The concept was to pair crafts people and the products they make with designers. Craftspeople were asked to provide images of their work to be re-imagined, re-invented and re-hacked by a team of designers. Each designer was paired with a craftsperson and received images of their product. Using their design skills they re-imagined and re-invented products. The re-imagined products were submitted in 2D as drawings, as Rhino, CAD or Solidworks files. A workshop was held at the National College of Art and Design for designers and craftspeople to work in pairs, discuss design approaches and how industrial processes and traditional methods can be used to re-imagine the final product.

1. FUSE Design Workshop
9th November 2012, NCAD
Selection of presentations presented on day

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Submitted Work by Jackie Maurer
Design Response by Alex Milton

3. Submitted Work by Jackie Maurer
Design Response by Alex Milton
The creation of a series
of dual function laser
cut honeycomb paper
structures that act as
modeling tools as
well as display bases
for Jackie Maurer's
ceramics neckpieces.

4. Submitted Work by Fiona Smith Darragh
Design Response by Design Burst

6. Submitted Work by Lucinda Robertson
Design Response by Perch Design Studio

10. Odhran O Caoilte - Woodturner
• commercial craft product
• simplicity
• complexity
• process
• cad design method
• rapid ideation
• market driven
Submitted Work by Odhran O’ Caoilte
Design Response by Derek McGarry

11. Derek used 3D shape fabrication
software(CAD) To reimagine Odhran’s shape
designs and show how it can be used as an
extension of the traditional sketchbook.
Submitted Work by Odhran O’ Caoilte
Design Response by Derek McGarry
Derek McGarry – Nov ‘12 FUSE – 3D Fabrication ProjectDerek McGarry – Nov ‘12 FUSE – 3D Fabrication Project

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