Homes
The intent for Bright Homes was to bring joy and playfulness to life at home through the use of color and pattern. The products encourage positivity, fun, and good spirit for all those stuck at home in a dull & repetitive environment.
Container
For the first deliverable “Container” I designed a series of woven laundry baskets using a variety of different strap materials. The three sizes and color ways were a nod to separating laundry by lights, darks and colors. The woven laundry baskets are a beautiful and engaging solution to keeping laundry organized and inspire positive cleaning habits. Note, the prototypes are built at a 1:2 scale.
Sleep
For the second deliverable “Sleep”, I designed a two toned pajama set. This idea came when realizing how much time was being spent in the home. Often getting dressed is a huge part of feeling ready for the day and this routine changed a lot during the pandemic. This colorful PJ set was designed with the intent of helping the wearer feel cute and put together even if they didn’t plan on leaving the house. It is cozy enough to sleep in but the style, shape and quality of fabrics makes it perfectly appropriate to wear to a zoom meeting, hop on a class or take a trip to the grocery store.
Bathing
The third deliverable “Bathing” inspired this patchwork linen shower curtain. When staying home most of the time and not having anywhere to be, personal hygiene can be the first thing to slip. This pop of color in the bathroom acts as a playful reminder to hop in the shower! The curtains detailing includes all french seams so that the curtain’s patchwork is finished and beautiful when looking at it from both outside and inside the shower.
Kitchen
The fourth deliverable was “Kitchen”. Another huge change in routine during the beginning of the pandemic was cooking. Every meal had to be cooked at home. To help create a fun reminder to eat delicious food even when restaurants were closed, I designed three color block quilted pot holders. They feature custom grid based patchwork designs, a heat proof batting on the interior patchwork front and detail stitching that shows on the front and back.
Eating
The final theme was “Eating”. For this week I wanted to focus on the ritual of eating. Making eating a fun and engaging activity was really grounding at this time. This led to a hand woven placemat with checkered patterns and circles that hint at setting the table. This mat guides users to sit down and stay a while, making their eating experience calm and engaging during the repetitive pandemic times.