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I will always do my best.
CONTENTS
ABOUT ME
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DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN
日/山/水
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Guloo
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Grace
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Fruity
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XIANG GUA
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FAB LAB
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NEST LAMP
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Gradient Lounge Chair
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Customized Chairs
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Panic of hamburger
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Series of Calligraphy Paper Town
Atmosphere Light Manual Espresso Machine Children Learning Book New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
PARAMETRIC DESIGN
Signboard of NCTU Maker Space
Random Connected Lines Structure
Gradient Structure
Simplified Parameter Adjustment
SKETCH 4
Behind the cup
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ABOUT ME
In September 2019, I started studying for a master's degree
at National Chiao Tung University. In the meantime, I
learned how to use Rhino's plugin Grasshopper to build 3D models that could not be built before. Parametric design breaks the restrictions on the primitive appearance and greatly expands my design possibilities.
With the experience of learning Chinese calligraphy, the
蔡佳勳 TSAI, CHIA-HSUN
most attractive product for me is the one which is full of
cultural significance. Therefore, I am looking forward to
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L A N G UAG E
applying what I have learned and designing the products that could introduce the beauty of Taiwan to the world.
Chinese Native
English
TOEIC 890
Japanese N2
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S KI L LS
3D
2D
OT H ERS
PTC Creo Rhino (Grasshopper) Keyshot Experience Design Photoshop Illustrator Lightroom Photography Calligraphy
About Me
E D U C AT I O N
PRESENT
I 2019
2019 I 2015
EXPERIENCE
AC H I E V E M E N TS
2019
National Chiao Tung University Institute of Applied Arts M. A. in Industrial Design
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Department of Design B. A. in Industrial Design
ystudio 物外設計
Summer Intern
2017
The Script Taiwan Fan Pages
2016
Taiwan Tech Design Camp
2019
A' Design Award and Competition
Social media manager of the pages on Facebook and PIXNET
Managed operation of fan pages that have over 16, 325 accumulated visitors
Leader of Life Section
日 / 山 / 水 was granted the Iron Award in
Art Materials, Stationery Supplies and Gift Items Design Category
Guloo was nominated in
A' Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category
Taiwan Tech 19 th Design Graduation Exhibition 香刮 XIANG GUA
Best Design Project 2018
Academic Excellence Award
2017
Taiwan Tech Design Week
Ranked 2 nd in a class of 98 (2018) Ranked 1 st in a class of 98 (2017) Grace
Excellent work in Product Design Category (2017)
Evolution
Excellent work in Basic Design Category (2016)
Panic of the Hamburger
Excellent work in Sketch Category (2016)
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PRODUCT DESIGN
日/山/水
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Guloo
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Grace
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Fruity
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Series of Calligraphy Paper Town
Atmosphere Light
Manual Espresso Machine
Children Learning Book
XIANG GUA
New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
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Exploring the meaning behind the words.
日/ 山 /水
Series of Calligraphy Paper Town
Calligraphy is an indispensable part of
Chinese culture because every word we write is consisted of wisdom from our ancestors.
With the growing ages and increasingly busy life, people have less chances to hold the
writing brush, and even forget how precious culture we have.
Consequently, we return to the essence and explore the soul in the word.
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chen, Tzu-Ying Material / Brass, Walnut, Glass, Ceramics Photo by / Ku, Feng-Cyuan Time / Spring, 2017 10
Series of Callligraphy Paper Town
2019 A' Design Award and Competition
Granted the Iron A' Design Award in Art Materials, Stationery Supplies and Gift Items Design Category
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When placed on the product, the tip of the brush will become the middle point of the pictograph
, reminding
people that words they write could be heart-warming.
To convey the temperature of handwriting, we chose brass and walnut as our materials.
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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 日
MATERIAL / Brass, Walnut
DIMENSION / 95 mm × 95 mm × 32 mm
1 2 1 / The shape that the CNC carved on the brass piece echoes the shadow of the brush placed above.
2 / Small clips could be placed under the brass piece.
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In ancient Chinese poetry, mountains often symbolize one's characteristic or even integrity. We expect that people could write poems from the bottom of their hearts.
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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 山
MATERIAL / Ceramics
DIMENSION / 45 mm × 40 mm × 20 mm 40 mm × 40 mm × 80 mm 90 mm × 45 mm × 50 mm
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1 / The use of spray paint as the embellishment of the top of the snow
2 / Writing brushes can be placed
on the depression of the mountain paper town
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To express our topic " ć°´ " , the product should have
really good transparency to show the light and soft
impression of water, so we chose glass as our material and filled them with liquid.
The transparency of the glass can map out the flow of liquid, reminding people that the words could be soft but powerful as water. 16
Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 水
MATERIAL / Glass, water
DIMENSION / 130 mm × 45 mm × 20 mm 150 mm × 45 mm × 25 mm 180 mm × 45 mm × 30 mm
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1 / The top view gives a pictograph of the water through the blue glass decoration.
2 / The opening could be sealed with the surface tension of the water
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日日 / / 山山 /水 /水
SeriesSeries of Calligraphy Paper Town of Calligraphy Paper Town
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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ æ°´
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GULOO At m o sph e re Lig ht
Guloo is a night light which shape was
inspired by the movement of a jellyfish. It features a blue glass light covered with
shattered glass inside in order to convey the infinite change of the ocean. The variegated
color from the light is to symbolize the energy and the luminescence of a jellyfish.
Designer/ Chen, Tzu-Ying / Tsai, Chia-Hsun Material / Glass, LED
Photo by / Tsai, Chia-Hsun Time / Winter, 2017
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Atmosphere Light
2019 A' Design Award and Competition nominated
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IDEA
This project started with bionic characteristic. We narrowed down the range
to ocean first, and thought which specific features that could be combined with our product.
Eventually, we found that JELLYFISH was theperfect model to transform because of its elegantmovement and luminous ability.
Material / Glass, LED
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Atmosphere Light
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MODELING We printed a 3D model of our product as the prototype and brought it to the glass master in
Hsinchu city. The master used glass blowing technique to help us shaping the appearance
and brushing a chemical smear on the glass surface which could express the transparency of jellyfish precisely.
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1 / Sketches of bonic products 2 / Glass blowing process
3 / Test for Tungsten bulb
Atmosphere Light
Test for LED light
TESTING Next, we tried to figure out which light was suitable for the glass base. Initially, Tungsten bulb was our first choice, due to its high heat release, we changed the bulb into a stable LED light
which was safer and lower energy consuming could even better present the color from ocean creature.
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FEATURES There are seven color applied to the LED light, change the frequency and the
color of LED light by using a remote controller according to their mood and environment. Furthermore, Guloo could be charged flexibly by most of the electronic devices through its USB connector.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT The traditional glass process fades with the age of the staff. We try to explore the
new possibilities of this area by combining design and technology to traditional skills. As the product become modern, and widely accepted, this valued field may be more attractive to people.
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Atmosphere Light
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White LED version
Atmosphere Light
Purple LED version
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Grace
Espresso Machine Grace is a manual espresso machine,
which features delicate appearance with detachable components.
Material / Copper, Plastic
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chuang, Chih-Yun Dimension/ 120x120x355(mm) Time / Spring, 2017
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Espresso Machine_ Grace
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IDEA The coffee machine was one of the topics of basic product design class in my second year of the college, my partner and I did lots of competitive product analysis and decided to target our product as "unplugged Espresso machine" since modern people had a tendency to live in the lives that could experience the fun of handmade.
Sketches of unplugged espresso machine
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Espresso Machine_ Grace
MODELING PE, Copper, Acrylic tube and iron wires were our materials for the 1:1 model, we even stuck a suction cup in the Acrylic tube to simulate the pressing pressure while making espresso.
Modeling process of Grace
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MECHANISM The whole machine could be separated into eight parts,
the bottom bracket and the cup rest are the only parts that could not be moved.
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Espresso Machine_ Grace
FEATURES Compared to other products in the market, every
single part of Grace is elaborately designed in order to be operated simply and easy to clean.
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STEPS
1. Fill the coffee powder in the portafilter.
4. Pour 88-92℃ water into the chamber.
2. Put the portafilter and the bracket into the filter cap sequentially.
3. Put brewing chamber into the portafilter.
5. Align the plunger to the chamber.
6. Press down the plunger for 10-20 sec to make a delicious espresso.
We would like the person who uses Grace to enjoy not only the espresso brewing process but also the elegance that Grace brings to her every ordinary day.
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Espresso Machine_ Grace
Grace
Espresso Machine
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Fruity is a series of educational books to help children identify and distinguish different kinds of fruits.
Fruity
Children Learning Book
Fruity is a series of educational book to help children identify and distinguish different kinds of fruits.
Material / Cardboard, Balsawood, Sticker
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chuang, Chih-Yun Dimension / 200x100x40(mm) Time / Winter, 2016
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FEATURES Do you know that the cross-section of an apple is star-shaped?
Within each section of the book, the
Each section of the fruit is different in dependence on how we cut
of the fruit are introduced to the
the fruit. Since we usually cut the fruit vertically, we hardly notice
the differences. In other words, when we are used to cutting the
fruit in vertical, we may miss the opportunity to view other aspects of the fruit, not to mention the beautiful star shape in the apple.
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name, leaf, flower, and structure
readers. Combined with toy-building blocks and slices, the book presents
the cross-section and the vertical section of the fruit structure.
Children Learning Book_Fruity
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1 / In the series, each book has different colors based on the skin color of the fruit 2 / Different sections of fruits in Fruity 3 / Leaves and flowers of fruits in Fruity
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Fruity
Children Learning Book
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Fruity can not only teach children to increase their knowledge of different fruits, but also
help develop children's eye-body coordination. Most importantly, Fruity can cultivate children to see things from different views and incite their creativity.
Children Learning Book_Fruity
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Scrape in fragrant five seasons for health and confidence.
XIANG GUA
New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
There are tons of scraping tools on the market, however, it is difficult for users to understand the correct scraping concept and how to apply the tools without instructions.
Focusing on the five seasons health concept of Chinese medicine, we combine the modern
people's pursuit of health with Chinese herbal medicine to redesign the traditional scraping
tools. What we would like to do is to share
these two long-standing and precious cultures with more people and integrate them into everyone's daily life.
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chuang, Chih-Yun Time / Graduated project, 2019 44
New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
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Based on the simple materialism, traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the interaction between human
body and nature. Different from the four seasons, Chinese medicine divides summer into summer and long summer with five seasons as one year.
The five-season concept and the relationship between the five elements were used as the basis for the design. In addition, some Chinese medicines that are beneficial to the human body are selected to correspond to body organs and meridians that should be emphasized in each season. 46
New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
DIMENSION / 100mm x 100mm x 25mm
MATERIAL / Plastic with metal processing in the middle of the casing
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1 / Top view of XIANG GUA 2 / Season poems are printed on the transparent sheet. Long Summer /
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New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool
There are six series of XIANG GUA, one for
each of the five seasons, and the additional one for daily use.
All the shape of the scraping boards are
inspired by the corresponding organs of the
relationship between five elements, which can be used to scrape and massage the
acupuncture points. Furthermore, users will
be taught the correct concept of scraping in
the way of the card during the experience process.
The product is divided into three parts: a scraping board,
a transparent sheet for isolating the scraping board from
the scraping cream and the bottom part is the Chinese medicine cream.
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Take the spring series as an example:
People should pay attention to the liver and gallbladder nursed back to health. Massage the Dadun and Fengchi acupoints by using the Aspen wood
scraping board and Rubia cordifolia cream could clear the liver and improve eyesight.
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1 / Spring thunder, grain rain Cherry blossoms
Weeds that speak no languages of flowers Send us a happy message of fragrance
2 / The product is consisted of top and bottom cover
3 / Transparent sheet is for isolating the scraping board and the cream 50
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PARAMETRIC DESIGN
FAB LAB
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NEST LAMP
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Gradient Lounge Chair
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Customized Chairs
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Panic of hamburger
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Signboard of NCTU Maker Space
Random Connected Lines Structure
Gradient Structure
Simplified Parameter Adjustment
SKETCH
Behind the cup
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FAB LAB
Signboard of NCTU Maker Space
FA B L A B s i g n b o a r d i s a 3 D p r i n t i n g implementation combining parameteric design.
Material / PLA, SLA, Embroidery Thread Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun
Dimension / 452x152x4(mm) Time / Winter, 2020
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Parametric Design_FAB LAB
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IDEA An old studio in our department will be rebuilt
into a creator space featuring parametric design. Therefore, I decided to make a signboard combining 3D modeling to express the spirit of "MAKER".
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Parametric Design_FAB LAB
FEATURES Parametric design is the main idea in this project. Accordingly, random lines and skeleton structures can be find out in the signboard.
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The whole process of 3D modeling
MODELING The FAB LAB signboard can be divided into three parts: letters, random lines and the board. All of them are
simulated by using 3d modeling software Rhino and its plug-in Grasshopper (Exoskeleton, Weaverbird).
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Parametric Design_FAB LAB
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF THE FAB LAB SIGNBOARD 1. Test feasibility of printing letters with SLA 2. Printed the letters and the board
3. Randomly connect two points into a line with embroidery thread
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Parametric Design_FAB LAB
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Nest Lamp
Random Connected Lines Structure
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun
Tools / Rhino, Grasshopper Time / Fall, 2019
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Parametric Design_Nest Lamp
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MODELING Nest lamp features random connected lines and gradient holes. Operators can generate different permutations and combinations according to the coding in Grasshopper.
The whole process of 3D modeling
These pictures shows the operator can receive different line arrangement and combination by adjusting the random function, after obtaining the straight line data, programmer can use the project and pipe functions to turn lines into solid curved pipes.
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Parametric Design_Nest Lamp
RENDERING
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Gradient Lounge Chair Gradient Structure
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun
Tools / Rhino, Grasshopper Time / Fall, 2019 66
Parametric Design_Gradient lounge chair
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MODELING This 3D modeling features gradient structure which is consisted of five specified contour line. In addition to the
original functions in Grasshopper, the operator can flatten and mark all the sections to facilitate subsequent laser cutting operations by using the Open Nest plug-in.
The whole process of 3D modeling
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Parametric Design_Gradient lounge chair
RENDERING
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Customized Chairs
Simplified Parameter Adjustment
Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun
Tools / Rhino, Grasshopper Time / Winter, 2019 70
Parametric Design_Customized chairs
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MODELING PROCESS
This program allows people who do not understand the coding logic to customize their chairs.
Adjustable parameters: 1. Chair shape (side curve) 2. Chair foot position 3. Chair width
4. The density of the middle grid structure 5.Thickness of middle tube
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Parametric Design_Customized chairs
RENDERING
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SKETCH
Time / 2016-2018
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Sketch
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Sketch
Panic of hamburger 2016 Since the BSE( 狂牛症 ) has spread, we started to keep an eye on what kind of beef we can eat with more careful consideration.
However, the more information about BSE has circulated
on the social medias, the more rumours have caused a massive panic around the world.
As a result, distinguishing the truth from the false in this Information-explosion Era and finding out the correct information become one of the important skill in our world. Now, go on and find your own taintless food!
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Sketch
Behind the cup
2017
A tasty cup of coffee costs much more than a coffee farmer's monthly salary.
Behind the coffee cup, we could never experience how unequal treatment that the farmers bear.
Therefore, what could we do to break the chain that winding their life...?
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I will always do my best.
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T H A N K YOU!
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TSAI, CHIA-HSUN
PORTFOLIO 2016-2020