Allele.DesignI design everything (almost)
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            ALL OTHER SMALLER PROJECT/ TESTS

Mucky Matters
Eco-to-GOGO
Immersive Whispers of the Black Death
Hastings Haven
Nocturn Lock
Project_Chair
DrinkDrankDrunk





          My studio name Allele.Design draws from the biological term “allele” — a variant form of a gene, reflecting my interest in variation + adaptation + hidden layers within everyday objects.
 It also echoes to my name ‘Ally Lee’, positioning my work as a personal yet evolving expression of design that responds and challenges every norms, to reshape familiar forms into tools for public reflection.



                                                                                      Ally Lee 2025
Ally is a designer whose work navigates the intersection of material experimentation, environmental critique and public interaction. Her practice reflects a commitment to process-led design and sustainable questioning, often transforms overlooked materials into communicative objects that make the invisible visible.


Her work reframes domestic forms and everyday artefacts as platforms for environmental awareness, with approaches that balance intuitive making with strategic intention, revealing how subtle design gestures can provoke public reflection and shift perception.


Through making installations, prototypes and disruptive products, Ally explores how material choices and contextual placements can engage audiences more deeply than data ever could. Her work sits confidently between experimentation and application: critical and futuristic.




Mucky Matters

Final Major Project
University of the Arts London
2025


Perspex Mirror
Clear Styrene Panel
Mild Steel

A product based installation that reveals the presence of particulate matter, microscopic pollutants suspended in urban air that are inhaled but rarely seen. The project visualises this hidden dust through a laser engraved mirror and a set of dust collecting panels installed across London. 



Reframing familiar domestic objects as environmental tools, the installation records pollution physically through build up, residue, and reflection. Materials such as mirrored Perspex, coated styrene, and reclaimed steel create interactive surfaces that shift visibly over time. By making pollution tactile rather than statistical, the work invites reflection on urban exposure and questions how we see and overlook the air we live in.

Laser Engraved Mirror 
Rendered Picture of Mucky Matters 
Exploded View of Handle 
Render Picture of Handle

Rendered Picture of Mucky Matters
User Testing in campus
Close Up of Testing Piece

02.Eco-to-GOGO

University of the Arts London
2024


Mixture including Pine rosin+ Wax
Paper Pulp Board
 

This project explores reusable packaging as a response to overconsumption and packaging waste, particularly in the beverage industry. Designed for young consumers, it offers a convenient and durable multipack solution made from recyclable pulp board. 



Rooted in circular design and guided by user-centered research, it also unfolds into a functional picnic mat, extending its life and purpose to encourage repeat use before recycling!



By challenging the norms of single-use culture and aims to shift everyday habits, hopefully proposes a practical, sustainable alternative that integrates seamlessly into everyday lifestyles and social occasions, becoming a step towards a more sustainable, low-waste alternatives through practical design and thoughtful material choices.



03.Immersive Whispers of the Black Death

University of the Arts London
2024



Plywood
Reclaimed Dirty Cloth
Reclaimed Natural Fibre Twisted Rope
Plastic Wheels

Cardboard
LED Lightstrips
Rat and fly models/ figurines


Explore the chilling history of the Black Death at Charterhouse in London through my immersive exhibit. Step into a casket-shaped experience that blends atmospheric medieval soundscapes, evocative lighting and detailed replicas, transporting you to the exact era. 



Discover the profound impact of this devastating pandemic as you engage with interactive elements designed to captivate visitors of all ages. Ideal for families and history enthusiasts, our exhibit provides a unique educational journey, offering insights into how society grappled with one of history’s deadliest outbreaks.



04.Hastings Haven

University of the Arts London
2023
Publication

Herculite
Jesmonite
Reclaimed Metal Rod
Hemp Rope 

A small-batch trinket dish inspired by the black fishing huts and rugged coastal textures of Hastings, East Sussex. Designed and produced over five weeks, the project explores how narrative and memory can be embedded in functional objects. Each of the five pieces, cast in stone-textured Jesmonite and detailed with rusted metal, carries slight variations that reflect the shifting atmosphere of the UK shoreline.



Developed through field research, sketching, mould making, and material testing, Hastings Haven merges traditional seaside symbolism with contemporary design. The final outcome captures a tactile sense of place — where handmade process, coastal heritage, and jewellery rituals quietly intersect.

2/4 product picture without the jewellery
3/4 stop motion video of putting jewellery on 
4/4 side.view of Hastings Haven 


05.Nocturn Lock

University of the Arts London 
2023


Mild Steel
LED light bulb
Plastic Case for LED 

This compact reading lamp reimagines the ritual of unlocking focus. Designed with a solid steel base and a functioning lock mechanism, the lamp activates through a physical key. As the key turns, the LED light shifts its direction, showing the user’s intentional engagement with the object. This interaction transforms the act of reading into a moment of commitment: the key must be used to adjust the beam, inviting pause before illumination. 



The object draws inspiration from privacy safes and diary locks, embedding the ideas of trust, secrecy and ownership. It functions as both a task light and a personal symbol of setting boundaries in shared environments. So Practical yet poetic, it proposes light not as a default but something to be earned.

3/3    Hella Jongerius, Phaidon

06.Project_Chair

University of the Arts London 2023


Reclaimed Chair
Plywood
Adafruit Board
LED Light Strips
Polypropylene Box 

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06.DrinkDrankDrunk

University of the Arts London 2023


PLA Filament
Fishing Net 
Leather String
Blue Girl Beer Opener 

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3/4    Update 1995, White Columns