The Sourcing Project explores sustainable sculptural design through three works that merge material reuse, community engagement, and iterative making. Each piece reflects an experiment in how discarded or found materials can be transformed into meaningful, functional, and poetic forms.
- For the first piece, I reimagined Coral Reefs using plastic spoons sourced from a local ice cream shop. I melted and reshaped the spoons with a heat gun to create organic forms, then shaved the surfaces to achieve a sandy texture.
-The second piece, a sculptural Clothing Rack, was built from scrap wood and inspired by a self-portrait silhouette—combining functional design with personal narrative. I used saws, power shears, a grinder, an electric drill, and a sander to shape the wood, then laser-cut custom designs on plywood I did on Adobe Illustrator to add details. Finally, I photoshopped photographs of the rack into a bedroom of someone I would imagine having it.
-For the third project, I designed a Futuristic Scooter by blending brutalist and romantic aesthetics, inspired by the cultural history of scooters. I combined clear laser-cut panels etched with hearts with salvaged metal parts ( like the handlebars) sourced from a local bike collective.
Each project involved extensive sketching, prototyping, iteration, and centering sustainable method. Together, they demonstrate how design can evolve through community-sourced materials, creative reuse, and a balance between structure and sentiment.
This project reshaped how I think about materials. By sourcing locally and reworking what already exists, I learned how design can be both responsible and expressive, turning the act of making into an exchange between people, materials, and ideas.
Design is what I do, Design is what I love!