Design Showcase: Exploring Creativity

Students in Lehigh’s Product Design III class taught by Wesley Heiss, associate professor of art, architecture and design, were challenged to design products to be sold at the National Museum of Industrial History in South Bethlehem. The products, inspired by the museum, contain a sheet metal component, with an array of designs and prices.

Shelf: Derek Knott '16 found inspiration in the silhouette of the Bethlehem Steel Stacks.

Music Box: Bradon Leaks '17 fashioned a music box from metal as well as wood.

Bug Light: Claire Bian '17 added a "layer of joy" to stainless steel with a bug light reminiscent of a finished 3-D puzzle, a childhood memory.

Candy and Nut Dish: David Pulsifer '17, inspired by Otto's Internal Combustion Engine from the 1867 World's Fair, laser cut the dish from 18-gauge stainless steel. The product is sold as a flat object but bends into shape.

Bookmarks: Zachary Port '17 made bookmarks that feature cutouts of I beams, the museum logo, and gears.