Nicole Chen

Party of One is a solo dining experience created & hosted in order to promote the value of true alone time. On April 30, 2018, fourteen guests dined together in a curated space without their phones, each at their own table. The dinner included five courses that represented the internal dialogue that can occur when one is alone with their thoughts. Each course was accompanied with a printed card to help guide guests through the experience. Final deliverables include a short film that discusses the value of being alone and a website focused on the experience & project itself, which you can visit at joinpartyofone.com.

The Seattle Tool Library is a free lending library for tools in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle. A Community-built nonprofit, the library aims to increase accessibility, education, and sustainability through events, classes, and a large selection of tools available for borrowing. The mobile application carries the spirit of their organization into the digital world, offering instant access to a community of likeminded craftspeople across the Seattle area. Members can easily search and reserve tools, as well as register for classes and events to help bring their creations to life.

"flows" is a visual lyric book of Kendrick Lamar's album "To Pimp A Butterfly". It contains all 16 songs' lyrics laid against a continuous gradient background that changes throughout the book; the colors in the gradient were chosen according to the tone of each song. On top of the lyrics are snippets of background information pertaining to the song's lyrics or meaning in order to convey the clever thinking and meaning that Lamar put into each lyric. Interspersed throughout the book are spreads that call out certain meaningful lyrics through typography mixed with photos. The book was bound by hand, covers included. Hardcover, perfect binding, 287 pages.