The Metamorphosis Spectrum

This studio project revolved around the metamorphosis of two students' projects, to create three new designs. The final product was intended to form a spectrum, clearly illustrating the movement from one design to the next. The two projects that I was assigned to work with were those of Alexandra Camacho and Arntia Smith.

Alexandra's Egg Environment

Arntia's Memory Container

It all began with ten thumbnail sketches...
From here I chose one sketch that represented a balanced blend of elements from each project, and designed an artifact to demonstrate this metamorphosis. I chose to illustrate the unnatural balance found in Alexandra's project and the interrupted rhythm in Arntia's memory container. In my "balanced" iteration, the pyramid is suspended to add this unnatural feeling, also blocking the view through the Plexiglas cube.


We were then assigned the task of creating two more iterations to complete the spectrum of metamorphosis between the two projects. Each of these artifacts was to resemble more closely a project on either end of the spectrum.


This iteration falls between Alexandra's egg environment and my "balanced" iteration. The pyramid shape is maintained in the outer structure, while the cube is blocking the view through the triangular windows.



This iteration falls between Arntia's memory container and my "balanced" iteration. The cube shapes are carried throughout and the black pyramid obstructs the view of the cubes behind it.