Furniture design
Portfolio 2021
Aashna Shah
Introduction
Aashna Shah
Curriculum Vitae
AASHNA SHAH Furniture designer ________________________________________________ WORK EXPERIENCE
1 year
EDUCATION
2019 | Master of Design in Furniture Design CEPT University 2012 | Bachelor of Design in Product Design Unitedworld Institute of Design ________________________________________________ CONTACT EMAIL
aashna2801@gmail.com aashna.pg190013@cept.ac.in PHONE
+91 9712612010
EXPERIENCE
LANGUAGES KNOWN
Furniture designer Sirohi (SSF) 1 month, 2020 - Internship Work from home, Based in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh - Working with weavers, executing design with welders and discussing designs with clients
INTERESTS
Product designer Sonant technologies 2 months, 2018 - Internship Design for manufacturing a device that allows users (Speech impaired users) to communicate with other people. Rapid prototyping using 3D printing technology. Product designer Ticket design, Pune Graduation project, 8 month, 2016 Design proposal of Solar water purifier to be used in rural households. User survey and analysis, proof of concept prototype were part of process. Product designer Ctech Lab, A Sine-IIT-B company Internship 2.5 months, 2015 Concept detailing for solar led lamp to be installed in a TATA Steel toilet. Design proposal for e-bike. Design detailing of windmill to be used in urban settings.
English Hindi Gujarati
Innovation Social innovation Exploring new technologies Mechanisms Packaging design Sustainability Furniture design SOFTWARE SKILLS
| Solidworks | Keyshot | Rhinoceros | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Illustrator | CorelDraw
MANUAL SKILLS
| Prototyping | Woodworking | Sketching | Rendering | Mind mapping
__________________________ PORTFOLIO LINK
https://issuu.com/aashnashah2 https://www.behance.net/Aashna_Shah
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Introduction
Aashna Shah
Project Index
01 Intactonics
02 SymmetriShelf
03 Compactable
04 SheetChair
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Page 9
Page 13
Page 18
05 Linkseat
06 Jointifly
07 Waterlux
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Flat pack furniture system for urban nomads
Flexibility in Outdoor furniture for residential areas
Sheet metal optimisation
bookshelf
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Value engineering using butterfly joints
Laptop table that is easy to organise
Digitally fabricated, Nakashima inspired
Solar water purifier for rural Indians
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Project 01
Intactonics
Aashna Shah
01 Intactonics Flat pack furniture system for urban nomads
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Project 01
Intactonics
Aashna Shah
Design brief and criteria To design a flat pack furniture system that caters to the needs of people who move frequently between cities for professional opportunities, and prefer living in semi-furnished spaces.
Design Brief
__________________ Flat Pack Furniture For Urban Nomads
WHAT A furniture system that caters to the needs of people who move frequently between cities for professional opportunities, who live in semi-furnished spaces.
WHY Can carry/ transport it between cities Ease of assembly Poeple need to move often Transporting furniture is costly
WHO Young Indians - Age 20-28 years
WHERE Urban India Dust and heat Cost-sensitive market
Professionals who relocate often
Prefer unfurnished rented spaces
WHEN Quick to assembly and disassemble Consider the schedule for transportation CRITERIA Digitallly fabricated Flat pack Systems design Cost effective design Mass customisation
User Profile Working Bachelors
Young Couple Furniture required
- Do spend on movers and packers - Require additional desks - Do earn decently - Have roomates/ flatmates - Rent out furniture from online platforms - Shared/ individual ownership of furniture - Require chilling spot for friends/ guests
- Shared ownership of furniture - One/ both have jobs that require transfers frequenctly - Guests requre additional seating, bar unit, display unit
Furniture bought
Wardrobe Rack Cupboard/ Almirah/ Collapsible shelf/ collapsible storage Desk chair Bean bag Small racks End table Chair laptopn table
Furniture rented Small Family
Single occupant
- Need baby proofing, sturdy construction - Guests requre additional seating, bar unit, display unit
- Complete ownership - Move frequently for experience - Nomad enthusiast - Earns more than decent money
Bed Coffee table and accompanaying stools Workstation Sofa Table
Research findings Maximum Size of packaging box (Stretcher): 610 x 2134 , with 217 mm corner radius Cost of transporting furniture using movers and packers: Rs. 9937 per cubic meter for 1000 km Modes of transporting furniture: Train, Movers and packers, flight, Pick-up tricks Problems associated with flat pack furniture: Flimsy, difficult to assemble, complicated manuals, time-consuming Options of temporary furniture: Renting, buying cheap, selling, buying used furniture Furniture requirements: Primary - Storage, Desk, Dining Secondary - Lounge area Weight that can be carried by two people: 30 Kg
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Project 01
Intactonics
Aashna Shah
Concept evolution
Timber joinery
Metal section is used instead of sheet metal for beam
Component B
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Most versatile connector
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Component A Preassembled wooden frame
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Dining table
Desk
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Metal pipe is selected over tenon and mortise
Stage 2 Joinery detailing, Material selection - pipe
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Intactonics
Aashna Shah
Final concept
Dining table
Small Shelf - 3
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Coffee table with storage
Coffee table With room for stools
Desk
Shelf
Shelf + Desk
Coffee table with 4 stools (compact)
Furniture possibilities and structural logic
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Project 02
SymmetriShelf
Aashna Shah
02 SymmetriShelf Sheet metal bookshelf optimisation
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Project 02
SymmetriShelf
Aashna Shah
Design brief and criteria
To design a sheet metal bookshelf that can hold minimum of 10 books, doesn’t use hardware, using a maximum of 5 sq. ft material.
Concept Development
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Project 02
SymmetriShelf
Aashna Shah
Concept development
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Concept evolution - Increased area for supporting books1068 without incresing material
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Prototyping and testing
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Project 02
SymmetriShelf
Aashna Shah
Final concept
Zero wastage in fabrication
Sheet metal bookshelf - Partitions that can be adjusted by users
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Project 03
Compactable
Aashna Shah
03 Compactable Laptop table that provides ample working surface
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Project 03
Compactable
Aashna Shah
Design research Increase work surface
White board: Never used Not efficient
2 levels of surface Extendable table Allows movement of the arms
No account taken for resilience
Customized elements
Lid lock Avoid accidental closing
Hurts fingers sometimes while closing
Tessellation Modular
More space needed for mouse and hand movement The hinge Intervention in terms of locking
Can work anywhere you want, on bed, on floor.. You can carry around anywhere around your house/ Studio..
Walking with a heavy table obstructing leg movement
Leg room for folding legs
Need storage for basic stationary
Adjustable angle
Sometimes your legs feel stuck inside those closed area
heights
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Indians, students Horizontal working
No space in front of laptop to write, Have to push laptop
Organised Storage Pocket storage
22” 26” Form incorporation of lock in design
Need more space for Indian sitting (Folded / crossed legs)
Vertical shelves -Slouching after a while -Need pillow to support knees from underneath
Ergonomic study of iconic piece
Encourage people to be organised
Opportunity mapping
Things keep on falling off if I’m carrying the whole thing from one place to another
Insights from user survey
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Project 03
Compactable
Aashna Shah
Iconic furniture - Study, 1:5 model making
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Soaking paper veneer in water
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Layering, applying glue and fixing
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Cutting strips at increasing lengths
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Offsetting layers for joinery
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Applying petroleum jelly for mold release
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Clamping
5. Lamination Process
Checking the mold to fit the sheet
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Applying petroleum jelly
Pressing the external jig to form the sheet
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Heating with heat gun
Concept pictures from YankoDesign.com
Clamping the moulds
Finishing
Heat Forming Process
1:5 scale study model
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Project 03
Compactable
Aashna Shah
Design brief and concept development
To design a portable work table with storage and ample working surface for horizontal working (bed / floor/ mattress) that allows users to de-clutter easily when they’re done working.
Stage 1 - Initial concepts to increase working surface area
Stage 2 - Legs that allow adjustable heights, drawer for storage
Stage 3 - Casted aluminium cantilever legs with 2 drawers
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Project 03
Compactable
Aashna Shah
Final concept
Bent Plywood
T - Nuts Plywood aluminium Anodised aluminium
Neodium magnets
Groove to pull out drawer 881.72
Isometric views
Neodymium magnet and barrel hinges for closing
T - Nut
Materials and manufacturing 881.72
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Project 04
SheetChair
Aashna Shah
04 SheetChair Digitally fabricated Nakashima inspired Sheet metal
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Project 04
SheetChair
Aashna Shah
Design Brief and concept development To design a chair inspired from the structure of Nakashima grass chair, using sheet metal as the material.
Initial concepts, The back rest and legs are made by bending a strip of sheet metal, Reduction of material, Fabric connects to rod
Concept Refinement
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Project 04
SheetChair
Aashna Shah
Prototyping and testing
Development Drawings
Bending of sheet metal
Pop - Rivet : Using rivet gun for assembling the seat for welding
Welding of the edges of the flanges under the seat
Laser Cutting
Pressing the edge for HEMMING
Measuring the angles for getting accurate angles
Assembling of the components - Bracing to be changed to solve the problem of swaying
Testing the first prototype for ergonomics, structure and strength
Powder coating
Studying the prototyping process for optimisation of manufacturing
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Project 04
SheetChair
Aashna Shah
Final design
Production drawing - flat pattern, isometric and orthographic views
Prototype
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Project 05
LinkSeat
Aashna Shah
05 Linkseat Flexibility in Outdoor furniture for residential areas
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Project 05
LinkSeat
Aashna Shah
Design brief and concept development To design outdoor seating for people living gated communities in India, that enables the residents to rearrange the furniture as required and encourage community engagement and interaction.
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Project 05
LinkSeat
Aashna Shah
Final concept L-shaped
Wooden planks
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Pipe ends
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Anchored bench
End grain caps Bracing 522
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Pivoting bench
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Rotating leg Pivoting bench
Anchored L - shaped bench exploded view
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Pivot assembly With 5 mm tolerance
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Component drawings
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End grain caps Precast concrete Pedestal legs
Range of motion
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Project 06
Jointifly
Aashna Shah
06 Jointifly Redesign a piece of furniture using value engineering Use of butterfly joint to add value
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Project 06
Jointifly
Aashna Shah
Design brief - Value engineering
To redesign a piece of furniture in order to increase the ratio of value over cost (value engineering), considering constraints of cost, workshop setup, about skills and availability of raw materials.
Chosen table Market price : Rs. 20,000 /Dimensions: 50 x 30 x 15 in Approximate production cost: Ghana teak wood Top slab (2) : 50 x 15 x 2 in Small supporting slabs (2) : 24 x 2.75 x 1.5 in Large supporting slabs (2) : 42 x 2.75 x 1.5 in Legs (4) : 15 x 4 x 4 in
Design proposal *Keeping ruggedness and rigidity of the design. OBSERVATIONS Top surface is made of two slabs, and the line in the middle breaks the beautiful flow of wood grains. The polish does not bring out the Richness of Ghana teak. Smooth finish in the top and sudden ruggedness on the legs break the design language
Current design
*More interesting interaction of legs and top surfaces. *Solving the issue with the partition line, leave a minor gap in between two slabs *Enhancing the richness of the wood with finishes
Design proposal for increased value
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Project 06
Jointifly
Aashna Shah
Prototyping ITEMS
Ghana teak Wood
MEASUREMENTS
QUANTITY
Top slabs (2) :50 x 15 x 1.75 in Small supporting slabs (2) : 24 x 2.75 x 24 in Large supporting slabs (2) : 45 (Approximately 4.7 cubic feet) x .75 x 1.5 in Legs (4) : 15 x 4 x 4 in
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COST PER UNIT (In Rupees)
COST
1800 / -
8400 / -
Per cubic feet
Polish
1200 / -
Labour
500 / -
Studs
1” diameter
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40 / -
Buffers
1“ diameter
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TOTAL
10148 / -
Bill of materials
Prototyping process
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Project 06
Jointifly
Aashna Shah
Final concept MAKING To bring out the ruggedness and enhance the beautiful grains of the Ghana teak, we gave texture with help of a vertical hacksaw on the top surface and legs. We used a butterfly joint, which is an efficient joinery and also a decorative element. The legs were flushed to the top surface of the table. We applied a darker tone to the joinery and legs to give it an interesting look. Dowel joints were used for fixing the legs. At least, two coats of melamine were applied. The production cost of the new table is Rs. 11,000, which is not much higher than that of our chosen table, while the aesthetic value has increased exponentially without compromising its functionality and durability.
Final Prototype and value engineering
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Project 07
WaterLux
Aashna Shah
07 Waterlux Solar water purifier for rural Indians
TICKET DESIGN | PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | WWW.TICKETDESIGN.COM
09 MAY 2018
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Project 07
WaterLux
Aashna Shah
Design brief, Research and Proof of concept prototype To design a low-cost solar water purification system for rural households in India SYNOPSIS
Weir-type stepped still was selected as it is the most efficient type. It is made of several steps that have a barrier to hold water. The height of water is low which makes it more efficient. It has the advantage of a larger evaporation area.
SCOPE IN INDIA
Design intervention using solar technology that would make a difference in everyday life of people.
Lack of fossil fuels
DESIGN CRITERIA
High energy demands, 40 % Government subsidy, Government support, Plenty of sunshine, Well-established market
The water output should meet the drinking water requirements of a family. The design should be simple to manufacture and easy to use. TARGET AUDIENCE Rural people in India
The water is stored in large quantities because of unavailability.
SOLAR STILL CONSISTS OF: 1. Basin 2. Water channel 3. Transparent cover 4. Inlet 5. Outlet
1. Heating
Efficiency of solar still depends on: Structure, Evaporation surface area, Air gap, Condensation area, Angles of the cover, Concentrators, Reflectors, Water height
WEIR - TYPE STEPPED SOLAR STILL PROTOTYPE DRAWING
PROCESS STEPS: 2. Evaporation
1. Heating 2. Evaporation 3. Condensation
3. Condensation
WATER-BORNE DISEASES
WATER SOURCE 1. Bore wells 2. Water connection of municipal corporation
SOLAR WATER DISTILLATION PROCESS Solar still is a device that converts contaminated water into drinking water by vaporization by the sun’s rays and condensation.
Kills 1 every 4 hours 1. Typhoid (fever) 2. Cholera 3. Diarrhoea 4. Hepatitis A & E
DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES
LOCATION OF USER RESEARCH Sus village and Nande village,
BOILING
REVERSE OSMOSIS
CL CHLORINATION
Maharashtra (Near Pune)
SOLAR PASTEURISATION
CARBON FILTER SOLAR DISINFECTION (UV RAYS) IODINE PILLS
TICKET DESIGN | PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Design brief and user research
CLOTH FILTER
DISTILLATION
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | WWW.TICKETDESIGN.COM
09 MAY 2018
Proof of concept - Technology research Solar stills and their efficiencies were compared
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Project 07
WaterLux
Aashna Shah
Concept development CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Exploring a variety of mechanisms that suits the function Using reflectors with angles that has to be changed thrice a year that will increase the output Collapsing mechanism used to store it conveniently when not in use
USER TASK FLOW
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In the morning, place the device outdoors facing south
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Lock the wheels
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Angle it to ground using level indicators
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Open the Reflectors
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Fill the inlet tank with water
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Extract pure Water from Outlet tank In the Evening
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Collapse it And store
Effortless Collapsible Compact Sturdy Telescopic Movable
TICKET DESIGN | PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | WWW.TICKETDESIGN.COM
Ideation - structure that allows for storage when not in use
Inspiration from wheel barrow
09 MAY 2018
User task flow
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Project 07
WaterLux
Aashna Shah
Final design
TICKET DESIGN | PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | WWW.TICKETDESIGN.COM
FEATURES : Portable, Collapsible, Can produce sufficient amount of clean drinking water for a family. ERGONOMICS: Top height is ideal for users to pour water into the inlet tank.
09 MAY 2018
Use cases
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