Explorations in color, material, and patterning
Virginia Melnyk (BSArch ’07)
Photo Credits: Virginia Melnyk
Virginia Melnyk is a research assistant with the University of Michigan. She received her BS in Architecture from the University at Buffalo and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design. She has taught at UB and Clemson University. She is currently pursuing her PhD at Tongji University. Her research focuses on digital design and textiles, inspired by traditional crafts from sewing, embroidery, weaving and knitting. She has exhibited installations at events and exhibitions in Toronto, Boston, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Detroit, Beijing, and more.
These projects explore color, material and patterning. They are commissioned art installations for events and galleries. The projects are designed digitally using Rhino 3D and Grasshopper software, then fabricated by hand. The materials explore both soft and hard materials, focusing on lightness and temporality. Many are common off-theshelf materials. The bright colors work together to shift and change based on views and perspectives in each project, hoping to engage viewers to move around and interact with the installations. Finally, patterns are explored by repeating forms and shapes across the designs. The aggregation of many small parts is often inspired by patterns found in nature.
Project Credits: Virginia Melnyk Designs
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