Industrial Design Portfolio
Spencer Terry
2024
Who am I…
About Me
I’m a passionate and savvy designer with a keen mind for fabrication and problem solving. I am determined and hard working. I would love the opportunity to apply myself at an internship after I graduate next spring.
photo by Isaac Watkins
Student Designer - LD Seating
Experience
Shop Assistant - NCSU Materials Lab
Digital Model Maker - NCSU Faculty Project
Lighting and Fixture Design Associate - The Biltmore House
Education
North Carolina State University - BA Industrial Design, Raleigh NC, 2020 - 2025
Nesbitt Discovery Academy - High School Diploma, Asheville NC, 2016 - 2020
Abilities and Interests
Software Skills
Adobe Suite
Blender
Solidworks
Vectorworks
Keyshot
Procreate
Microsoft Office
Analog Skills
Rapid Prototyping
Woodworking
Welding
Communication
Laser Cutting
Turning
Thermoforming
Sketching
Interests
Furniture
Biking
Motorcycles
Animation
Cooking
Electronics
Coffee
Service
Contents
Apropos
Modular Conference Chair
Apropos
Modular Conference chair
Sponsored Studio Project
12 Weeks
Spring 2024
Brief
Design a new conference chair that is a worthy and innovative update of LD Seating’s current model. Be sure to consider manufacturing and sustainability.
Initial Grievances
Exposed welds
Boring form
Sharp corners
Not flat-pack
Telling A New Story
How could I turn the everywhere chair
into the anywhere chair?
Reference and Inspiration
Looking at lots and lots of chairs helped me find opportunities for exciting moments in such a budget restricted product.
Mechanical Studies
To make the chair flat pack, I knew I needed to start from scratch, finding a new way for the chair to be held together that would be simple, strong, and elegant.
