MODULE 2 WEEK 1 first design thoughts
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
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INITIAL SKETCHING
Our initial sketches led to a design incorperating the ‘bubble’ inflate system and the ‘spikes’ We decided to have spikes that cascaded over the circular inflates
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
637533
NEXT STEPS
We included the idea of having the spikes roll down the back of the wearer forming an external spine We wanted the parts to move in a way that was quite dynamic and simbolised the idea of ‘keeping your guard up’ Thus, we came up with the concept of the balls inflating and raising up the spikes
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
637533
FABRICATION
The section pieces were made out of a thin piece of boxboard They comprized of 6 spiked pieces and 3 horizontal pieces that held the spikes together The cascading spikes were put together with notches on the top and bottom
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
637533
PROTOTYPE MODEL
We attached the spiked pieces to an inflatable ball The first picture shows the ball deflated and the spikes laying flat As we can see when the ball is inflated the spikes are pushed upwards creating the effect we wanted
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
637533
3D RENDER
michelle curnow
6 6 1 5 8 9
sam horwood
637533