Max Steinman Industrial Design Portfolio
Design Portfolio
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PROJECTS
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upCYCLE Children’s toy
oceanAERO Spearfishing handle
FreeForm Public seating area
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OxBow Furniture design
Skulpt Flat pack hand tool
Gra Home appliance
Children’s toy
upCYCLE
01 A children’s toy design that assists children from the ages of 2 to 6 years old. upCYCLE is intended to develop steering, balance, and leg muscles.
Through the process of making recycled skateboard wood, the source material was made. The wood gives upCYCLE a unique aesthetic.
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UNIQUE INTRIGUING FUNCTIONAL AESTHETIC
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IDEATION
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Through form exploration, I discovered that the shape I was searching for was one modeled after a motorbike as opposed to a bicycle. There is more excitement associated with this shape.
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PROTOTYPES I started with with scrap wood from the woodshop to make the first prototype. Through rough sizing, I figured out the fuction and aesthetic that I wished to include in the final bike.
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Collect decks
Lay out the collection
Sand/remove graphics
Brush resin onto all the decks surfaces
Stack decks on top of one another
Apply great pressure
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Remove griptape
Don’t forget to have fun...
Properly proportion the resin
Clamp edges to ensure maximum contact
After dried, pass stack through bandsaw
Enjoy recycled skateboard wood
Limited range in motion for the safety of the children riding
Pivot Point: Allows seat to be adjusted to 3 different positions
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Adjustable front frame: bike can grow with the child
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Spearfishing handle
oceanAERO
02 Through the mold design process, 3D printing, and rubber casting, the oceanAERO is a reinterpretation of the Hawaiian sling. It was designed to
create ease in the aspect of aiming your fishing spear. Have the accuracy of a bow and arrow while fishing beneath the sea.
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ERGONOMIC PRACTICAL SIMPLE SLEEK
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IDEATION
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In the search to find the most effective shape for the handle, I found that the least likely shape to slip, would be narrowest in the middle and increased thickness towards each end of the grip.
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PROTOTYPES I started with polystyrene prototypes, experimenting with size and form to come up with a general shape before moving on to 3D printed models. Through form study, I found a shape that has great grip for users.
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FPO
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1) Slide spear through handle
2) Loop band around bottom of spear
3) Pull spear back to create tension in band(aim)
4) Release grip to project spear
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Public seating area
FreeForm
03 A seating structure designed for San Francisco State University’s, West Campus Green. Freeform, is designed to accomodate many positions. It is
dyanmic, and inclusive, while also being attractive and well-fit with the surrounding nature and environment.
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INCLUSIVE ABSTRACT DYNAMIC SOCIAL 28
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IDEATION
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The overall form of this sitting structure is meant to promote a social environment. These variations explore that possibility through angular structures as well as smooth and sinuous ones
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PROTOTYPES With polystyrene, a unique form can be shaped. After the final form was selected, a brown overlay was applied over the polystyrene with an addition of plants. Lastly, wood paneling was added, (not final mtl).
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A scoop in the structure to allow a user to lay down
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This may act as an arm rest or a work surface
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Table with wheelchair access on both sides
Adjustable and rotating tables/ footrests
Planters
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Furniture design
OxBow
04 This functional an aesthetic chair was designed and built utilizing 2.5 and 3 axis CNC machine. The chairs design inspiration was derived from the
natural world. Oxbow was created with the intentions of standing out, being untraditional, and having an organic and sinuous flow to it.
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Inspiration was drawn heavily from natural phenomena and characteristics of the natural world in general. The final product’s form was derived from the path that meandering rivers make, and the lakes that it creates over time.
IDEATION
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The design and shape of Oxbow was directly inspired by one of nature’s many creations. The main driver of the design was being untraditional. This was achieved through one sinuous, single support
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PROTOTYPES With a combination or wood, polystyrene, and foam core, multiple scale models were created to explore the different forms that were being considered for the final chair design.
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CALLOUTS Horn styled armrests are a similar shape to the base to maintain continuity.
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The hole, and overall form is inspired from an oxbow lake and sinuous river
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Acrylic seat for aesthetic material and color contrast
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OxBow
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Flat-pack hand tool
Skulpt
05 Skulpt, is an ergonomic hand tool in the form of flat-pack. All of the pieces that create the tool, come in 3 small, flat sheets of plastic. The hand tool
is sturdy, and fully functional upon completion of assembly. Skulpt, includes assembly instructions and packaging in a small reusable box.
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CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTIVE ORGANIZED VERSATILE
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IDEATION
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I started exploring different hand tools who’s current grips did not provide ergonomic forms. Upon discovering the traditional Hawaiian sling, I found an opportunity for a great improvement.
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PROTOTYPES Made out of foam core, these prototypes were created to be able to feel which grip shape assists most with throwing clay, and maintaing a locked in hold.
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CALLOUTS
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Modeling Tool: For cutting, slicing, smoothing, and contouring clay
Ribbon Tool: For trimming and removing unwanted or excess clay
Potters Rib: For smoothing, shaping, and finishing pottery thrown on a wheel
Texture Tool: For adding different line patterns to pottery
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Home appliance
Gra
06 Gra, an environmentally sustainable hybrid of a sink and toilet. A grey water reservoir is housed below, and stores the water from sink usage. When the
toilet is flushed, water from the reservoir gets pumped through the toilet. This will ideally eliminate drawing water from the city to flush.
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More than 47% of water use in the average American household occurs in the bathroom.
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24% 24% of the water use in the bathroom is created from toilet flushes. Gra, could eliminate toilet flushes after the reservoir is filled up.
40% 35-40% of total land fill mass comes from toilet paper waste. This statistic can be significantly reduced if users use the bidet feature.
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IDEATION
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Through looking into a variety of geometries, it was found that the best shape to house the internal components was that of an “L.� The form of the body assists directly with the flow of water.
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Faucet
Sink bowl
Water filter
Bidet
Water reservoir
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Water pump
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Avalanche safety pack
The Web
07 Too much time is wasted gathering rescue gadgets in an emergency. The Web, consolidates the essential gadgets used in avalanche response
into one place. Rather than unpacking a full backpack, with The Web, all the gadgets are available at your side with speed and ease. Be faster. Be safer.
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ACCESSIBLE PRACTICAL MINIMAL SECURE
“THE WEB”
CURRENT STORAGE
Radio
VS
Transceiver
GPS
First Aid Kit
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IDEATION
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I began exploring form in shoulder sling/body wrap packs but ther was not enough security to the body. This lead me to the form of utility half vests. Through simplification, I arrived at the final design, The Web.
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Neoprene shoulder pad
Hoop Radio holster
Shoulder sling
Tension lock clip/unclip
Cordura + Neoprene Waterproof zipper
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Vertical pockets
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Reflective buckle
Hip strap security
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ABOUT ME
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As an environmentalist originally from Los Angeles, California, I have achieved my Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design at San Francisco State University. Between being an involved member in the Nathan Shapira Universal Design Archive, working at Smacky Productions, a local production studio in Westlake
Village, and devoting personal time to refining my skills, I have reached a clear understanding of many mediums of design. With my sustainable and mindful approach, I aim to create designs with the utmost consideration of their effects on the earth, its current inhabitants, and inhabitants yet to come.
SEE YOU LATER maxhsteinman@gmail.com www.behance.net/Max_Steinman linkedin.com/in/max-steinman-a8908a14a/
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