Grabbi Knife Holder
The Grabbi knife holder was a project undertaken in my second year at University. The brief for the project was to create a kitchen gadget that could move or shake in some form.
The inspiration for this project occurred after a close call between a falling knife and an un-prepared foot. Luckily any harm was avoided, and was instead replaced by a simple idea - What can I design to keeps knifes firmly away from the adverse effects of gravity? After initial sketching and some foam modelling, Grabbi was born. The design was refined through several presentations to improve the aesthetics as well as numerous changes to improve manufacturability. The product featured a slash proof body with removable holding sections to reduce cross contamination. The ferrite magnets inside the body would hold the majority of knifes securely but still allow a user to easily remove the knife for use. The finished design was then rendered in Keyshot (yes the peppers are rendered too) and a final prototype was created using wood turning, vacuum forming and fabrication. |
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Sports Insulin Pump
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For the final project of my first year, we were tasked with creating a product that fits a current gap in the market. While talking to a friend who uses an insulin pump for his diabetes treatment, he made me aware that the current pump he was using was unable to be submerged in water for activities such as swimming.
further research also showed that several Olympic athletes are also afflicted by the disease and have to heavily monitor the amount of insulin they are receiving. By identifying this gap in the market i was able to begin designing a concept that could address this issue. The ActivPump was created with size and ergonomics at the forefront of the design as well as ensuring the product would be safe for operation, both in and out of the water. |
Tag Heuer Travel Bottle
My first solo project at university was to design a bottle - or range of bottles - that could hold 100ml in order to follow airline regulations for travel. I chose the watch maker Tag Heuer due to their dominant brand name and iconic time piece design.
Several pages of sketches were created using a number of different mediums including chalk, rendering pens and digital drawing programs. Using these designs and comparing them with the project PDS I was able to select a number of design to carry forward into development. One of the stipulations of the project was the need for the product to be made using blow moulding. After researching into this manufacturing method I was able to finalise my design. The three stackable 33ml bottles allow the traveller to stack and store the products easily within their hand luggage and bathroom. Each bottle contains a different toiletry product such as shower gel. Tag Heuer has a deep history in providing watches for the most famous people in the world. I used this history to inspire my promotional board for this project. |
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Travel Mouse
For a prototyping project in second year we were given the opportunity to design a small travel mouse to be used by commuters and students. We first constructed some blue foam models to show our different design ideas, as well as develop unique shapes. With these models we then created CAD models which were then 3D printed using makerbots.
This model was created using various surfacing techniques and rendered in Keyshot. |