Felipe Sarmiento is a second year Industrial Design Masters student at the Rhode Island School of Design. This blog is a collection of observations, inspiration, experimentation and a comprehensive look at my design process throughout my thesis year. Click here if you would like to view this site on tumblr. Please feel free to contact me at fsarmien@risd.edu with any comments, questions or suggestions. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-25934089-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @modifyformisuse)http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35486c46352cad7970de52a3009b28ff/tumblr_mklqbv89ab1r21paeo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/46893479646http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/46893479646Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:21:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db756b459e3cf2fdbc18b3ad85f70ba9/tumblr_mk1efp6ht31r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“My toaster is broken”</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/45954519999http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/45954519999Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:52:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a62450034b4efcf697cde453e10dd77a/tumblr_mjlo4zRR7N1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>X-box remote control hack using pennies and off-the-shelf batteries rather than shelling out $50 for a custom battery pack. <br/><br/>People will do anything to save money!</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/45264693927http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/45264693927Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:00:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af041cef9c4039dc1f7772d6b62e1533/tumblr_mgpcy4BAZG1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s getting a lot colder up here in Canada, so my little brother decided to improvise. - Imgur</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/40662274523http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/40662274523Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:08:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/072c50b83a94e42b8ecde61e11d88c5e/tumblr_mgj22pkCWZ1r21paeo1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Suds for Drugs</strong><br/><br/>Tide detergent: Works on tough stains. Can now also be traded for crack. A case study in American ingenuity, legal and otherwise. </p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/40356619971http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/40356619971Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:28:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a73ce211bdf0d9a4d119108e34ca8b4e/tumblr_mhd4k7CBC21r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>101 uses for Bounce dryer sheets</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/41745143097http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/41745143097Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:09:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fe8cc06d473de5a4eba72e005f4d645/tumblr_mg0prtfkRf1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In need of a boost</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/39502902479http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/39502902479Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:45:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctreg5Rb41r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bench</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/34775443958http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/34775443958Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:56:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb0o6t2D5t1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sriracha Soap</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/32398280292http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/32398280292Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:23:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma79w9OezN1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Picture frames</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31347733203http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31347733203Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:24:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6cl5Cg6R1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bookshelf</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31325613949http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31325613949Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:24:40 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma1qltR50y1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Arm rests</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31142079869http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/31142079869Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:39:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9i422S6Wy1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30438975018http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30438975018Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:18:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m98i60ssCK1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Keychain</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30069716100http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30069716100Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:46:48 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m973mf5nQ51r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Doorstop</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021727134http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021727134Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:37:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m973nvdEeD1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021756587http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021756587Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:35:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m973fdXoqT1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021580705http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/30021580705Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:36:06 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m914jvZMOe1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Receipt roll doorstop</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/29795644137http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/29795644137Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:09:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t3pkl0x01r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cup holder</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/28113112394http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/28113112394Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:36:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t3o1dWgF1r21paeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chalkboard eraser turned sign post</p>http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/28113072636http://modifyformisuse.tumblr.com/post/28113072636Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:36:01 -0400