Thesis Project: Stock Object
2025

Powder coated sheet aluminum, acrylic plastic, jacquard woven fabric.

Also see my thesis book, made of various papers and cardboard bound by wire-o.

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Stock Object is a design methodology represented by 10 products made from 3 “stock objects” of different materials. Modern mass-manufacturing has brought about accessibility while hindering a product's ability to be personalised or changed. What I propose is a way of making products that combine both the mass-produced and on-demand, by designing the possibility of multiple products into a single form called a stock object. The three I have made are as follows:

Henry, a sheet metal form that becomes a chair, shelving, a crate, a doorman, and more.
Sun, a plastic form that becomes a clock, a lamp, a planter, and more.
Flip, a woven form that becomes a purse, a cube pillow, a sling bag, and more.

As a producer, I can manufacture a single stock object and generate an entire product line.
As a consumer, you can have more customization and personalization in your everyday items.

Thank you to the Marc Harrison Fund for supporting this project, and my classmates in the RISD industrial design department.