awe

Industrial Design

awe

awe: Designing for Peak Experience in Everyday Life This project was born from the realization that life is short. I witnessed someone close to me go through a life-threatening emergency and face regret over not living fully. With ~4,000 weeks... More

CRACKING ALGORITHM

Other

CRACKING ALGORITHM

I explored how masters use light and shadow to evoke spatial experiences. I focused on conveying a human scale within massive environments. I created this work in Rhino to explore a dark space cut by light, where shadow becomes a central element... More

Love in Cage Amour En Cage

Environmental Design

Love in Cage Amour En Cage

Inspired by the delicate Poha Berry of Peru, this project explores the inseparable relationship between light and shadow. Known poetically as amour en cage (love in cage,) the fruit’s papery husk serves as a natural vessel for a golden center—a... More

Packaging Redesign: Sustainable Brand Elevation (10-to-1)

Industrial Design

Packaging Redesign: Sustainable Brand Elevation (10-to-1)

This project solves a complex packaging challenge: from a high-waste, ten (10) component assembly to a one (1) single piece, elegant material. By eliminating styrofoam, paper, and various cardboard inserts, the redesign transforms a utilitarian box... More

Streamertail Bike Ring

Industrial Design

Streamertail Bike Ring

The bed-billed streamertail is a hummingbird native to Jamaica and is its national animal. Known for their scissor tails, they are believed to have magical powers. But while the streamertails may not have any magical powers, they are known for... More

Work by

Gabriel De Guzman

Industrial Design, minor in Sustainability

“As a designer, I explore how design shapes behaviour and how we experience the world.”