Sustainability and Our Instruments

Sustainability and Our Instruments: Utilizing Recycled Plastic to Challenge the Contemporary Electric Guitar   Jack Hyland (Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design) This project a more environmentally sustainable alternative to the cultural expectations of the...

Mbende/Jerusarema Techno

Mbende/Jerusarema Techno Masimba Hwati (Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design) Mbende/Jerusarema Techno is a twenty-five minute performance art piece combining elements of Mbende/Jerusarema (a traditional Zimbabwean dance) and Detroit techno. This happens on a...

Light Shield: An Offensive Jacket

Light Shield: An Offensive Jacket   Anna Hardig (Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design) Unlike devices on the market, including pepper spray and knives, I am designing a women’s self-defense jacket that cannot be used against the victim. With a flip of...

Therapeutic Grounding Wearables

Therapeutic Grounding Wearables Dara Firoozi (Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design) This project develops a series of wearables that incorporate therapeutic techniques called Grounding which uses the five senses: sight, scent, sound, touch, taste; to help...

Hide the Knives

Hide the Knives   Alicia Finnorn (Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design) Hide the Knives investigates the possibility of bringing people together and healing the political divide in our country through the experience of cooking together, sharing a meal, and...