Materiality in Design

What if a car consumer could experience the beauty and joy of precious natural materials in a sustainable way? That’s the question Sung Kim’s MFA thesis project set out to answer.   Often the alternative to using, and recycling, artificial materials is the...

Materiality in Design

Materiality in Design Often the alternative to using, and recycling, artificial materials is the judicious use of natural materials. Wood, for example. We love it for its texture, its heft and solidity, the grain and color — its materiality. In research he conducted...

CCS Alumna Opens Tattoo Parlor and Art Collective

CCS Illustration alumna Samm Rae recently hosted the grand opening of her brand new KarmaKnife Tattoo and Art Collective in downtown Jackson, Michigan. This collective not only acts as a tattoo parlor, but also a fine art gallery featuring the work of local artists, who receive 100% of the proceeds.

Which Way Forward? Equitable Mobility for Detroit in 2030

Which Way Forward? Equitable Mobility for Detroit in 2030 Detroit’s mobility ecosystem — how citizens get from one place to another — has been a source of concern for decades. In a car-dependent town with an ailing public transportation system, how can all members of...