Whitney Bai

Moving On

October 28, 2016 by Whitney Bai

Hello my friends and family, thank you for your support for WhitneyYuBai.com, where I’ve been documenting my work while studying Industrial Design and Rhode Island School of Design. We had a good run. I will always love the blog format of this site where I shared every details of my ideas, inspirations and processes. But I think it’s time for me to move on. Please visit WhitneyBai.com to view the more organized, edited version of my best work from now on, […]

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The Little Black Bag, 3-Way.

March 1, 2016 by Whitney Bai

Categories: Softgoods • Tags: 3way bag, backpack, handmade, leather, leatherbag, purse, shoulder bag, squarebag, The little black bag

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Moulded Leather–Sun Glasses Pouch

February 13, 2016 by Whitney Bai

Something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time—moulded leather pouch, not just for moulding’s sake, but also have a purpose. I found the perfect medium to start this idea. I use sunglasses pouch to start this idea. It holds the shape of a pair of sunglasses inside the pouch (if you are a sunglasses hoarder like me, you will appreciate how much easier now for you to pick out the right pair of sunglasses without opening up all […]

Categories: Softgoods • Tags: #rayban#neverhide#raybanneverhide#sunglasses#sunglassespouch#sunglassescase#pouch#case#leather#softgood

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The Jamie Bag

February 4, 2016 by Whitney Bai

Before Christmas 2015 I got to make a messenger bag for a lovely friend Jamie. I had a lot of fun designing and making it and experienced the pressure of before-christmas-rush.

Categories: Freelance, Softgoods

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Europe Travel Course-Prototyping Shoe

February 3, 2016 by Whitney Bai

Jan 3-29, 2016 I went for the most fruitful and unforgettable trip across Europe. With a group of talented designers with various background, I visited fashion studios, concept stores, automotive factories, beer tours, local market, leather finish company and shoe design school. Here is a peek of what this trip looks like: Being in a new environment making me motivated to sketch more, photography more and keep all my senses heightened at all time. I became an […]

Categories: ID Projects, Softgoods, Whitney's Notes

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Welcome Home Stand

December 17, 2015 by Whitney Bai

A special piece of furniture I designed inspired by my own experience. This is a welcome home stand where you can put away the things you don’t need at home into handmade leather bowls, and hang the keys or umbrella on the metal frame. Both leather and metal will document the daily usage and age beautifully.

Categories: ID Projects, Softgoods • Tags: bai, brass, coldrolledsteel, crs, furniture, handmade, home, id, industrialdesign, leather, leatherbowl, stand, welcome, whitney, whitneybai

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Foldable Tech Box

November 20, 2015 by Whitney Bai

Read the article that mentions my design: http://our.risd.edu/post/135340185579/designs-on-organization

Categories: ID Projects, Softgoods • Tags: box, button stud, cord, design, display, essentials, flet, foldable, handmade, id, industrial design, iphone, iStation, kikkerland, leather, organizer, risd, storage, tech, the container store, travel pouch, Whitney Bai

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RTA Leather Stool

October 20, 2015 by Whitney Bai

Finished Stool: Process: 1st prototype2nd prototype:3rd prototype4th prototypefinal stool making process:test structure: The stool:

Categories: ID Projects, Softgoods • Tags: brass ring, chair, cushion, dowels, furniture, leather, leather seat, readytoassemble, rendering, rta, softgodos, stool, wooden

leather laptop case for macbook pro

October 19, 2015 by Whitney Bai

Handmade envelope style laptop case using vegetable tanned leather with a single silver stud button closure. Process: The laptop case is made using one piece of natural veg tanned leather. Designed the pattern and made a prototype with muslin cloth for a perfect fit. Clean cut with sharp rotary knife. Corners were pre punched to prevent tearing. Pattern cut and ready for dyes. Dye the whole piece with leather dye in color “evening blue” from TandyLeather. Wait till it’s dry […]

Categories: Softgoods • Tags: bag, button, case, dye, handmade, laptop, leather, leatherworking, macbook, macbookpro, stud, veg tanned, wax, whitneybai

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