an aspiring product designer
ELEONORA SAIZ
portfolio 2014
PROFILE I’m a problem solver with an eclectic arsenal of skills, from the research and the ideation to the development and model building. My strength is the ability to tell a story, transferring the daily ispiration and my cultural baggage into concrete products. In a project team I’m able to play different roles thanks to my versatility and my systemic vision of the design.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
2010
High School Diploma Liceo Classico Legnani Saronno (VA)
2013 - today
2010 - 2013
Product Design for Innovation Specialization degree, Politecnico of Milan
Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree, Politecnico of Milan 2012 Collaboration with Maroni Extreme Woodworking
2013 Workshop with Faber Spa, Politecnico of Milan
2013 Toeic Diploma, Test of English for international communication
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SKILLS
Adobe suite: graphic, drawing, retouching, paginating
Photography Graphic Design Research Ideation Model building Video editing Collaboration
Autocad: technical drawing Sketchbook Pro: sketching
LANGUAGES Rhinoceros: 3d drawing
Keyshot, Vray: rendering Italian Spanish English
2014 - now Collaboration with Steelcase, Politecnico of Milan
B LIGHT light device
PROJECTS From 2013 to 2014.
ALTEREGO light cube
NAJMA coffee table
MUGMAP coffee mug
VIVARIUM condiment set
PULCINELLA kitchen hood
AYAKA lamp
B LIGHT Blight is a light device that uses chemical energy to turn on the LEDs. The main feature of the product is the use of a primary source, such as water, to generate light, showing an alternative to electricity. The purpose of the project is to show an energy transformation with the power of water, its ability to inspire astonishment and relax and to be a great resource for the future.
Team project. One month, November 2013
THE SOLUTION Blight uses a saline water solution to allow the ignition. It’s poured into the trasparent container and filtered through the tubes. The water then drips on the open circuit that connects the LEDs through the ribbon cables. This drop closes the circuit falling on the cables, activating the LEDs’ light.
THE TANK The plates are angled and drilled. In this way the water flows and is collected into a container that can be extracted as a drawer to ensure the reuse.
THE VALUE OF TIME During the process the copper corrodes. Thanks to the rust the water marks its passage, drawing on the copper shapes in constant motion. So the rust is not a symbol of decay and destruction, but a proof of the passage of time.
ALTEREGO Alterego is a 20 x 20 cm light cube in which coexist two different realities, both near and far at the same time. The two souls are dependent on each other, but become visible at different times. Source of revelation is just the light that reveals the second and not perceptible “I� of the cube. So Alterego takes on two roles completely different in its being turned on or off.
Team project. One month, January 2014
When turned off, the cube is coated with a reflective film, being impersonal and severe. This reflective film, applied on the five outer faces of the cube becomes transparent when the interior light is on.
THE WHITE SOUL The first mood of the light effect shows a small and spongy cube inside the big one. This is lit from below, emphasizing the threedimensional and the roundness of the shape.
plexiglass covered with reflective film
plexiglass hemisferes plexiglass covered with sponge
magnets (to turn on) strip led 9-volt battery black plexiglass
THE PINK SOUL A coloured acetate film placed above the light source creates a coral colour which is distributed homogeneously over the entire surface of the cube.
NAJMA Najma is an indoor coffee table that evokes the scents and the sensations of the Mediterranean sea. The functionality and the simplicity of the structure are combined to the richness of the texture, made possible ​​ by the laser cutting technology. The table takes shape by a unique sheet of steel, which when folded allows to mount the four legs.
Team project. One month, March 2014
THE TEXTURE The laser cutting technology allows to work extensively on the texture. Najma presents some typically arabesque motifs that suit the star shape of the plan and that result characteristic of the technology.
METAL BENDING The uniqueness of the product lies in the total exploitation of the sheet, in order to avoid the waste of material, and in the total absence of connections and joints during the mounting phase.
THE COLOUR The metal is a c30 steel finished with a blue powder coating. This colour has been selected by analyzing the percentages of the main colours in the arab motifs.
MUG MAP Mug Map is a thermal travel mug meant to serve as a container of hot drinks. Coffee is somewhat an implement that connects different parts of the world, with Mug Map you are able to choose your personal favourite out of four different compartments. The bottom cups are replaceable and represents one culture each, certain color and shape makes your Mug Mappersonal and unique.
Team project. One month, May 2014
THE TARGET The travel mug is used by students and workers. Because of its wide use, the travel mug looks anonymous and stereotyped. So the goal of the project is to create a versatile and customizable product to make it new and unique.
THE OPERATION According to the needs, the cup can be used as a part of the travel mug or as an outdoor mug.
THE FOUR CUPS The coffee is a beverage able to aggregate different cultures together. So the four cups involve precisely the typological differences in the preparation of coffee and the use of different containers. TUMBLER CUP, Usa. The large size of the classical Usa mug allows to drink a large amount of coffee. Polypropylene, lemon yellow with matte finish. Capacity of 30 cl.
OLLA, Mexico. It evokes the earthenware pots used to boil the water for the coffee. Polypropylene, brown clay with rough finish. Capacity of 28 cl.
ESPRESSO, Italia. The shape and the size are those of the typical Italian illy coffee cup. Polypropylene, pompeian red with glossy finish. Capacity of 21 cl.
CEZVE, Turkey. The cezve is a particular elungated jug, used to serve coffee into the cups. Polypropylene, turquoise with glossy finish. Capacity of 28 cl.
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY All the elements are made with the Injection molding.
STAMPO MOBILE
Plug Polypropylene (PP) Tab Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
STAMPO MOBILE
Holder Polypropylene (PP)
OPEN
Inner pot Polypropylene (PP)
VIVARIUM This set of condiments expresses the technological potential of the mold casting of a noble material such as ceramic. The ambition of the project is to recreate a green island on the dining table, like a decorative table centerpiece, but without forgetting the main feature of the set. Thanks to the use of the ceramic Vivarium is an elegant and sophisticated system, rich of surface details.
Team project. One month, June 2014
THE COMPLETE SET Vivarium consists of five elements: the oil bottle, the vinegar bottle, the salt and pepper container and the sugar. Each element of the set is inspired by a specific succulent plant or cactus. To emphasize the formal reference, the bottles have the typical texture of this family of plants.
THE CERAMIC MOLD CASTING A mixture of water and clay is poured into a mold of plaster porous. The material in contact with the plaster decreases its water content, producing a layer of solid clay. After reaching an adequate thickness, the excess mixture is removed and the mold is opened. After a first drying phase the piece is baked in a continuous oven.
POUR The surface roughness ensure a better grip of the object.
FILL The cork keeps the condiment inside the container. It also allows a good isolation and a strong visual contrast with the ceramic.
PULCINELLA The project was designed during a workshop in collaboration with the Italian company Faber, a leader manufacturer of high range hoods. Pulcinella is a kitched hood designed to give an ironic and playful aspect to the kitchen. The zoomorphic design stimulates the imagination during the food preparation merging aesthetics and functionality with a manually operated timer.
Team project. One week, June 2013
IN THE KITCHEN Pulcinella is a wall mounted range hood. It’s installed over the stoves and therefores requires a small encumbrance.
THE INTERACTION The product is composed by a series of parts, which contribute to enhance the zoomorphic nature of the hood. The grease filters are the footprints of a bird, the knob aeration (with 3 different intensity) represents the eye of the animal and the timer is the bird’s beak. This one can be operated by moving it along the track.
AYAKA Ayaka is an interactive lamp, useful for creating a soft and poetic atmosphere suitable for all the domestic environments. The lamp is formed by some glow sticks indipendent of one another, that can be use as spots light inside the house in all the situations where it is necessary to have a light point support. The practice of the japanese Ikebana inspired the form and the purpose of the project, so that Ayaka is a conceptual vase of bright flowers.
Personal project. Three months, May-July 2013.
THE VERSATILITY The size of the lamp is designed to allow to use it both as a floor lamp that a table lamp. Definitely it can’t be used as the main light source, but as decorative lighting.
ONE, TWO, THREE When all the sticks are inserted into the base, the user can choose to light one or many, depending on the intensity of light that requires, pressing the bottom on the base of the sticks.
THE FLEXIBLE HANDLE The stick has a flexible handle that allows it to be fixed to shelves or handles. In this way it’s possible to create several low intensity light spots, which represent a light positioning and direction into the domestic space.
THE BASE The base is the home of the glow sticks. Here they are positioned and reloaded using a power pack in its interior. Inside each hole are located the spring contacts necessary for the charg. The surface is coated by a film that helps the user to set correctly the sticks and enhances the sinuous characteristics of the lamp.
an aspiring product designer
ELEONORA SAIZ via G. Pagani 14, 21047 Saronno (VA), Italy +39 3487145346 eleonora.saiz@gmail.com