OSCARINDUSTRIAL DESIGNP O R T F O L I O

2011

SALGUERO

Taken for granted in developed countries, in Haiti shoes can build the future...

VOLE SHOES

12 weeks [2010]Oscar Salguero, Reid Schlegel and James Connorshumanitarian design

Mom makes less than $1 a day

Can’t afford shoes

a rural Haitian family...

Foodborne diseasesCan’t attend schoolLow self-esteem

“Kids are required to go to school wearing shoes”

Jennifer Francois

“Even the poorest people would want to have a shoe [rather than a sandal].” Fabrice Marcelin

“In Haiti, 50% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school”

No Shoes =No Education

“In Haiti, 50% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school”

bike tires?commonly not recycledprevalent in Haiti (used for strikes)easy to cut and shape!

bike tires were easy to manipulate, readily available and very durable!

Initial renders and research on

kid’s shoes made us focus on an easy fastening system and heel support.

In order to make a simple shoe I referred to medieval shoe templates to construct simple prototypes

original 3 models explored different ways to construct the shoe and address the fastening system.

inner liner = more structure

button clip just right!

one template,too weak

rubber opening, too fragile

3 templates, stronger

model iteration

first 3 models

Strapping wing eliminates shoelaces and provides large opening to easily slide foot.

An average of 8 soles can be made from a single tire

1 outer layer: duck cloth & button2 inner layer: duck cloth & stitching3 insole: manufactured separately4 midsole: 2 layers of interfacing5 sole: bike tire

Materials

Custom button’s hook, inspired by Haiti’s geographic shape. Alternatives such as standard buttons or bent stainless steel buttons can also be used.

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design features

1 outer layer: duck cloth & button2 inner layer: duck cloth & stitching3 insole: manufactured separately4 midsole: 2 layers of interfacing5 sole: bike tire

1 Importing

2 Processing

3 Distribution

4 Manufacturing

6 Exporting

5 Collection

Fabric is cut into templates and hemmed, bike tires are cut and flattened, and button is

Pieces are packaged and shipped to rural manufacturing stations.

Pieces are assembled in rural manufacturing stations by local employees.

A portion of the shoes are distributed to school children and the remainder to the textile factory.

Shoes are sold in Haitian stores and around the world via the internet.

Materials are imported to the textile factories in Port-au-Prince.

The textile factories in Haiti provide adequate tooling and training. Shoes made for school children are given as charity while the remaining become an export.

Locals are hired in facilities established by the schools

visual instructions

“Apparel exports accounted for two-thirds of the country’s total exports in 2008”

economywatch.com

business model

Impact education, sanitation, progress,beauty, pride, empowerment

A sustainable industry is much needed in Haiti, a country constantly devastated by natural disasters and inefficient organizational resources.

education, sanitation, progress,beauty, pride, empowerment

vole

SKIN REMOTEhow can a remote control adapt to you?

3 weeks [2010]foam modelinguniversal design

how can a remote control adapt to you?

idea:most control remotes are square.no buttons + wider surface area for interface = more tactile

A gentle slow was determined to work best for less stress

easy to pick upvs.

casing of recyclable plastictrackpad incorporated

form refinement

operates on radial frequencyuses 2 AAA batteries

any part of the skin can be used to control.

the sensitive area reacts like a laptop track pad

CHANNELS

VOLUME

BALLOON PERFORMANCE

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How do you surprise a city with an aerial performance?[an interdisciplinary exercise at Kansas City, MO]

1 week [2011]Oscar Salguero, Zack Saunders, Kala Lettsguerrilla performance

The Air:light, gracefulmore fantastical

What about the air?

What’s the problem?

Brief: Design a guerrilla performance stage for aerial performersClient: Quixotic Fusion / KEM StudioLocation: Kansas City, MO

How can we keep the performer in the air without making it so obvious...

Aerial truss:lots of steel = very heavymagic of “flying” is lost

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Can we challenge the performer, the technician and the audience?The idea of a balloon entices the air as the main point of support of the whole structure.All of a sudden the magic and radicalism of Quixotic Fusion finds a new form of expression, one much more otherworldly...

a big balloon?!

a beacon rises into the sky,changing the monotonous skyline and announcing something different, something unknown...”

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Balloon + anchor points

Balloon + mesh

Balloon + movement

Can we challenge the performer, the technician and the audience?The idea of a balloon entices the air as the main point of support of the whole structure.All of a sudden the magic and radicalism of Quixotic Fusion finds a new form of expression, one much more otherworldly...

The tension against the mesh recreates the theatrical effect used by performers

Experiments using nylon stockings and a plastic ball to test the sculptural qualities of a balloon inside a mesh.

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12” 12”

45’ +

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24’ +

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6’ 5” 6’ 5”12’

At 45 ft. at its max. the balloon would Pop-Up and deinflate in less than an hour.People are invited to look from outside or inside!

4 pm 5 pm

Installation and scale

Kansas City, 6:00pm

Kansas City, 7:00 pm

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