
PRODUCT DESIGN
James Caruso – The Catalog Collection
by James Caruso
The Catalog Collection explores the potential of designing furniture and home goods exclusively from standardized components in the McMaster-Carr catalog, bypassing much of the traditional manufacturing process. Using Fusion 360’s McMaster-Carr plugin, its extensive 3D library enables rapid experimentation with precise, digital parts—bringing new immediacy and efficiency to the concept of ready-mades. By eliminating the need for custom tooling and minimizing physical prototyping, the process reduces waste, streamlines workflows, and asks: What becomes possible when we stop designing from scratch and start designing from what already exists?