Welcome to the Eighth Annual Design Winter Market!
Welcome one and all to the Eighth Annual Design Winter Market! This webpage is the online companion to a tradition within the Department of Design at Ohio State. During the Winter Market, an on-campus event and online exhibition, guests will encounter limited-edition—and, in several cases, unique—products designed and produced by design students and Ohio State community members. Products will be available to purchase for a limited time only!
The Eighth Annual Design Winter Market features:
- Home Goods Shoppe – Each of the “home goods” products, designed by third-year industrial design students as part of an Autumn 2025 studio course, strike a balance between addressing the needs of users, demands of small-run production, constraints of a limited budget, and approaches to sustainability.
- Design Co. – This student organization is dedicated to showcasing creativity and developing design skills for students at OSU. Students hand-painted ceramic succulent pots, mini canvases, and terracotta dishes. These can be used as stationary, jewelry holders, and even plant saucers! All proceeds will be donated to the Design Co. organization as a fundraiser.
- Item Prices:
- Trinket Dishes - $13
- Canvases - $10
- Pottery - $8
Winter Market Products will be on sale for a limited time on December 10, 2025, and only on-location, from 10 AM–12:30 PM at Hayes Hall on Ohio State's campus.
How It Works
Preview Eighth Annual Design Winter Market products online, then visit our on-campus location to purchase during a limited time window: products will be on sale during our on-campus Winter Market event from 10 AM–12:30 PM in front of Hayes Hall on Ohio State's Columbus campus on December 10, 2025. In years past, products sell out in mere minutes!
Products must be purchased with Design Winter Market tickets, which will be available to purchase on-location during the event. All ticket purchases must be completed in-person via our online system—we cannot accept cash or other forms of payment in-person.
There will be no shipping options for purchases. All purchases must be picked up during the on-campus Winter Market event. For those products that have multiple variations or colors available, customers will make their selection during pickup on a first come, first served basis.
All sales are final, no refunds. No expressed or implied warranties.
Special Thanks
The student designers (and their Professors) would like to extend a special thanks to industry professionals—some of them OSU Design alums—who contributed to the development of these products through their participation during studio critiques and/or guest lectures: Stephanie Owens, Annie Abell, Cat Rizzoni, Sean Svendsen, Diane Kollman, Bárbara Martins da Silva, Kevin Ward, William Nickley, and Maria Palazzi.
Additional special thanks to members of the student chapter of CSCA at Ohio State, who designed the Annual Design Winter Market brand identity and guidelines: Lilyana Bryan and Ciera Yamarick, which were further adapted for this year's event by Visiting Assistant Professor Kevin Ward.
Home Goods Shoppe
Honey Tower
Designers: Anya Peterman & Avery Thielman
Materials: Plywood, thrifted door knobs, metal hinges, cork material, and whiteboard roll
Year: 2025
Product Description: Honey Tower is a modular vertical organization system designed to elevate any workspace. Each pack includes three functional modules:
• Door Module – a closed compartment for keeping items tucked away
• Shelf Module – open shelves for quick-access storage
• Dual-Sided Module – one side features a whiteboard, the other a corkboard, with an opening at the top for additional internal storage
With its stackable hexagonal design, Honey Tower helps you organize efficiently while adding a warm, clean aesthetic to your desk.
$75
ClipBar
Designers: Will Tyrrell & Annaliese Michalski
Materials: Recycled PET-G Plastic, Metal
Year: 2025
Product Description: ClipBar transforms the humble chip clip into functional wall art. Instead of disappearing into cluttered drawers, your clips become a beautifully designed feature that’s always within reach. ClipBar brings order, style, and personality to a tool most people never think twice about.
Each set includes six thoughtfully engineered clips that magnetically snap onto the included wall-mounted bar, creating a clean, modern display. Made from recycled PET-G and durable metal, ClipBar combines sustainability with everyday convenience.
By elevating an overlooked object into a purposeful design piece, ClipBar turns your kitchen into a space that feels more intentional, organized, and uniquely yours.
$45
Laundry Lift
Designers: Sophia Foster & Paul Goss
Materials: plywood, recycled HDPE, PET containers
Year: 2025
Product Description: Laundry Lift is a compact, modern caddy designed to carry all your laundry essentials with ease. Equipped with standard-size PET refillable containers for detergent, softener, stain remover, and more, it keeps everything neatly organized and ready to go. Whether you’re sharing a laundry room or heading to the local laundromat, Laundry Lift keeps your routine streamlined, portable, and efficient!
$35
ThreadUp
Designers: Alivia Busi + Matthew Colton
Materials: cotton canvas, denim, magnetic clasps, metal grommets
Year: 2025
Product Description: ThreadUp is a multifunctional, durable apron that brings aspects of the commercial kitchen into your private kitchen. Made from khaki and denim, the apron features two detachable, square oven mitts. These oven mitts can be easily removed and snapped back onto the apron with magnetic button clasps.
The apron features a towel loop on one side for quick towel access. In addition, there are two pockets, one large and one small, to hold essential kitchen tools. The waist straps on either side of the apron are tied on, allowing for adjustability as the straps can be tied in the front or back of the apron depending on waist size. In addition to the straps being tied, they can easily be removed when washing the apron and its other components.
ThreadUp, a multifunctional, durable apron built for any cooking occasion.
$55
Scrubbit
Designers: Saad Salman & Victoria D'Agostino
Materials: Recycled PLA, Repurposed Cotton
Year: 2025
Product Description: Research shows that a major kitchen gripe is cleaning dishes: An experience that, despite involving water, is very dry and tedious. To solve this, look no further than the Scrubbit Set, a pond-themed set of playfully functional sink appliances.
The Scrubbit Set includes a pond-themed Sponge Caddy, Soap Dish, and Drying Towel. From these, the former two are printed with recycled PLA, while the Scrubbit drying towel is made of 100% cotton to soak up any residue after drying your dishes.
Inspired by the humble, pond-dwelling frog, the Scrubbit Set uses aesthetic functionality to deliver its theme. Bringing the Scrubbit Set to your kitchen will elevate your dish-cleaning experience.
$35
Pivot
Designers: Pieter Mushen & Cynthia Rivera-Peralta
Materials: Walnut, Oak, OneShot Enamel Paint
Year: 2025
Product Description: Pivot is an eye-catching, interactive board game designed to spark conversation and connection. Its smooth wooden edges and vibrant, color-blocked shapes make it a standout piece. Whether it’s the center of attention at a dinner party or a cozy night on the couch.
We know people naturally gather around food and fun, so we combined the two ideas into one playful experience. If reaching for snacks brings people together, then reaching for Pivot can spark the same.
The challenge is simple: Keep your fingers on the board longer than anyone else. On your turn, roll the color die and the finger die to find out exactly where to place your next move. But be careful! If any of your fingers lift off the board, you’re out!
Pivot is easy to learn, fun to play, and impossible to ignore. Let the game, and the conversations begin.
$50
Znack Puzzle
Designers: Ariela Broussi Raich & Yasmina Alibrahim
Materials: plywood, PLA filament, recycled glass bottles
Year: 2025
Product Description: Znack Puzzle enhances your social gatherings and inspires group bonding through playful and dynamic food organization. This reconfigurable and movable container pack is food-safe, washable, and multi-purpose. The smooth tri-color containers can hold any item - liquid or dry.
Each set includes 10 track pieces, three containers with glass inserts, and three stands.
Set up your track however you wish, adapting to your table length and group seating arrangement. Place the stands within the track and put the containers on. Fill, push along the track, remove, serve, return, and repeat.
Once your gathering is over, remove the glass bottle inserts, wash, dry, and put them back for your next event.
$50
Bloomin' Block
Designers: Annie Hughes & Grace Kim
Materials: Recycled PET-G, Birch Plywood, Upcycled Fabric, Interfacing, Reclaimed Yarn and Bamboo Skewers
Year: 2025
Product Description: Bloomin' Block is a stylish new screentime management tool designed to help you reduce bedtime screen time. It mounts to your bedside wall and is easy to slip your phone into. Because it's a lot harder to get it out once it's in, you're more likely to stay off your phone, and enjoy longer, deeper sleep. With the addition of upcycled fabric flowers that you can use with your favorite aromatherapy spray, this design keeps sustainability at the forefront, with recycled and sustainable materials and sturdy craftsmanship in mind.
$50
Flip Pouch
Designers: Andrew Wong & Jack Low
Materials: Recycled billboard tarp, PLA, stainless steel, elastic fabric, cotton
Year: 2025
Product Description: Flip Pouch is a new take on portable cable organization. Made from recycled billboard vinyl, Flip Pouch features tandem pockets that allow you to organize earbuds, charging blocks, and most importantly, your cables. The central winding mechanism in each pouch lets you access both ends of your cable when it's needed, then wind it back up without ever having to remove it from the bag. This winding mechanism is compatible with Micro-USB, USB-C, and Lightning cables. It is also removable, creating a multifunctional pocket that lets you customize your Flip Pouch experience.
$50
