NICOLASFIGUERAS P R O D U C T
D E S I G N E R
PORTFOLIO 2015
NICOLASFIGUERAS
ABOUT In this portfolio you will find the best of my work made through the last 3 years that I have been studying Product Design degree at IED Barcelona.
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BOLAHELMET
GROWTHELAMP
LYNDONLOCKER
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LIGHTFY
HELIXCONCEPT
CONCEPTDESIGNS
HELLO WORLD! I AM NICOLAS FIGUERAS A PRODUCT DESIGNER Based in Barcelona,Spain Hello, I am Nicolas Figueras and I was born in Barcelona, Spain where I am currently living. Since my childhood I have always admired art and design and since then I have always wanted to be a part of this facinating world. My first contact with design was as a kid, time which I had endless curosity to create new things. When I was 16, I moved to the USA. During these years there, I had my
first class of design where I found out how to transform all my ideas into something real. It was also there where I learnt the importance of form and function. Designing and creating, are the ways I found to bring my ideas from my mind to reality. I have always been an active person with a restlessness mind. It helps me to be a very persistent, hardworking and creative designer.
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EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
Maranatha Christhian School
2009-2011
SAN DIEGO, USA
PRODUCT DESIGN DEGREE 2011-2015
Istituto Europeo di Design BARCELONA, SPAIN
EXPERIENCE PRODUCT DESIGN INTERN SEP-DEC 2014
LANGUAGES Detall Disseny BARCELONA, SPAIN
CAT
NATIVE
ENG
ADVANCED
SPA
PT
NATIVE INTERMEDIATE
SKILLS Rhinoceros
Luxology Modo
KeyShot
SolidWorks
Photoshop
CONTACT +34 625 593 625
nicolasfigueras
nicolasfiguerasvinas@gmail.com
behance.net/nicolasfigueras
Illustrator
After Effects
BOLAHELMET A
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FOLDABLE
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People are cycling more than ever. In Europe and the USA more bicycles are now being sold than cars. It is inevitable that as more people take the road on a bicycle, more people will have accidents. This new foldable helmet is a revolution in the city bike protection. It is inspired by the Pill Bug in the way it folds. It can be used anytime while riding a bike. Later, once you are not using it, it can be folded and placed into a bag. This project was done using MODO and Solidworks.
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THE CONCEPT The Bola Helmet’s shape and mechanics are inspired by the Pill Bug. Observing these insects, I came up with the idea of working with layers. The Bola Helmet is designed by 5 layers that folds into one. SKETCHES
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THE USER This helmet was developed in order to help the users in their daily life, bringing security while riding a bike and easiness, while folding and keeping it.
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THE FOLDING Bola Helmet folds reducing its size by 65%, so the user is able to carry it in his bag with his belongings. FOLDI NG
PR OCESS
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NICOLASFIGUERAS P R ODUCT
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GROWTHELAMP ST R AIGHT
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Grow The Lamp brings an innovative lighting design to the consumer. It aims to convey creative design with knowledge. The collection brings a variety of mushrooms presented in our nature with additional information about the specie of mushroom you are purchasing. Moreover the lamp aims to solve a commom problem children and some adults have: the darkness. The lamp is portable, so it allows you or your children to carry it wherever they go, inside or outside the house, once it is a wireless device that can be easily rechargeable thanks to its solar panels. This project was done using MODO and Solidworks.
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THE CONCEPT Grow the lamp is mainly inspired by nature bringing a variety of mushrooms presented in nature, more precisely, in Catalan fields.
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Lavanderia Regular ABC DEFG HIJK LM N OPQRS TU V W X YZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
DIN 34064 Light
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
VISUAL IDENTITY
NAMING & PACKAGING
The visual identity of the lamp was thought to be simple and elegant. A script typography for the logo was chosen in order to bring up the organic feeling that mushrooms have.
Grow, as the lamp is called is due to the velocity that mushrooms grow in nature. The packaging was especially designed to make the user feels he has a mushroom growing into his hands when he opens the box. The lamp grows out the box as a mushroom grows out on fields.
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SWITCH
SOLAR PANEL
WOOD
RUBBER
LED LIGHT
RUBBER
EXTERIOR SUPPORT
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PACK
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A PPLI CATI ONS
OUTDOORS Grow the lamp is also designed to be placed in your garden. The packaging of the lamp also brings a tip, which you can assemble on the bottom of the lamp, placing it in your garden.
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LYNDONLOCKER D ES IGN E D
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Lyndon Locker is a product developed for a school which was having problems regarding storage of their children's belongings. Lyndon Locker is made of Lycra. There were several reasons why we chose Lycra. The school does not have too much space in the hallway (where the belogings where stored), so we were also envisioning a way to figure this out. Lycra was the perfect match once it is a extensible material, and that many things could be storage into it, saving space. Lyndon Locker was a university project made for Escola Encants in Barcelona. The locker was idealized and developed by me, Lars Pihl and Omar Greig. This project was done using Solidworks and Rhinoceros.
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PROBLEM The main problem in the Escola Encants was that their personal belongings such as jackets and bags. They were hung in a hallway of about 30 meters long, which had no protection, ending up exposed to cold winds, water and touching wet floors. There was a problem of order and space in the hallway. In order to solve this problem, the Encants school asked us to make a product that would keep their personal belongings organized, at the same time solving the lack of space problem. The solution needed to be made of cheap materials and that could also fit to other schools. In order to change this current scenary, we developed Lyndon Locker, which can protect childrens belonging, keeping the hallway organized and saving space.
PR OB LEM
WOOD FRAME VELCRO HOOKS
LYCRA
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LIGHTFY
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Lightfy brings a new way of lighting to your table. We all have been in a situtation when we have a table full of things, such as salt, pepper, vinegar, olive oil, bottle of wine, glasses, etc. Lightfy comes to solve your problems! It is a light thought to save space in your table and at the same time making it more organized. You can lightfy your objects! Your bottle of wine, your glass of beer! Do not worry, it will not heat your beverages! Lightfy is compounded with a led lamp, known to be a light that does not heat as normal lamps. This project was done using MODO and Solidworks.
THE CONCEPT The idea is to use objects that are already on the table as a light, with LIGHTFY.
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WINE BOTTLE
BEER
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OIL
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PR ODUCT
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WAY
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Helix Motors is a revolutionary new class of vehicles that are ultra-efficient, safe and exhilarating to drive. The objective in this project was to design and style a vehicle with one front wheel and two rearwheels. The vehicle is a car-motorcycle crossover. The vehicle is comprised of 2 modules: the front looks like a motorcycle and houses the compartment for the driver. The front module can pivot to allow leaning on turns. The rear module houses the engine/motor and its 2 rear wheels remain on the ground on turns. This project was done using Rhinoceros and Keyshot.
Mark Henak 32 year old fr om German y, scientist, wo rking in Barce lona. Loves motorc ycles, nature and h is la Passionate fo b. r all kinds of experimenta tion and new sen sations, it can bring.
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THE CONCEPT The concept is a lab of sensations. The intention is to make the user feel the road through the window as he was riding a motorcycle. It is just possible due to the front wheel of the car that inclinates as a motorcycle does.
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THE INTERIOR The interior design of Helix is a complete lab of sensations. The lights have an important role into the car. The car usually have a blue interior lighting. The interior lighting changes according to its inclination, going from the usual blue to a dark red, letting the user know when the car is fully inclinated.
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This section is fully dedicated to the projects that are the creation and exploration of new ideas for the future, which would directly be used to the creation of final product. The ideas are all represented in sketching form. This project was done using Photoshop.
PANASONICHxD7 Restyling project made for the Panasonic’s hedphones HxD7. The design of the new hedphone is much smaller and more suitable for the nowadays users.
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PANASONI C
URBANBIKE This urban bike concept design, is thought for users that use bikes in the city. The concept of this design was to make the frame and the handlebars follow the same line.
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FOLDABLEBIKE Spacing is something that bike users care about. In this bike, the design has a circular frame which rotates into itself, to be fold.
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MOTORCYCLEBIKE The idea of this project is that the foldable bicycle would act like the front and back wheel of a motorcycle making it a portable transport.
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MOTORCYCLEBIKE The user would flip the foldable bike and assemble it into the motorcycle as shown in the sketch. This process is repeated for both front and back wheels.
MOTORCYCLEBIKE This project is thought for the future and its new ways to travel.
MOTOR CYCLE
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SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks to my parents who helped me pursue the crazy dream of becoming a designer. To Vit贸ria Cat茫o for all the support on the creation of this book, to my friends, professors and mentors to keep me inspired to do more.
+34 625 593 625 nicolasfiguerasvinas@gmail.com