Cyrin GutmacherExperiments in Knots, Modular Units, and their FunctionIn order to begin to explain why I felt this pursuit was necessary, I believe it is imperative to contextualize how the product/consumer…8 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
Cyrin GutmacherSneakers are Time CapsulesAlmost everybody can relate to the experience of purchasing or receiving a brand new pair of all white sneakers. Adjectives like fresh…5 min read·Mar 24, 2020----
Cyrin GutmacherIrrational Design ReflectionOverall, I felt that this irrational design course exposed me to a new sect of industrial design I had not known before. This class delved…2 min read·Feb 3, 2018----
Cyrin GutmacherChair DesignFor this design prompt, students were asked to fashion two chair models out of foam core. One had to reflect the cognitive bias we had been…3 min read·Jan 24, 2018----
Cyrin GutmacherChopstick RedesignThis design challenge was the first in which students were expected to rapidly generate product designs from speculated user scenarios. In…3 min read·Jan 24, 2018----
Cyrin GutmacherConjunction FallacyConjunction Fallacy: “The tendency to assume that specific conditions are more probable than general ones.”4 min read·Jan 10, 2018----