ABOUT: Each year, Western Washington University's Industrial Designers collaborate with the local design store IDEAL to craft and promote sustainably produced goods. This showcases my material research and contribution to this tradition.
DURATION: 10 weeks
TEAM: Individual project
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Handmade trays created from reclaimed materials
Trayvax uses thick, high-quality leather for their wallets and has a lot of scraps that they can’t use due to size, variations in thickness, or other minor flaws.
Finding the material
Finding Inspiration
Wet pressed leather
Nature-inspired forms
Visible stitching
Each piece of leather is inspected and paired together before being stitched, wet pressed, trimmed, and finished.
The process
Three pebble-inspired trays to use as a statement piece on your desk or dresser for organizing your everyday essentials.
The finished product
