Studio D
Studio D Scholar Program – Virtual Residencies – “Making at a Distance”
What is Studio D?
Established in the summer of 2013; Studio D: Design and Fabrication Studio is a prototyping workspace within the Department of Interior Design. This 3000 square foot facility is a Rhino Fab Studio and housed at the new Carnaghi Arts Building. Studio D is home to the department’s traditional woodshop tools, digital fabrication equipment, and undergraduate and graduate furniture design classroom space. Currently, Studio D is focused on the design and fabrication of small and full-scale prototypes of furniture and interior designs that support the three areas of; curriculum development and instruction, research and critical analysis, and product development and material testing. This lab is staffed by Marlo Ransdell, PhD and David Wray, MFA in Tallahassee, FL.
Studio D is a 7,000 sq ft. design and fabrication makerspace at the Carnaghi Arts Building in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design at Florida State University. Studio D collectively houses the Studio D workshop (est.2012), Studio 3D lab (est.2017), the Materials and Objects Testing Lab (est.2019), and student workspaces. The mission of Studio D is to provide Interior Design students opportunities for interactive and experiential learning either in or out of the studio. Studio D supports critical thinking through the process of problem identification, context research, ideation, development, and testing of solutions for real world design problems through in person and remote interactions. The equipment, available in person and remotely, at Studio D includes a 4’x4’ Shopbot CNC router, 24”x18” and 40”x28” Epilog laser printers, and 10 Robo 3D printers.
What is the Studio D Institute?
The Studio D Institute is a summer scholar program for academics and professionals focused on making. The Institute offers opportunities for self-directed learning and creative prototyping with the help of the Studio D team and resources over the summer months within a virtual studio and collaborating in a remote makerspace. The Studio D Institute supports designers and projects for a short period of time to collaborate on individual projects centered on the built environment and the objects within, all in a remote environment that supports making beyond the physical Studio D shop walls.
What does being a Studio D Scholar offer me?
Being a Studio D Scholar offers you access to expertise and equipment for your prototyping of research and or creative scholarship projects. This experience will take place over 2 weeks in May (May 16 – 27) for initial designs and mailings and again for 2 weeks in July (July 18-29) for follow up designs and mailings. You will also have access to Studio D staff during the month of June for any feedback that may be needed. All materials and mailings are covered by the residency program and meetings will be scheduled at the convenience of you and the Studio D staff over the two week time periods. Your process with the Studio D staff will include concept and research development, material discussions and examples, reviewing files for prototyping, and detailing the machine set ups. Prototypes will be created and mailed during the first and second two week periods.
