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		<title>Furniture Venture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reconstruct Furniture project from my senior thesis last year was an interesting project to work on.  During the Design Does senior show, Reconstruct received a lot of feedback, both positive and negative. Reconstruct Furniture at the Design Does exhibition last April.  Photos of the exhibition taken by Lou Caltabiano and Amy Li In order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Does Exhibition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come to our end of the year senior exhibition at the Icebox in the Crane Arts building There are five majors coming together from The University of the Arts collaborating on one show.  Industrial Design, Graphic Design, MultiMedia, Masters Industrial Design, and Museum Studies will all be featuring a wide variety of work. Check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/04/design-does-exhibition/</link>
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		<title>Upcycled OSB chair</title>
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		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/04/upcycled-osb-chair/</link>
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		<title>Reconstruct prototypes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Work has been coming along steadily as I prepare for the UArts 2010 Design show.  Here are prototype shots of two of the four models I plan on showing at the exhibition.  Pieces will be in multiples to show the concept of a system for production that affords consistent products from recycled material, and not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/04/reconstruct-prototypes/</link>
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		<title>Reconstruct Designs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the designs I&#8217;ve been working with have been changing constantly since the project was conceived in January (2010), a long series of decisions, iterations, and reiterations have led me to these four designs.  For the show on April 30th, I plan on having multiples made of each of these models; chairs, step stools, storage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/04/reconstruct-designs/</link>
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		<title>Reconstruct project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My senior studio project has been progressing steadily since its conception in January (2010). I began to envision a line of furniture that could be created from construction site waste, particularly the wood waste.  Common byproducts of the construction process are OSB (oriented strand board) and dimensional lumber (2x4s, 2x6s, etc.). Lumber, such as pine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/03/reconstruct-project/</link>
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		<title>New Site Design &amp; Layout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year, everyone I&#8217;ve been changing my site around ever since I put it online, but I think I finally got the layout right this time; with a very simple, straightforward interface. I&#8217;ve created digital entries of a lot of the projects in my portfolio in my online journal.  However, if you go to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2010/01/new-site-design-layout/</link>
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		<title>Business Card Idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this little idea I&#8217;ve been working on between school projects.. Let me  know what you think Interactive Business Cards For more pictures/process/info use the link above]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2009/10/business-cards/</link>
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		<title>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Charitable Organizations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever wondered about the organizations people donate to on city sidewalks, the Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Charitable Organizations may be worth a read. // front and back of each of the two pamphlets we distributed.  For larger images; child relief pamphlet &#38; environment pamphlet From October &#8211; December 2009, Jared Delorenzo and I researched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://westhomasdesign.com/journal/2009/10/a-beginners-guide-to-charitable-organizations/</link>
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		<title>Business Card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These laser cut cards have pieces that pop out and snap together to create playful animals.  The critters still have website information and name on them, and they can accompany bored employees at their work desks. Work began October 2009.  This project is still being worked on]]></description>
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