

terry rathje

TEA CHI NG

‘Plural’ is the best word to describe what I do and teach. Students enrolled in the 3D Design program are encouraged to pursue different research interests and use different tools to develop their ideas into functional work. A variety of digital tools, including CAD, CNC, RP, and VR, are taught and are available as processes to aid and influence fabrication. Digital and physical material libraries facilitate research of newly developed materials, including sustainable materials from all over the world.

colin sandeman

camille marlow

lizzie ginsberg

yuanbo chen

andrea pace

noah henscheid

zhilin ding

katie nordquist

It is a great pleasure to present my students’ work, the result of their diligence in research, creative risk-taking, and dedication in producing exciting work.

nicholas silhacek

This diverse learning environment keeps students motivated and engaged in sharing their experiences.

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Triangle House, 2011

Tectonia Pitcher, 2009 - 3D Printing Artery, 2011, Digital Animation - Computer-Aided Design

TERRY RATHJE

VINICIUS LIMA

United States, 1953

Brazil, 1982

I have been a machinist, welder, leatherworker, sign painter, and woodworker. I was a Graphic Designer for 15 years, got a BA in Computer Graphics at Teikyo Marycrest University in Davenport, and an MA and MFA from the University of Iowa.

I teach Graphic Design at Western Illinois University. My current work is digitally generated nomadic architecture and assemblage that uses recycled materials.

While in constant experimentation, my work lies on fundamental design principles that create statements based on their literal presence. Visual design elements such as lines are manipulated using the latest computer-aided design technology, enabling me to embrace tradition and innovation at the same time. My research venues involve Furniture, Products, Interiors, Virtual Reality and Human-Computer Interaction.

Literal Animated Language, 2010 - Computer Animation

Tot Children furniture collection, 2011 - sustainable plywood

ChairONE and TableONE, 2010 - sustainable plywood and High-density polyethylene (HDPE)

MARIA ELISA MANDARIM

SHU WUN CHAN

Brazil, 1981

China, 1985

I was always intrigued by the nuances of communication.

Through spoken language, visual symbols, gestures or expressions, we communicate. As a designer, I explore ways to present my playful personality and curious mind in my work. I believe that the forms, colors and functionality of an object are rich in narrative while translating the individuality of its creator.

Most of my work is computer-based. My projects are created using Computer-Aided Design technology and are prototyped on rapid prototyping machines, 3D Printers and Computer Numerical Control Routers. It is important for me to learn computer skills in school in order to prepare myself for the competitive work environment of the future.

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Strata, 2010 - birch plywood Salt & Pepper shakers, 2010 - ABS plastic

Link-A-Bowl, 2009 - Laser CNC Acrylic Lock-Seat, 2011 - CNC -cut Recycled High-Density Polyethylene

ABIGAIL SANDBERG

JARED WILLIAMS

United States, 1981

United States, 1976

I strive to find the emotional connection between objects and users. People invest their identities into the objects that surround them everyday. Technological innovations, advertising, and design trends have led people to obsession with overconsumption. My research is to create objects that involve the user in a kinesthetic and sensual experience, evoking an emotional response and establishing an interaction.

I am a scientifically trained multimedia design artist with specialties in 3D computer modeling, animation, photography and sustainable product design. I try to combine my biology background with computer technology ranging from CNC machine fabrication to rapid prototyping to create aesthetically clean, simple, functional pieces that promote sustainability and demonstrate my love for all things scientific.

Table Lamp, 2010 - 3D Printing

Piano Chair, 2010 - Sustainable Plywood

Recycled Chair, 2010 - Wood

KATIE NORDQUIST

ZHILIN DING

NOAH HENSCHEID

United States, 1988

China, 1990

United States, 1986

My designs are a geometric reflection of things I see in nature and my daily interactions. I enjoy taking advantage of the use of color and how it adds, not detracts, from my designs.

I consider function, aesthetic and sustainability as three main elements to approach better design solutions.

I like observing details, getting the inspirations from people’s everyday life and trying out the idea.

My primary goal as a designer is accessibility. I want to create things that are equally useful as they are affordable.

I believe good design can make a positive impact without a large price tag.

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White Light, 2010 - 3D Printing

Bell Tower, 2011 - Computer Modeling Light Fixture, 2011 - 3D Printing

Estilo, 2010 - CNC-cut steel

ANDREA PACE

YUANBO CHEN

NICHOLAS SILHACEK

United States, 1988

China, 1991

United States, 1980

My work consists of playful forms that welcome interaction. My designs illustrate a relationship between form and function, while considering the natural environment’s materials and construction.

The most important principle I learned at UI is “Simple is the best.” Simplicity is always the most difficult principle pursued in any design, but it will lead me to achieve a higher level of art.

Every design contains a story. This story—visible in every fold of a product, every graphic on a poster, every movement in an animation—is the difference between the success and failure of a design.

Branching Light, 2010, 3D Printing Stump Bench, 2010 Plywood and Cork

Light Fixture, 2010, 3D Printing

Tray, 2011 Recycled Plywood Lamp, 2011, 3D Printing

CAMILLE MARLOW

COLIN SANDEMAN

LIZZIE GINSBERG

United States, 1990

United States, 1988

United States, 1986

Each of my designs aims at incorporating three ideals: technology, sustainability and satisfying a need.

Thus, my work finds inspiration in nature with a focus on production and the customer.

I engage my audience by creating work that is active on different levels. My intent is to invite the viewer to explore by drawing them in with the use of primitive objects and manipulating these objects to create a sense of motion.

My artwork is an always changing collaboration of compilations consisting of organic shapes found in nature and everyday life.

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education

1999/00

MON ICA COR REIA

1986/90

MFA, 3D Design with minor in Metalsmithing and Jewelry, UI School of Art and Art History, Iowa B.Arch. Cum Laude, Architecture and Urban Design, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Architecture, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

academic and professional positions

2010201020032007 2004/10 2003/04

designer 2001/02 1994/02 1998/00 1996 1991/97

Associate Professor, UI School of Art and Art History Director of Undergraduate Studies, UI School of Art and Art History Coordinator of 3D Design Program, UI School of Art and Art History Obermann Research Center Scholar, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, University of Iowa Assistant Professor, UI School of Art and Art History Visiting Assistant Professor, UI School of Art and Art History.

Adjunct Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Architecture, Brazil.

Freelance Architect and Designer, Brazil.

Teaching Assistant, UI School of Art and Art History.

Adjunct Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Architecture.

Project Manager, Flaksman, Pini, Vergara Architecture and Art Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

honors and awards

2011

Monica Correia (Brazil, 1968)

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School of Art and Art History University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 monica-correia@uiowa.edu www.monicacorreia.com

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Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI), Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Iowa.

Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI), Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Iowa.

Flexible Load Assignment Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa.

Honorable Mention Award, 2006 Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, North Easton, MA. Old Gold Summer Fellowship Award, University of Iowa.

Second Prize Awarded in the “Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Arquitetura� Salon II, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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First Prize Awarded, Graphic Design Division, School of Art & Art History, University of Iowa.

Juror’s Recognition, The Iowa College Salon XXII, Brunier Art Museum, Iowa State University.

exhibitions

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/ competitions Play, Juried group exhibition, Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, IL. “Salão Design Casa Brasil 2009”, International Design Competition (Latin, Central America and European Union), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

“100% Futures/100% Design”, International Design Show, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK. “Prêmio Abiplast Design 2007”, Brazilian Design Competition and Exhibition, São Paulo, Brazil.

“Prêmio Liceu de Design 2007”, Brazilian Design Competition, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

“Salão Design Casa Brasil 2007”,International Design Competition and Exhibition (Latin America and Caribbean), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Thaw 2007, International Design Competition, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The Skin of Corian®, International Design Competition and Exhibition, Milan, Italy.

The Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, Ames Mansion, Borderland State Park, MA. “Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Arquitetura” Salon II, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

2000 “Defining Vessels” National Juried Exhibit, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA. Visual Arts Alliance Seventeenth Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Williams Tower, Houston, TX. 34th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Joseph A. Cain Memorial Art Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX. 24th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. Great Plains National Competition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS. Iowa College Salon XXII, Brunier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

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Design Plural, Bahçe şehir University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Istanbul, Turkey.

Those Who Can: The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History Studio Faculty Exhibition 2011, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.

Design Plural, Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, Iowa.

Design Plural, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria School of Art & Design, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

R+D Collection, Icon Gallery, Fairfield, Iowa.

“Design Experimental”, ESAD Design Studio, Superior School of Art and Design (Escola Superior de Arte e Design - ESAD), Polytecnic Institute of Leiria, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

“Design Plural”, Parque das Ruínas Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The First Iowa Metals Guild Exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia

printed work reviews

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“Ventosa” Stool, “Ventosa” Bowls and “Ello” Light Installation, “100 Product Designs: Form and Function, and Technology from Around the World”, 3D Design Book, Rockport, USA, 2010 “Ventosa Vase”,“100% Futures/100% Design” show catalogue, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK “Ventosa Vase”, Icon Magazine, Oct. 2008.

“Ventosa Vase”,Office Magazine, Oct.2008.

international invited lectures

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“Digital Design: Improvements and Perspectives”, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Architecture and Urban Planning School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“Digital Design: Improvements and Perspectives”, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Superior School of Art and Design, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

“Digital Design: Improvements and Perspectives”, Rio de Janeiro State University Superior School of Industrial Design (ESDI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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EXHIBITION CREDITS bahçeşehir university

This catalogue was published for the exhibition

Dr. Murat Dundar, Deputy Dean

Design Plural at the Bahçe şehir University,

Dr. Sezin Tanriöver, Assistant Professor

organized by Monica Correia, Associate Professor and 3D Design Program Coordinator,

university of iowa

Istanbul, Turkey, June 6th - June 10th, 2011.

Sally Mason, President Jordan L. Cohen, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Typeset in Helvetica Neue LT.

Linda Maxson, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Joseph Kearney, Associate Dean for Research & Development

The individual works that are featured in this

John Beldon Scott, Director ­­— School of Art and Art History

publication are protected by copyright laws in

Steve McGuire, Dimensional Practice Area Head

the United States and other places, and therefore

Monica Correia, 3D Design Program Coordinator and Director of

cannot be reproduced in any format without prior

Undergraduate Studies

permission of the copyright holders.

exhibition

Printed in the United States of America.

Design: Monica Correia Logo: Terry Rathje Graphics: Vinicius Lima, Katie Nordquist, Camille Marlow, Andrea Pace

realization

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sponsors :

Imagery: Monica Correia, Vinicius Lima, Terry Rathje, Maria Mandarim, Jared Williams, Shu Wun Chan, Colin Sandeman, Noah Henscheid, Katie Nordquist, Camille Marlow, Zhilin Ding, Lizzie Ginsberg, Yuanbo Chen 3D Printing: Daniel Langstraat, Shu Wun Chan, Noah Henscheid CNC cutting: Anthony Sutowski, John Kostman CNC routing: Adam Krueger, Wonjae Lee, Shu Wun Chan Virtual Reality: Angela Regas

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

catalogue

Design: Vinicius Lima Design Assistants: Katie Nordquist, Camille Marlow Imagery: Monica Correia, Vinicius Lima, Terry Rathje, Maria Mandarim, Abigail Sandberg, Jared Williams, Shu Wun Chan, Colin Sandeman, Noah Henscheid, Katie Nordquist, Andrea Pace, Nicholas Silhacek, Camille Marlow, Zhilin Ding, Lizzie Ginsberg, Yuanbo Chen, Aaron Lurth, Tom Jorgensen, Kirk Murray, Chris Koakley Printing / Binding: Stan Reuter and University of Iowa Printing Services Revised by: Terry Rathje

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