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Content
THE MORGAN
F e l t
F o l d i n g
S t o o l
STRIDE
CHARGER
INFINITE 8
Creator Stool
THE MORGAN
F e l t
F o l d i n g
S t o o l
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Folding Inspiration The practical application of origami folds and pattern
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The Challenge Create a folding piece of furniture from a single material for both the rigid and flexible portions of the design. Also, the pattern must fold flat and compact for easy storage and transportation.
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Material Impregnating felt with polyester resin created dual qualities. It reverses the process of paper by taking a flexible material and stiffening a specific pattern into the felt for folding.
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Prototyping
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Clip Explorations
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Clips
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How it works
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THE MORGAN
F e l t
F o l d i n g
S t o o l
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Dutch Design week
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STRIDE
CHARGER Black Diamond sponsored a project to explore outdoor lighting solutions. This included headlamps, lanterns, and any other opportunity spaces that were found.
Integrated, effortless outdoor charging
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User research This is Art, he explores the outdoors at any opportunity he gets and is involved in several different kinds of outdoor sports. He’s had several accidents and surgeries but still finds himself getting back out to pursue his passion.
Rock Climbing
Canyoneering
Ice Climbing
Mountaineering
Art Benson Age 47
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His gear
Equipment Art packs as minimal as he can but is in constant consideration of what gear he has and how it is performing. When he packs his bag he needs to be prepared for any circumstances.
Headlamp Like other outdoor enthuisiasts, his headlamp is one of those preparations. For Art “getting stuck on the mountain without a light is the kiss of death.�
Batteries Art also carries a set of disposable batteries. because they are sold most places, provide security, and a reliable change of power. But this creates lots of waste and weight.
So how can Art conveniently and reliably recharge his headlamp in the outdoors?
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Source of energy
Solar
Current recharging solutions Art finds the current solutions inconvenient because they depend on: • Storage in pack • Environment • Setup time
Energy harvesting
Hand powered
Piezoelectric bimorphs convert energy through flexing or vibrating the panel. By attaching this to a joint it would convert natural flexing and moving during regular activity into usable energy.
Thermal
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Ideation
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Prototyping Working with Art on this prototype gave an outside perspective. Art helped communicate certain constraints that were needed for the prototype: • Easily changed from shoe to shoe • Business end on back of shoe • Integrated in shoe but not touching foot • Seperate battery for quick power change
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How it works Insert
Store
Charge
Access
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The Stride Battery
Charges after 7 hours of movement (equivalent to 3 AAA batteries) 4 LEDs on the housing show the level of charge with the press of a button.
Features
Modular for a simple change of power Interchange batteries in headlamp Universal mini USB on battery can be connected to other electronics
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Proposal for co-branding of shoes Proposal of shoe
Partnering with Asolo will give Black Diamond access to a well crafted boot while bringing this new technology to the market
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INFINITE 8 Form Exploration A personal exploration of forms that encourage people to explore with their hands. A form that is dynamic, tactile, and a Boolean operation
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Form Sketching
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INFINITE 8 The Infinite 8 is modeled from intersecting spheres with toruses subtracted. The grooves and holes are made for fingers to explore and the twist in the shape creates dynamic stances.
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Material and Form Iterations
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INFINITE 8
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Creator Stool
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Toy Blocks
come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. It is a simple toy that provides entertainment for children by building. Blocks, unlike other toys, allow multiple play patterns and multiple ways to accomplish the same structure. This freedom, combined with the need to organize and balance what is created, provides benefits such as: • Creativity • Motor skills But beyond these typical benefits, children who play with blocks also develop better skills in: • Math and Geometry • Vocabulary • Social Not only will these skills help them in their education, but in their every day life as well. Many decisions today have multiple ways it can be solved.
So what if a child’s stool could provide seating but also embody the benefits of building like blocks do? http://www.parentingscience.com/toy-blocks.html http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/209614.php
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Stool ideation • • •
The stool is a building block Builds in 3 dimensions Storage for toys
Key sketch
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Validating
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Building The legs and shape were designed so you can interlock and stack the stools in all direction. All with the same repeated stool. The stools are made from EVA foam to be light and soft in case your creation falls.
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Production 10 models were made to test building and play patterns
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Play
Building
Storage
Things learned •
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My critics
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Ethan, age 5 Katelyn, age 7 Abbie, age 2 •
Parents needed to show how the stools stacked initially Stacked stools were fun for them to build but also used to play over the top of Once they built something with the stools they liked climbing all over it One of Ethan’s favorite activities was building a tower of stools and kicking it over
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Creator Stool
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Summer Internship 2012
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The right food When moms feed their babies they want them to have the best nutrition they can provide. Creating food from fresh ingredients are the best sources for those nutrients but it takes time and needs to be soft for babies to eat. Hard vegetables need to be cut first, then steamed, and mashed for younger babies.
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Chop
Steam
Food preparations Choppers and steamers help aid the process of food preparation but are sold as separate products. While working as an intern at Munchkin on fresh food feeding products, I contributed to the design of the chopper steamer. We wanted to combine the two processes into one product that was easy for moms and even dads to use. I contributed to the design with prototyping, user testing, and CAD modeling.
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Prototyping Prototypes were created for testing scale, icon recognition, and comfort
Scale
Ergonomics
Icons
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Fresh Food Chopper and Steamer
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Chop
Close
Remove
Water
Steam
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Fresh Food Line I was also involved in bringing several other fresh food feeding items from initial design to tool start.
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