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Sustainable Futures


Exhibition Desgin for RISD x Hyundai Motor Group
October - November 2022
    Sustainable Futures is the RISD x HMG Collaborative exhibition featured at the RISD’s Prov/Wash location.
The theme revolves around finding inspiration in nature when imagining a sustainable future. This exhibit is the culmination of RISD and HMG's year long collaboration of sponsored courses and fellowships.
    I was the physical designer of the curatorial team, managing experiential elements design, spatial planning and graphics, conceptual design, structural design and constructions, etc. 



Team
Vrinda Mathur, Curatorial Lead
Arvind Bhallamudi, Assistant Curator
Dani Epstein, Production Lead
Harshal Duddalwar, Graphic Designer
Farida Abousteit, Graphic Designer
Yuheng He (Helina), Physical Designer
Leslie Ponce-Díaz, Physical Designer
Shravan Rao, Production Assistant

︎Press


Photo: Vrinda Mathur

Photograph by Jo Sittenfeld from RISD Media (lower bottom 1-4) and Vrinda Mathur.




︎Design process: 
    My design was divided into the following sections: curatorial organization, material explorations, audience engagement, and spatical graphic designs. 
    Closely collaborated with the curatorial manager and another physical desginer, we based on the tiles in the exhibition hall as our grids, and used wooden materials to recall the intimate feelings in nature. 


Mapping out Collections Identifying Subthemes and Groupings Material Reference Designing Signages Designing Plinth Top Spatial Design Explorations Spatial Design Explorations Designing Spatial Graphics Designing Spatial Graphics for Vinyl Printing Isometric Drawing (Leslie Ponce-Diraz)

︎︎︎Final Layout



The exhibition focuses on contrasting natural and artificial environments, and we employed a central wooden shelf and five themes to convey the designers' interconnected relationship with nature. To map out the exhibit, we employed the orgional tiles as a grid pattern, and the raw wood of the display shelf added to the aesthetic. Physical objects are surrounded by multimedia works installed on fixed walls. By creating adaptable paths around the central piece, visitors could explore the collections at their own pace.

Working as a physical designer for a student team with limited resources, I learned the importance of preserving the integrity of our work within technological and equipment constraints. I also gained experience in collaborating with various stakeholders and effectively communicating design decisions within the team.