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SOMEWHERE BETWEENFOOD CART AND WINE BAR
LOCAL SPIR IT
sp tT H E
We aim to design a mobile, outdoor wine cart that brings together a community through the enjoyment of local wine and food pairings.
Storage for stackable wine glasses.
Surface for in-use wine bottles.
Ice box for white wine and cheeses.
Storage for 122 wine bottles.
Product Renderings
Free-spinning inflat-able tire.
Hitch for universal attachment.
Can hook up to any automobile.
TRANSPORTATION AND SETUP
Holes in front face to emit reflected light from wine bottles.
Holes inlayed with cork to hold glasses.
Product Renderings
Made from Tenite (plastic made from wood pulp).
Baseless form to make unique to “The Spot” and functionally useless outside its context.
DETAILS AND FEATURE CALLOUTS
GoBrush C H I L D R E N ’ ST O O T H B R U S H
A two week exercise in skecthing, model-making, and redesigning a common object such as a toothbrush for a very specific user.
The design intention was to create a toothbrush for children age 3-5 that engaged kids to want to brush their teeth. Most brushes on the market currently for children are simply bright-colored plastics or decaled with popular tv cartoon characters.
My intention was to design a brush that kids wanted to use without the use of bright colors or tv advertising as the solution to successfully interact with the children.
Purpose and Ideation
GoBrushCHILDREN’STOOTHBRUSH
Initial concept generation focused on rapid ideation and quick sketching working to produce many ideas quickly. Concepts focused on interaction, ergonomics, portability, and action. Concept refinement involved moving parts, thermochromism, storage. The main focus was to generate a product that grabbed the user in an engaging and interactive way.
Ideation and Prototype
1.25”
3.5”
Form made to resemble a motorcycle without explicitly looking like a motorcycle.
Move across surface to open brush for use and back for easy storage or when traveling.
InspirationCAN WE USE TRASH TO MAKE SOMETHING NEW?
TOP 10 TRASH ITEMS ON PLANET EARTH:
1: CIGARETTES
2: CAPS/ LIDS
3: PLASTIC BOTTLES
4: PLASTIC BAGS
5: FOOD CONTAINERS
6: PLATES, FORKS, SPOONS, ETC.
7: GLASS BOTTLES
8: STRAWS
9: CANS
10: PAPER BAGS
Cigarette BenchUSING CIGARETTES TO MAKE A SEAT SURFACE
QUATER SCALE MODEL OF 405 CIGARETTE BUTTS CAST IN POLYESTER RESIN.
• Artist, farmer, friend.• Recent knee surgery.• Constructed a make-shift raised toilet platform.
CHARACTERISTICS WEAKENED WITH AGING BODY:
• Strength• Mobility• Dexterity• Memory
• Dignity• Independence• Confidence• Positive outlook
• Local assisted living facility.• Very little specially designed products.• Standard toilets and rest rooms.• Many residents need assistance in the rest room.
• Uses a motorized wheelchair due to polio.• Her home includes: side-opening oven, 32 inch
counters, sink controls on the side, ramps, non-slip bathroom floor, and raised toilet with grab bar.
• Lost husband one year ago and now lives alone.• One of the worst parts about her husband’s
condition was his loss of dignity due to not having the strength to lift himself on and off the toilet. A caretaker had to be hired for assistance.
The Reason We Design(PEOPLE WE CARE FOR)
NANCY
ELLEN
WHEATLAND HILLS
LOWELL
Roughly two-thirds of residents in retirement homes now use wheelchairs.
Concept DevelopmentTHINKING THROUGH SKETCHING
Continuous grab bar with inlaid santoprene
Integrated toilet and sink
Water controls in front of sink counter
Sloped sink basin to allow wheelchair access
Surface for easy transfer
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Transfer shelf and grab bar are used to provide transitions from the wheelchair and toilet.
Compound bar is used for stability and sink height allows for wheelchair space and access.
Designed to reuse grey water from sink, which is processed through a water filter and held in a pressurized holding tank.
1 Grey water from sink drain
2 Gray, sink water filter to meet building codes
3 Pressurized holding tank
HOW IT WORKS
WATERSYSTEM
}The purpose of Facile: To enable seniors such as Lowell, Ellen, and Nancy to feel comfortable
and independent using the toilet without feeling restricted, disabled, or losing their dignity.
Faciles toilet body and sink are made of porcelain for maximum strength and aesthetic appeal.
Brushed aluminum is used for the copound hand rail and hardwear for its easy cleanability and surface texture.
Faciles drawers and countertop are made from solidwood for a sturdy frame and aesthetic appeal.
Ghana A FAIR TRADEI N T E R N S H I P
A two month adventure in Ghana working for the fair trade organization Global Mamas. I met many wonderful Ghanain artisans and worked along side them learning and designing in the traditional trades of batiking and sewing. I miss it a lot.
ODUMASI-KROBO
ELMINACAPE COAST
ACCRA
PRAMPRAM
AJUMAKO
GLOBAL MAMAS
Non-profit, fair trade organization founded by two peace corp. volunteers in 2003 “with the mission to transform the lives of women entrepreneurs in Ghana by helping them to grow their businesses.”
Now working with over 500 men and women (mainly women) making products for Global Mamas and supplying more than 400 international retailers.
$1,007,249 in sales (2011) in which 34% of total product sales went to the members of the Global Mamas community.
Products include batik fabric, clothes, bags, shoes, soap, shea butter, beads, jewelry, and many other various products.
Ghana A FAIR TRADEI N T E R N S H I P
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MARY MAVIS JENNIFERALICE MARTHA
SOME OF THE WOMEN
*Martha is a 42 year old, strong Ghanain woman. She is one of the hardest working persons I’ve ever met. She is a certified batiker and seamstress and has made her living through these trades. Though she is single and with no children she often uses her income to pay for her friends’ and relatives’ school fees
and is currently providing housing for one of her student apprentices. She shared her skills with me and I shared new pattern designs with her. My favorites days in Ghana were the ones working with Martha at her shop from sun up to sun down. Together, we made hundreds of yards of hand-dyed fabric.
SOME OF MY DESIGNSMeet Martha
INSPIRATION & IDEATION CONSTRUCTION
TYPE OF USER:CREATIVE, ECCENTRIC,
CONCERNED WITH STYLE/ ENVIRONMENT/
CULTURE/ ARTS.
MATERIALIZING SKETCHED CONCEPTS. ATTEMPTED TO HAND CUT PRECISE MEASUREMENTS THEN USED THE LASERCAMM TO CUT WOOD AND ACRYLIC PIECES. SANDED NOSE BRIDGE, STAINED WOOD, AND APPLIED METAL HINGES FROM AN OLD PAIR
Moto MOTORCYCLEFABRICATION
A semester class to get us in the work shops and building a working motorcycle body.
INITIAL IDEATION
Our professor was given a free 750 Kawasaki for us to run with. We took the body off and removed most unnecessary parts. We focused our design efforts on the headlight, tank, and seat sections. We proceeded to sketch, make foam models, and begin constructing.
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CONSTRUCTION
CUT STEEL, HAMMER FORMED, SPOT WELDED, MIG WELDED, WOOD SEAT WITH FOAM PADDING AND FABRIC UPHOLSTERY. TANK REFURBISHED FROM JUNK YARD. HEADLIGHT FABRICATED
WITH BENT AND WELDED STEAL.
THE LIGHTBULBWHEN I WAS IN GHANA I NOTICED THERE WAS NO LOCAL SHOE INDUSTRY. ONLY PILES OF AMERICAN DONATIONS BEING CLEANED AND RESOLD. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, “WHAT IF THE SHOEMAKING BUSINESS WAS REVITALIZED?” “WHAT IF WE UNDERSTOOD HOW SHOES WERE MADE?” “WHAT IF THEY DIDN’T COME SWEATSHOPS IN CHINA?” “WHAT IF THEY WERE MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS?” “WHAT IF WE WERE SUSTAINABLE?”
CONSTRUCTION1. LAST CONSTRUCTION: MEASURING AND CALCULATING FOOT, CUTTING AND FORMING WOODEN LAST.2. CUTTING SOLE FROM OLD GOLF CART TIRE (NO STEEL BANDS).3. TAPING LAST AND CUTTING FABRIC UPPER TEMPLATES. 4. MAKING INSOLE FROM OLD YOGA MAT.
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CONSTRUCTION5. SEWING UPPERS TOGETHER AND ATTACHING TO INSOLE.
6. HAND-STICHING UPPER TO SOLE WITH BICYCLE INNER TUBE.7. FINISHING EDGES
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