Metaproject 03

Students sitting around the table at the Vignelli Center with faculty and the industry partner.

Students together having a work critique. One student has a project in his hands, showing to his classmates.

Elizabeth Lamark and a student taking photographies of the work. The student is placing an object on the table where Elizabeth is photographing.

A person reading a metaproject 03 poster place in easels.

Students and Faculty gathered with the metaproject 03 projects displayed in a table in front of them.

Areaware display with all the metaproject 03 projects together.

Areaware display with metaporject 03 projects at ICFF.

In the fall of 2012, world-renowned, avant-garde accessories manufacturer Areaware challenged the third generation of Metaproject to explore the properties of wood as a primary material in object construction.

Students researched culturally specific historical and contemporary toys in pursuit of defining a universal toy. Each student selected a specific object typology and a cultural context, exploring how toys integrate into contemporary lifestyles. The final designs were realized primarily in 100% sustainable wood, promoting social responsibility and enhancing the objects to modern heirloom quality. Results of the collaboration were exhibited at Design Week in New York City in May, 2013.

Students