Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan

PROJECTS 2022

Gester

Celeste Simons, Whitney Brooks, Gabe Brower, Jacob Yu, Rachel Heibel

Gester is a service and biodigester that encourages individuals to convert their waste into energy.

BiyoBra

Kate Shen, Breanna Boersma, Jumana Elkahlah, Caitie Cardwell

The BiyoBra team designed a bra for breastfeeding mothers using a variety of biodegradable fabrics.

M-Arbor

Mckenzie Lee Balaka, Brendon Thompson Gross, Madisyn Rae Hicks

Instructor 2022

Dr. Deepa Butoliya

Dr. Deepa Butoliya is an assistant professor at Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. She is a researcher and educator in industrial design and biodesign and design research. Deepa’s research over the past 10 years has focused on critical perspectives and practices in design that are located at the intersection of models of knowledge and critical thinking emerging from multiple and global perspectives. Her research is rooted in exploring critical design practices from the global south and involves exploring the criticality embedded in the ubiquitous and very human practice of Jugaad which is a hindi term for makedo situated under severe constraints.