Industrial Design Portfolio
Laurel Hwang
Selected Works 2013 - 2017
Industrial Design Portfolio
Laurel Hwang Selected Works 2013 - 2017
Laurel Hwang
( Lin-Huei Hwang )
My sources of inspiration come from my daily life. Cooking, searching for good music and movies, and visiting various art exhibitions, are my favorites.
I aim to design objects which are timeless than trendy. The most fascinating part of design, is the final process of pondering to make objects aesthetics and unique. I enjoy the adventure of making beautiful things. It occupies the major part of my life. 1995/02/28 E-mail dunjin228@gmail.com
Education Sep. 2013 - Jun. 2017 Shih Chien Unversity Department of Industrial Design Taipei, Taiwan
Language Mandarin English
Work Experience Jul.- Aug. 2014
Masterwork Automodules Tech Corp., Taipei, Taiwan Graphic Designer & Main Desk Assistant
Jul.- Aug. 2015
Chickabiddy Co., Taipei, Taiwan Product Design Intern
Aug. 2016 - Jan. 2017
Taidah Entrepreneurship Center, Taipei, Taiwan Visual Design Intern & Columnist
Jan. - May 2017
Shih Chien University Department of Industrial Design Taipei, Taiwan Yearbook Planning Executive Member
Workshop Experience May. 13, 2014
Food Design Workshop held by Sally Lin
Jun. 1-5, 2015
Light Design Workshop held by Okayasu Izumi
Nov. 9-13, 2015
The Power of Appeal held by Reinhart Butter & Heike Goeller
Jan. 18-23, 2016
Hisashi Narita's Delicious Workshop
Awards Plier / 2017 Young Pin Design Award 2017 Young Pin Sponsor Award Xris Xross / 2016 6th Universities Across The Straits Design Award, Honor Mention
Skill
Interests
Adobe Illustrator
Watching indie films
Adobe Photoshop
Enjoying indie music Cooking
Rhino Alias
Traveling Learning French
Keyshot Model making Sketching
4
Content Product Design Projects Plier
7
Xris Xros 19
Internship in
Cookid
29
Chickabiddy Co.
Tepee
43
Diaper Tracker
53
Vegetable Teethers 59 Nipple packages
63
Workshops Crispy Gown 67 Seasons
75
Product Design Projects
Plier Discipline Furniture Design
Published 2017 Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 1325 Width: 650 Height: 1780
Project brief / Plier, is a piece of furniture for open space. Its perforated translucent pattern panel forms a spatial boundary,
Material Iron Aluminium
yet does not create isolation, allowing socializing between people to take place. With the help of hydraulic pistons, Plier can transform between a screen and bar table with ease.
Product Design Projects • Plier
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Issue / To encourage people having more interaction, the original features of the open space are barrier-free and unobtrusive. However, many spaces like offices, cafes, libraries, screens have been placed to reduce interference while minimizing people's interaction at the same time. How to transform the space into quiet or lively environment flexibly has become a task of the design.
what is open space? / Open space
No partition in one space
Concept / Since the screen and bar table both have flat surfaces, combining these two into deformed furniture, changing the atmosphere turned out to be the main idea.
Elegant
Harmony
Comfortable
Hypothetical situation /
• Bar table encourages people to interact.
• The screen separates the people.
Product Design Projects • Plier
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Proposal A
pull
Proposal B
Ideation / Frame structure / The aim purpose to the framework is to support the surfaces of the
pull
furniture well in both using situations, and also make the furniture easy-folded up. At first, I
Proposal C
came out a few ways of modular possibility. But considering the weight which the user would bear while operating, I set Plier as a single piece of furniture.
pull
Inside structure / To reduce the weight of Plier but retain its strength, thin surfaces with lattice structures behind can do well. I designed the structure, made it one of the Plier's features. I wished when people see it, at first sight, can feel it is beautiful and harmony as an artwork. Pegboard surfaces make visual unobtrusive and make the lattice structures seen but not directly.
Prototype vol.1
Prototype vol.2
Product Design Projects • Plier
12
Color scheme / The matching colors are low contrast and look lightweighted. It shows the furniture's unique but integrates with the environment simultaneously.
Making process /
Final design / • The operation can be done by one person. • The width is aimed for 6-8 people while gathering. • Visual penetration makes space not to be completely isolated,
retaining the original intention of open space.
Product Design Projects • Plier
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Iron
Aluminium
Hydraulic pistons inside
Product Design Projects • Plier
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Plier “ Be comfortable at every moment! ”
Product Design Projects • Plier
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Product Design Projects
Xrix Xros Discipline Product Design
This project is based on the current trend, to speculate future products under new technologies in 50 years.
Width: 190
Project brief /
Height: 160
3D printing technology will be able to do mass
Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 260
production to change the traditional model of Material Plastic cloth
production. Xris Xros, the bike helmet, manufactured by 3D printer will be safer than today's and can be reused after repeated collision. The inner seismic structure with fewer contacts with the head and less volume, giving the user a lighter and cooler experience.
Product Design Projects • Xris Xros
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Issue / With the rising of environmental awareness, in cities, more public bikes are set up, and more people ride bikes. At the same time, according to statistics, however, bike accidents increases by years. Even though the traditional helmets are popularly used, head injury remains sitting on the top of the statistics, indicating the need of improving the safety of helmets.
2010-2014 Number of bicycle accidents and casualties in Taiwan Number of accident / people 12,000
Number of pieces accident
Number of casualties
10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Percentage of injured parts of the statistics
Other 13% Head 79% Belly 3% Chest 5%
Year
Existing product analyzing / The material / • Not eco-friendly, cannot be recycled.
Nylon
EPP
EPS
EPU
PET
The protection / • After one collision, the density of the inner material changes, that declines
the protection of the head. The helmets should not be used again.
Power
The hard shell blocks most of the power
Helment the density of the inner material changes
Target user / • Safe • Light
What helmets
• Comfortable
do they need?
• Can be seen at night • Eco friendly • Look cool and fashion
Cyclists in cities age 20-35
Product Design Projects • Xris Xros
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3D printer technology may solve the problem! / Currently the 3D printer can achieve: • Seismic structure • Staggered structure • Multi-material at the same time
Given the helmet in one-piece with recyclable and stronger materials and seismic structure, it would be much safer and eco-friendly.
Carbon fiber and TPE / • Extremely stiff
• Non-toxic
TPE
• Eco-friendly • Lightweighted
• Warp-free
Carbon fiber
• Felixible
• Lightweighted • Great impact
resistance
Conclusion & Concept / The current 3D printer can use TPE and Carbon material. The dual-nozzle model can use two, but limited materials simultaneously. In the future, the technology will develop drastically for mass manufacture of the one-piece helmet with both Carbon and TPE.
Ideation / The goal is to achieve both the protection ability and the unique feature, staggered and overlapping structures of 3D printing.
Inside structure ( TPE )
Carbon shell
Product Design Projects • Xris Xros
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3D modeling /
Color scheme / Fresh and bright colors are chosen to emphasize the feature of light- weighted and comfort, what people long for in hot summer days.
Carbon shell
Inside structure ( TPE )
Product Design Projects • Xris Xros
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“ Wear it, and shuttle in the city heartily! ”
Product Design Projects • Xris Xros
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Product Design Projects
Cookid Discipline Product Design
Dimensions(unit:mm) Mixing bowl 200*200*130 Anti-skid pad 180*180*55 Sieve 150*130*30 Knife 166*118*300 Chopping board 340*250*30
Material Plastic Silicone Ceramics
Project brief / Cookid is a set of safe, easy-to-clean baking utensils for preschool children, including five different tools.
It encourages parents and children to learn and play together. And it is also designed to reduce the cleaning process afterwards.
Product Design Projects • Cookid
30
Issue / Kitchen works, according to many studies, can help preschool children to start learning various skills to improve both physical and mental development. Being dangerous in kitchen, due to their not-yet-controllable muscles, children tend to be out of control. A designed kitchenware which is safe to use and easy to clean, may solve the problems above. In the meanwhile, by smoothly using the kitchenware, may improve children's confidence in kitchen.
Why chose baking? / Comparing to other cuisines, sweets and snacks are more attractive to children; The baking and making processes, are easier and more fun.
Target user / Major: Preschool children, 4-6 years old Secondary: Parents
User research / My own study by observation of the behaviors of children in baking suggests that children cannot control common baking utensils well and may result in dangerous situation. Therefore, a practical design of baking utensils suitable for children of 3 to 6 is needed.
Conclusion & Concept / For safe and ready-in-hands usage, the shapes of the tools are smoothed. While usage, every object can be hold multiple ways according to users’ preference. Children can explore various functions of objects and find the most suitable way by themselves.
Knife
Chopping board
Mixing bowl
Sieve
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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Ideation / Mixing bowl / The Heightening up edge of the mixing bowl can prevent splashing while stirring. For storage, the edge was improved into foldable silicone material.
Anti-ski pad / Anti-ski pad can fix the bowl and prevent turning over. It can also be a container.
Silicone dots
Silicone
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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Sieve / The sieve has smooth shape and handle. Children can carry it in one hand and pat it by the other while sieving flour. At the other side of the sieve, there is a notch which can be fixed at the edge of the mixing bowl. So while filtering, liquid can be steadily poured from the containing bowl by two hands.
Knife / Kids' fingers are not agile to hold a knife by one hand stably. With two handles, they can use the knife by two hands. Considered that parents may participate in, the handles are improved for the usage of both one or two hands.
Chopping board / Both sides of the board are used for different purposes. On one side, the curvy area is for mincing, and the wavy area is for chopping. The other side of the board, can be used as a platform for kneading. A sloped surface helps the children’s hands easier push and press the dough.
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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Color scheme / Cookid uses highly saturative color matching which often catches children's eyes. Children will be eager to use Cookid for their creative baking.
Final design /
Silicone surface
Pl as t i c
Silicone surface
Silicone surface
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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Silicone surface
Si l i co n e s u rf ace
Ceramics
P l as t i c
S i l i c o n e s u rf ace
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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“ Only your imagination could block your creativity! ”
Product Design Projects • Cookid
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Product Design Projects
Tepee Discipline Product Design
Dimensions(unit:mm) Stand 148*79*247 Dripper 110*110*89 Coffee pot 87*87*133 Cup 49*49&40
Material Iron Leather Ceramics
Project brief / In this project, we created a virtual scene of Cafe named '' Shelter of the city'' and designed a product to fit the scene.
Tepee is a set of coffee making utensils for "Shelter of the city." The spirit was from the tepee, Native American tent, wandering, but warm, just like a shelter for people to hide.
Product Design Projects • Tepee
44
Shelter of the city Let us give you warmth at night.
Appease Open at night
Belonging
Close when the sun rises Covered
Hope
Saved
Relax Slow pace
Firelight At ease Warmth
Where is a good place for people who are awake and long for a silence space to stay? "Shelter of the city," a virtual Cafe, only opens at night and take people away from the annoyance of city. It serves hot coffee and home-like space for people.
The aesthetic of pour coffee / The process of brewing coffee is an art. It is a kind of visual/olfactory/gustatory enjoyment, from appreciating the forms of utensils to watching the coffee brewed by the barista, smelling the aroma, and then tasting.
Concept / The idea is from the tepee. Native Americans use branches and leather to build their cone-shaped homes, setting fires inside to keep warm in winter. The images "Covering" and "Warm� are the spirits of Tepee, the coffee maker set. With Tepee, the guests in "Shelter of the city" will have a feast of the art of the coffee, and gain the genuine and spiritual warmth.
Appease Belonging
Covered
Shelter of the city
Product Design Projects • Tepee
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Ideation / The appearance of the set comes from the image of the tepee. The materials of the dripper stand are leather and iron, and the coffee pot and cup matte ceramics. The user will feel warm and calm.
Making process /
Product Design Projects • Tepee
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Final design / 1. Put the pot on the base of the stand. 2. Put coffee and a filter in the Dripper. Brew it. 3. Move out the dripper, take up the pot and pour the coffee into the coffee cup. 4. If the coffee gets cool, put a candle in the base of the stand to keep it warm.
Ceramics
Ceramics
Ceramics
Iron Leather
Product Design Projects • Tepee
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Tepee “ Warm your heart at night. ”
Product Design Projects • Tepee
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Internship in Chickabiddy Co.
Diaper Tracker Discipline Product Design UI/UX Design
Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 100 Width: 40 Height: 10
In the period of Jul. 2015 - Aug. 2015, I was an intern at Chicabiddy Co., which is famous for its baby products in Taiwan. During the internship, my work was to help the company to develop products.
Project brief / Diaper Tracker, was one of the projects I participated in with colleagues during these two months. The company
Material
wanted to develop Diaper Tracker for novice parents to
Silicone
track the temperature and humidity of babies remotely.
Velcro
My tasks were to design the appearance of it and the mock-up of the app.
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Diaper Tracker
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Concept / The tracker with Bluetooth and the humidity sensor and the app can allow parents to change diapers immediately and prevent babies from getting diaper rash.
Ideation / The primary materials are velcro and silicon. The velcro can attach to the diaper steadily. ''Pure'' is the main concept of the appearance. So we chose images like clouds, drop, lovely animals and other cute things.
Waterproof
Non-toxic
Anti-tear
Drop Leaf Cloud
Recordtracking
Diaper Tracker / The non-toxic silicone is equipped with the sensor. At the back side, there is a cover which can be opened for battery replacement. The velcro passes through the silicone, then affix to the diaper. Sensor
Silicone Battery Plistic Cover
Velcro
How to use it / Replace with new battery first, stick the velcro to the diaper, and then press the switch button.
Button
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Diaper Tracker
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Diaper Tracker app / After activation of the switch, download the app to the phone.
First time to use /
• Set up account and passwords.
• After selecting the device, the screen will display data of temperature and humidity. Click ''Set up'' to change baby's photo and set the ring-tong and the duration.
• Start to detect the sensor.
• The screen will show the direction to the device. Click the device to check.
• To set up other devices and check the records, check the menu bar at the left side.
Second time to use /
• The devices show the photo you replaced before. Click the device.
• The screen shows the data.
• Click other fields to see other records.
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Diaper Tracker
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Internship in Chickabiddy Co.
Vegetable Teethers Discipline Product Design
Published
I worked on the part of the design of the teether series alone, and now the teethers are produced and sold on the market.
2015 Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 950 Width: 850 Height: 10
Material Silicone
Project brief / These teethers are for over four-month babies. The protruding dots can relieve the discomfort from teething.
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Vegetable Teethers
60
Ideation / I proposed various ideas, the company
Non-toxic
+ 4 M
preferred to the vegetable series.
Desert series - Sun & Cactus
Vegetable series - Pumpkin & Pea
Rabbit
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Vegetable Teethers
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Internship in Chickabiddy Co.
Nipple Packages Discipline Package Design
The company wanted to redesign the packages of nipples. I was requested for proposing new ideas.
Published 2015 Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 950 Width: 850 Height: 10
Material Cardboard Plastic
Project brief / The package is for two nipples, based on the corporate image of Chickabiddy Co.
Peoposal A-1
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Nipple Packages
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Ideation and Proposal / Peoposal A / The rounded shape has an affinity to parents.
Peoposal B / The oblique cut design prevents the nipple from falling while opening.
Peoposal A-2
Peoposal A-3
Peoposal B-1
Peoposal B-2
Internship in Chickabiddy Co. • Nipple Packages
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Workshops
Crispy Gown Discipline Fashion Design
Published 2016
In Jan. 2016, I participated in Hisashi Narita's Delicious Workshop, Shih Chien University, Taipei. In this one-week workshop, the instructor Hisashi Narita, Creative Director of SHISEIDO THE GINZA, led the students from Fashion, Communications, Industrial and
team, 4p
Architecture Design Departments to create design works from Taiwanese cuisines by teams.
Dimensions(unit:mm) Lengh: 2000 Width: 600
Project brief / Crispy Gown, the idea is from the Shao-Bing-You-Tiao in
Material
Fu Hang Dou Jian, the famous breakfast restaurant.
Plastic
Wearing the Crispy Grown, you will recall the crispy
cloth
taste of the cuisine, by the crispy sound from the design on the back.
Workshops • Crispy Gown
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Shao-Bing-You-Tiao from Fu Hang Dou Jian / Fu Hang Dou Jian, is famous for clay oven rolls with fried bread stick, which are called Shao-Bing-You-Tiao in Chinses.
Clay oven rolls Fried bread stick
Analyse the taste / We deconstruct the Shao-Bing-You-Tiao into three parts: colors, taste, and the appearance and get three features: First, the pouch-isa look makes people think of the sleeping bag. Second, the sounds of the bite have lots of meaning, such as crispy crust and soft stuffing. Third, the crispy fried bread stick is the essential key to the whole taste.
Clay oven rolls
Colors
Appearance
Taste
Fried bread stick
Ideation / Combining the features above, we connect the sounds with the bite as our design concept. The cuisine is typical Taiwanese traditional breakfast, giving people energy and happiness in the morning. From that point, we came up with the idea of the nightgowns.
Fabric Thick fabric
Lazy in the morning Stay up late
Cotton
IKEA FRAKTA Tarpaulin
Cotton
Nightgown
Crunch!
Thin fabric
Workshops • Crispy Gown
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Final design / YUM
MY
!!
Story / While staying up late and feeling so exhausted, you feel very sleepy. At this moment, you wear the Crispy Gown on and stretch out yourself, and then you will feel awakening by the crispy sounds from the back! The sounds will remind you the tasty breakfast, sweep away the tiredness! Thinking of the good taste and you will regear yourself, only for the coming breakfast!
Crun
n Cru
ch!
ch!
Crun
ch!
Workshops • Crispy Gown
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“ Let crunch crunch wake up your taste buds! ”
Workshops • Crispy Gown
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Workshops
禾 Seasons Discipline Food Design
In May 2014, I participated in one-day food design workshop of the chromatics course, SCID. The mission was to create a color-themed exquisite feast by teams.
Published 2014
team,10 p
Project brief / The theme of the feast is “
Seasons.” Four cuisines
interpret the main colors of four seasons, giving people a new experience of both vision and taste.
Workshops •
Seasons
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Ideation / We made our cuisines with available and inexpensive ingredients, trying to create a fresh and earthy atmosphere while dining.
Spring
Summer
Menu / Spring Autumn
Vegetable Aspic
Summer Baguettes with cheese and pepper
Autumn Stuffed tomatoes Winter
Winter Panna Cotta with blueberry and strawberry sauce
Workshops •
Seasons
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Final design /
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Workshops •
Seasons
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“ Enjoy four seasons! ”
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Seasons
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Industrial Design Portfolio
Laurel Hwang dunjin228@gmail.com