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Collection by Kelsey Keith

Youngest Guns 2012

We jostled our way into the hallowed halls of academia to spotlight four shining examples of student-made work.

Each year, Dwell invites students across the world to submit their graphic, industrial, interactive, and architectural best so we can highlight the youngest and most promising designing minds at work today. Here are our favorites for 2012, outstanding for their wide-ranging processes that extend from functional and easily mass-manufactured to sculptural and custom-made.

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Sarah Pease (Rhode Island School of Design), T12 Light, 2011. The T12 light is a shining example of simple, premade materials deployed in an elegant fashion. The black walnut and aluminum base supports an industrial, U-shaped fluorescent lightbulb, set off by a braided fabric cord.
Sarah Pease (Rhode Island School of Design), T12 Light, 2011. The T12 light is a shining example of simple, premade materials deployed in an elegant fashion. The black walnut and aluminum base supports an industrial, U-shaped fluorescent lightbulb, set off by a braided fabric cord.
Felicia F. Dean (University of North Carolina, Greensboro), Cocoon Chair, 2011. From an aesthetic standpoint, the Cocoon chair carries on the torch of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: something basic—in this case, folds of fabric—manipulated in a highly technical way.
Felicia F. Dean (University of North Carolina, Greensboro), Cocoon Chair, 2011. From an aesthetic standpoint, the Cocoon chair carries on the torch of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: something basic—in this case, folds of fabric—manipulated in a highly technical way.
Justin G. Miller (Savannah College of Art and Design, graduated), Multipurpose Stool, 2011. This versatile piece of industrial design was originally intended for a bathroom: It’s stain, impact, and heat resistant; easy to clean; naturally antibacterial; and ideal for a small space.
Justin G. Miller (Savannah College of Art and Design, graduated), Multipurpose Stool, 2011. This versatile piece of industrial design was originally intended for a bathroom: It’s stain, impact, and heat resistant; easy to clean; naturally antibacterial; and ideal for a small space.