Melker Molin - Portfolio 2011
CV Education
Skills
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design Umeå Institute Of Design 2008-2011
Digital Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Alias (basic) Rhino (basic) SolidWorks (basic) Office package
3-Dimensional form - Wood Nyckelviskskolan 2007-2008 Military service, Platoon Commander Command Control Regement Enköping 2006-2007
Other Language: Swedish native English fluent 10 weeks Internship at AGO in Stockholm, spring 2010.
Melker Molin
Analog Model building Mockup making Wood/Metal Plaster Welding Sketch pen/pencil/marker Contact Mail: melker.uid@gmail.com Phone: +46 7350 231 21 Address: Yttersta Vägen 20 A 178 90 Ekerö Sweden
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Umeå Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Content Opalum Move Degree work 2011
Hollow Phone Form project 2009
Twist Park Bench Contest V채ster책s 2009
Additional Work 2009-2011
Hot Team Shovel for road workers 2010
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Opalum Move - Degree work 2011
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Start point This project explores the behaviour we have with sound and music in our homes. Internet and digital media have changed our way of using music products, but the products have not implemented the benefits from the new way of consuming music... yet. There are several reasons why I chose the home for my project. The main factor is that the home is a place where we have time and feel secure. That, in combination with stroke research that proves how music trains and stimulates the brain in a positive way, made my choice simple. I also identified a behavior, both in myself and other people, that you have a good music system in your living room but you can not use it when you are elsewhere in your home.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Findings I have had a human-centred design approach during the whole process: I analysed the behaviour and needs from the users in the home. One clear fact stands above the rest; people want to listen to music in all rooms at home. This together with my desire for innovation lead to a mobile speaker.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Collaboration partner
Opalum is a brand for the company Actiwave that have a patent on digital filter for sound. This makes Opalum a unique brand on the market. Their speakers do not have to obey the acoustic laws to the same extent as other speakers. Their speakers also include an amplifier and are wireless. This was perfect for me; I could focus almost entirely on the behaviour of people and the design for the user instead of following the acoustic rules to make the best out of them.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Form development For the development of my concept I initially sketched abstract shapes inspired by music. Then I developed the form with physical models to find an attractive shape that is made for mobile usage. At the same time, the shape expresses melody and music.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Result Do we need more than one speaker? Instead of having a whole system for each room, I created a mobile speaker you can use with all your multimedia products. The speaker is active, which means it has a built-in amplifier. The music is streamed to the speaker using the wireless DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) system, and these together create a wireless stereo system, all in a hand-held unit. In addition, you also have a remote control covered in touch-sensitive fabric so you have all your music at the tip of your finger. From this remote you can change volume, switch songs, change the source and much more. To power it all, the speaker is driven by a high capacity battery that charges through induction discretely in the dock. The shape of the speaker is reminiscent of an instrument, and will create a benchmark for what a mobile speaker can look like in the future.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Scenario To see a online exhibition of my project at the UID website. There is also a 5 min video of me presenting the project at the event. Please go to this page: http://designtalks.dh.umu.se/ projects/enjoy-your-music.aspx
To watch a short presentation movie for the project, please visit my vimeo account: http://vimeo.com/24323636 The remote can be detached
The speaker is held up by gecko imitating material
The music is streamed trough DLNA
Enjoy your music wherever you want
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Twist - Competition finalist 2009
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Brief Create a unique public bench and exhibit in V채ster책s over a summer. The shape is made so people will face eachother and are encouraged to speak more. The seating area leans for different seat heights and also so water will run off.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Result
My goal was to surprised people with a shape that they did not expect in a wooden bench. The bench was 3Dmodelled in Rhino and then milled at a wood workshop in V채ster책s.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Hot Team - Innovative shovel and pic 2010
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Brief Briefe To minimize the dangerous physical strain that follows road construction. Focus is to improve the shovel and the wedge-point digging bar ergonomics without considering the heritage of the tools. Goal The goal was to prevent the injuries workers sustained after long-time use of hand-held tools. Many of the motions cause great pain in shoulders, back, elbows and wrists
Context The context of road construction contains a lot of stressful ovements and heavy cognitive input. With this in mind, the hand held-tools cannot be an obstacle, they should be a extension of their bodies..
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Method - Hot Team The team members consist of a core and with other members that rotate between the teams. My final team was: Malin Andersson Arash Karimi Melker Molin Tor Hauksson Jesper Målsten Hanna Olausson John Vikström
Transparency All research, conclusions and concept development are put up on the walls at each of the teams’ offices. This means that all information is shared with the whole group.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Umeå Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Conclusions Our research confirmed the tatistics of overall working injuries within the industry. We also found out that it is the shovel that causes most injuries.
Concepts We made lots of working mock-ups from our concepts and tried them out with the user. Thereafter we evaluated them with different methods to ensure the best concept would become further developed.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Form
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Result Shovel, Our solution provides excellent posture for the user while using the shovel. The shape itself works as a big shock absorber. The handle contains a shock absorber too which can be changed separately. The back handle can be rotated so the wrist stays in an ergonomic position so you always have a firm grip. The front grip can provide different grips to allow the user to change depending on the task.
The frame works like a shock absober. Here is a render over the moment in the material during impact
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Result
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Hollow Phone
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Method
Inspiration My inspiration for this projects comes from other products that have played with hollowness to create a function advantage.
The goal of this project was to play with our expectations in products. A phone is usually a solid shape that feels heavy unless it’s very thin. But what if the shape itself was hollow? Can the phone possess a lightness?
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, UmeĂĽ Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Result Hollow phone moves your - the viewer’s - mind away from the ordinary appearance of telephones at home. The light helps to indicate incoming calls, battery status etc.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, UmeĂĽ Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Additional work
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Laser Cutter This work was done in the laser cutter at school. To the left and below are form studies I made on my own to make a two dimensional shape 3D. To the right is a sun dial that I made during an art course with the theme Time and Contrast.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Laser Cutter
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Chess Board This is a chess board I made for myself in the spring of 2010. I was inspired by simple chessboards I saw made from metal pipes. I wanted to try to make a really simple design for the chess pieces. I started with a cube, subtracting material in diffrent ways that seperate the pieces. The board itself also works as a storage compartment for the chess pieces.
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Photography
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Aquarell
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Ume책 Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design
Contact Mail: melker.uid@gmail.com Phone: +46 7350 231 21 Address: Yttersta Vägen 20 A 178 90 EkerÜ Sweden