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Avery Shaw

Sessional Faculty

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BA
MDes

Bio

Avery Shaw is an Interdisciplinary Designer whose work spans product design, manufactured goods, research and conceptual design. She holds an MDes in Design from ECU and a BA in Art History and English from the University of Guelph. Avery has over a decade of experience working for international brands as a product designer and developer, focusing on products for the home and designing for commercialization. She brings expertise in designing products across many categories, including furniture, outdoor, decor and textiles.

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Research Interests

In her personal practice, she uses a process-led approach to guide her work. Using different materials and mediums, she explores themes around the home and sustainability, such as empathy towards objects, concepts of built/natural environment, and how our views of the world influence our habits and our space. In the classroom, she combines her industry experience with her research in sustainability to encourage approaches to design driven by curiosity and care while preparing students to navigate a career in Product Design.

24/25 Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Industrial Design INDD 210 26/SP

Description

This Core Studio builds on the knowledge and skills learned in INDD 200 Core Studio in Industrial Design, and offers further exposure to key aspects of Industrial Design. Projects involve primary and secondary design research methods and practices as well as prototyping using a variety of form-giving strategies. Students engage in all aspects of the design process: research, analysis, iteration, prototyping, presentation and evaluation in order to meet the required objectives through individual and group projects. Discussion and reflection help students make informed decisions about their personal and professional development.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.