George Heading Design Portfolio
HI! Hi, IĘźm George Heading and IĘźm currently studying product design at Nottingham Trent University. george.heading@live.co.uk +44 (0) 7754752498 Thank You
Content Wilko
Instrmnt
Upcycling
Wilko Toy Project // The Brief To design an innovative, gender neutral educational toy suitable to be sold in a Wilko Store. The concept should consider physical, cognitive or emotional development of a child aged 1 month to 1 year. A child of that age will be looking to learn tactile and sensory development, crawling, sitting and understanding textures.
Research //
Materials
Existing products
Features
It is made out of 100% pure natural rubber and is painted with non-toxic food grade paint and is therefore safe for children to chew, bite and play with.
Products on the market currently allow children to develop tactile and sensory sensors, however they donĘźt teach the child anything. By using animals this product also has a fun education purpose as well.
The design include four animals a giraffe, a cow, a chicken and a hedgehog. On each of these animals there are different textures to aid sensory and tactile development.
Development //
Wilko
Newborn to 1 year olds sensory and tactile developmnt toy
The Brief To design and develop a complementary tabletop timepeice for Instrmnt. They are a Glasgow-based multi-disciplinary design studio focused on creating industrial- led products with an emphasis on simplicity and attainability above all else.
Upcycling //
The Brief For this project we had to develop and produce ONE fully refined, final product that reuses household packaging or everyday waste materials. The final product must be something wearable (i.e. clothing, hats, jewellery, shoes, bags etc). It may include other components in your final product, however, you must ensure that the majority of your product is comprised from waste materials.
Research //
Materials
Existing products
Features
The product is made out of reused old bicycle chains and old polished beads. When combined using epoxy the chain can be made into a piece of jewellery with the bead inside. The necklace chain has to be bought.
There are currently no mass produced . upcycled bike chain jewellery. People have made some however these are one of bespoke pieces. My product would look to being mass produced and therefore help upcycle old items.
The design of the jewellery has to include old bike chains, however beads could be bought as well as the necklace section.
Development //
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