Student community engagement projects from the exhibition and experience design concentration in the UC Davis Department of Design

Cultural, Exhibition

Wabi Sabi

Project: Develop and design an exhibition using the Catherine Cerny collection of Japanese textiles highlighting technical and traditional techniques through four specific phases: (1) developing an exhibition narrative and concept (how will you tell the story), (2) spatial planning and object placement (how will you organize the story), (3) exhibition staging (what will the story look like), (4) visual language and information delivery (how will you communicate the story). Re-titled Tekunikku: The Art of Japanese Textile Making, the exhibition opened in the UC Davis Design Museum, September 26, 2018.
Course: DES185 Exhibition Design 2018
Partner: UC Davis Design Museum

sample project: wabi sabi