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Coursework project for ARTD 201 - Industrial Design I.

Groups were directed to ideate, prototype, and manufacture wooden flatware that invokes the assigned word.

My group designed for "Serenity."

who

Evan Wang

August Ruff

Manya Vangara

Alexa Janos

with

Professor Rachel Heaton

what

Industrial Design

when

Fall 2026

7 Weeks

What is Serenity?

What is Serenity?

We conducted individual investigations to understand what serenity would look and feel like.

I created a moodboard composed of images depicting my interpretation of the emotion.

Serenity is defined by natural forms, comfort, and stillness.

Market Research

Market Research

I need to understand existing flatware design and how they might relate to serenity.

Therefore, I conducted affinity and perceptual mapping.

Affinity Map

Sorting a wide array of flatware sets to visually associate the designs and their characteristics.

How can flatware invoke the feeling of serenity?

Coursework project for ARTD 201 - Industrial Design I. Groups were directed to ideate, prototype, and manufacture wooden flatware that invokes the assigned emotion.

My group worked with "Serenity."

Perceptual Map

Mapping different flatware designs based on practical usage and their conveyed emotion.

Axes derived from affinity map trends.

However, there is an absence of flatware that exerts serenity while also being practical to use.

However, there is an absence of flatware that exerts serenity while also being practical to use.

Therefore, we have a question to answer:

How can we design flatware that communicates serenity while being easy to use?

ideation

ideation