Concept for a flashlight designed for the Render Weekly prompt for S8:W4
I often use my iPhone's display or its flashlight for light and created a flashlight that would be held in a similar way. A slim but soft and friendly form was used and a "thumb wheel" seemed like a logical way to turn on/off the light while allowing the user to control the brightness.
3D modeled in SolidWorks and rendered in Keyshot.
The idea is a light that follows the form language of the Analog light with the added feature of having a speaker. The cylindrical wood part might act as a handle to move it from 1 place to another
Rendered in the "Renters Room" interior environment from @momnt.uk
Generated image compositions with primitive forms
Playing with generated product design I made these generated speakers (bad at math but I think a few thousand possible combinations).
They were generated from dozens of renderings and then the image compositions were created upon “minting” ]on fxhash
“SPEAKERS” were an edition of 36 Tezos nfts
Concept for a desktop microphone designed for the Render Weekly prompt for S6:W6
I like to surround myself with color and happy objects that bring me joy to not only use but to look and surround myself with when not in use.
This was a 1 hour exercise from sketch to 3D modeling to rendering and animation setup (rendering time not included).
Concept for the @yankodesign and @boat.nirvana competition to redesign or make a rendering of boAt's 1200f speaker
I took a quick stab at the Yanko Design and “boAt” competition to either redesign or make a rendering of boAt's 1200f speaker
I decided to redesign it into a speaker I might use, making it minimal, vertical instead of horizontal and integrated a carry handle into the form.
We got our daughter a Yoto Mini for her birthday which is an audiobook and music player for kids that works with physical cards
I was setting it up to be ready to use and realized she’ll need a place to store her Yoto cards
I made this stand that won’t take up much table space and has good visibility and accessibility, this version holds 20 cards
Designed to be 3D printed
Public bench concept
Render Weekly S6:W3 - Loft form study
Upholstered chair concept lofting the form between 2 profiles in
Render Weekly S6:W2 Design and render a bookshelf
1 hour bookshelf concept from sketch, 3D model to render setup (busy but wanted to participate...more of a sketch).
The idea is that it is composed of glazed ceramic supports, basically narrow planters, to bring in color and softness. There are some details to figure out as the wood gets a bit thin around the cutouts (2.5cm) and it shouldn't be stacked too tall for stability. Think it could be interesting in different configurations and sizes using the same support.
Shown with a Vitra Découpage Vase and a scaled spiral notebook from the Keyshot library.
Quick table lamp concept
Quick entry for the Parmigiano Reggiano USA competition
Composed of a wooden tray, wooden grater base/handle, and stainless steel grater the system creates a seamless Parmigiano-Reggiano experience. The tray has a designated space to hold both the Parmigiano-Reggiano to be grated as well as the grater.
The grater form is more inclusive for those with limited abilities as it's simpler to hold while keeping the wrist straight and controls where the grated cheese falls helping eliminate a mess on the table surface.
Having a tray to hold the cheese and grater in between usage keeps the cheese, grater and table clean while making it simpler to share.
Quick earbud concept
Earbuds take a lot of time and dozens of prototypes to make sure they fit well and look good, this concept was a fun and fast exercise. I like the overall gesture and fit.
What I love most is the look in my ear, I haven’t seen a similar wearable and think using color with the form makes a unique fashion statement.
It would be fun to develop a great experience as well as a charging case to round out the concept.
TV remote concept.
We have an Amazon Fire TV Cube which has a rectilinear form language and a Fire remote.
I was envisioning how a Fire remote might look if Amazon had a visual form language like the Fire Cube instead of the “no form language” carried across their products.
I removed the buttons that I don't use while moving some above the navigation wheel to take the focus off the Alexa button and have the volume where I'd want it.
Also, I used the orange color Amazon uses in their Fire TV logo and packaging to make it more recognizable. Super fast exercise.
I wanted to capture the design intent from my first sketches.
I use a PC workstation for SolidWorks and it's under my desk, gets dusty, takes up legroom and makes clutter, in parallel, my display stand is ugly. I'd love an all-in-one workstation like an iMac that sat on my desk with clean geometry that could handle SolidWorks and Keyshot.
It would be nice to wirelessly charge my phone on top. The height and angle of the 32”display is adjustable.
Workstation concept
I use a PC workstation for SolidWorks and it's under my desk and gets dusty taking up leg room and adds clutter, in parallel my displays stand is ugly. I'd love an all-in-one workstation like an iMac that sat on my desk with clean geometry that could handle SolidWorks and Keyshot and ran Windows.
Would be a nice feature to wirelessly charge my phone on top. The height and angle of the 27”display is adjustable though the ports and UX need a bit of work but I like the overall gesture.
The form language is inspired by Sonos.
Plastic stacking side chair concept
Rotational molded bar stool concept with an added footrest so kids can use it too
In 2017 I designed this coffee tumbler (stainless steel outside plastic inside, 14oz about $6) but it didn't launch because of a tariff increase in 2018.
I think a monochromatic look with a powder coated finish instead of the original stainless steel and matching color for the plastic instead of black elevates it.
A few years ago I wanted to build some stuff in the woodshop that would be easy for me to make so I designed a lot of stuff including this dresser (I also designed a matching night table).
The idea is that it is modular so you can stack 3-5 drawers and all units but the top would have holes which would be held in place by removable pins.
My inspiration was the Herman Miller’s Steel Frame Collection by George Nelson which I love and the dresser I use at home, but wanted to take a frameless (simpler for me to build) approach.
On my desk I'd love to have a happy/fun task light with a pop of color (probably yellow or orange) to look at everyday, even when it's turned off. I have a ton of stuff on my desk and a compact square foot print would be ideal. A focal point through my product samples, 3D prints, Post-its, rulers, calipers and other junk that’s stressful to look at.
With most of my designs, I use casual, clean and friendly aesthetics, soft forms and geometric forms with happy colors. I was inspired by the Lego's my daughter finally got into, the grids she’s been drawing for months, and how she talks to the IKEA Frekvens in my office asking “do you like Trolls” pretending it’s a robot.
I stacked 10cm cubes into a directional task light, wall light and floor light and rendered them in happy colors, I imagine the collection would be 3D printed.
Concept composed of 1 repeated interlocking part
Quick planter exploration inspired by Ettore Sottsass’ collection for Marutomi
Render Weekly X Herman Miller collaboration
(The Sayl chair is designed by fuseproject)
The challenge was to show our vision of the Sayl Chair, Gaming Edition by fuseproject for Herman Miller using the 3D digital tools of our choice.
My first thought was that gaming chairs are polarizing with CMF’s that don’t fit the home environment and went for a muted monochromatic colorway (Pantone 7535) on everything but the “glow in the dark” wheels.
After giving it thought and sitting on the Sayl chair in our other office I realized I always rest my feet on the legs while leaning forward. With the modular upgrades available when configuring a Sayl chair on the Herman Miller website I thought a foot rest might be a worthwhile addition to the Gaming Edition.
Design and render a speaker
It would be nice to have a speaker located where a ceiling lamp or pendant lamp would ordinarily be installed as it would be out of the way and centrally located. Inspired by a ceiling fan it might have 2 "pulls" so that when you enter the room you can pull the speaker cord and your music would automatically play (radio or Spotify) and the other for the light.
Design and render a turntable
”Now Playing” turntable concept
Design and render a stool
Rotational molded small stepstool
Design and render a stool
Trolls + Emeco inspired stool concept
Design and render a clothes hanger
Design and render a clothes hanger
Design and render a steam iron
Design and render a candle
Tiered candle concept and renderings
Design and render a fork, knife and spoon
On the go cutlery concept
Render Weekly S5:W5
Design and render a smart assistant
An outdoor lamp with a smart assistant and speaker concept
Render Weekly S5:W4
Design and render a toaster
Inspired by speaker and television cabinets from the mid-century. A toaster concept with a simple wood cabinet that requires less tooling costs and might offer variations/customization as there is no need to meet minimum order quantities.
Render Weekly S5:W3
Design and render a planter
An Emeco inspired planter and side table
Jigger designed in 2016 for OTHR.
Back in 2016 I was hoping to work with some new clients in the furniture, lighting and tabletop world. I approached OTHR about a collaboration and we worked together developing a small collection including a jigger and muddler which was scheduled to launch in 2017 (which unfortunately did not happen as no new products were launched by OTHR except for a few planned for the Salone).
In 2017 the cost of food safe porcelain utilizing 3D printed molds went up, as a result Shapeways discontinued offering porcelain.
For those who aren't familiar with a jigger it's like a measuring cup for mixing drinks, the jigger I designed (like others) has 2 sides, one holds 1.5 fl. oz. the other .75 fl. oz. The cool thing about it was that it stood proudly as an heirloom when not in use while not losing it's function, would have made a cool gift.
Had a brief opening and decided to make a hard drive concept for @design.workout’s portable hard drive prompt...thought an iDrive would be an interesting direction as it was my first idea and it would be more of a precious object than the rugged hard drives we’re used to.
Using SolidWorks for almost 20 years I'm unfortunately stuck on a PC but I love Apple products. I don't think Apple would ever need a hard drive with iCloud but if they did I bet it would have a display, be integrated with all Apple products and allow users to selectively share and organize folders.
I'm not an iCloud user and only use it to back up my phone photos, but as Dropbox user (would have made a Dropbox drive but no idea what their 3D visual form language would be, would need more time) I'd love a simple interface to selectively sync and share files on a device with a ton of storage.
Would also be cool if it could hold a charge and could be used to explore content when not plugged in. I didn't have time to think the user experience through and if it even makes sense but still a fun quick exercise.
Rotational molded bar stool, table, side chair and chaise
Shoe storage bench for the Dezeen and Samsung “Out of the Box” competition where the goal was to create a second life for Samsung boxes.
Samsung's "Facade" storage bench is a place to store 6 pairs of shoes while keeping them hidden but accessible and even offering a surface to either sit or decorate.
Designed with a new homeowner or renter in mind who does not have enough furniture to fill their space but is discerning when it comes to their home environment, Facade is minimal, multi-functional and practical to build.
Facade’s simplicity is that it's composed of 6 rectangular parts: 1 x 2386 mm x 650 mm with 6 bends (or with proper testing likely 1193 mm x 650 mm with 2 bends), 4 x 275 mm x 320 mm shelves and 1 x 275 mm x 440 mm divider support (if needed).
Using a box cutter the user makes 7 cuts along the dot matrix pattern and scores 6 bends. From there it’s simply folded and the shelves slide in place locking it together. The design requires little work to prepare creating a rewarding and effortless experience while the pure/functional form compliments a multitude of spaces.
H 450 W 650 D 293
“just very powerful light” devices
I downloaded a demo of Power Surfacing for SolidWorks and was impressed by the organic forms I could quickly create and decided to render some “devices” that initially had no apparent function.
After posting the first, I heard some wacky and outrageous claims by President Donald Trump about treatments for COVID - 19 including this one…
“Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light,” Trump said at the White House coronavirus press briefing, adding: “Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.”
The ridiculous of this quote inspired me to poke fun at it and name these “just powerful light” devices.
Design and render a facemask.
Approached the brief thinking "what can I do in 1 hour, is there a way to innovate for a certain use, is there any way to eliminate complexity or make it simpler to use?".
This "sketch" (45 minutes from deciding to sketch a face shield to hitting render) would have a few foam spacers for comfort and to keep the front from touching your face and shifting, much like a sports helmet.
Was imagining that it could be used during the day and be tinted for outdoor use, could also be clear for inside or nighttime but wanted to hide the foam. The face shields I've seen generally use bands or elastic, for me it would be simpler to just put the face shield on like you would a hat.
Concept sketch of a “stick vac” designed for quick spot cleaning and to take care of what a robot vacuum may have missed while being ergonomic as there is no need to hunch over.
This is a ”blue sky” concept as the internal components would need to be developed to fit (if even feasible).
Render Weekly S4:W14
Design and render a thermometer
Quick form exploration of a NES inspired thermometer
Render Weekly S4:W14
Design and render a thermometer
Ear and forehead thermometer design. We have a 2 year old and I’ve used an ear thermometer often and one thing I don’t like about ours is that it doesn’t stand up so I designed one that would. Our daughter also likes well designed products more than toy phones, remotes etc. so I kept it the design clinical while also adding a softness that was approachable.
Render Weekly S4:W13: Table Lamp
Wanted to do a task lamp. I like sculptural/friendly objects on my desk and Pratt lessons from Rowena Reed Kostello's "Elements of Design" drove the form. The lamp consists of 3 form elements (LINE=arm, PLANE=dial and VOLUME=base) with balanced visual proportions (DOMINANT=arm, SUBDOMINANT=base and SUBORDINANT=dial). The lamp has 3 pivots and the dial is to turn it on/off and to control brightness, the base also has wireless charging.
Render Weekly S4:W12: Design and render glassware
Designed another glass this time inspired by Tapio Wirkkala's Ultima Thule collection by Iittala but more geometric. 1 hour project.
S4:W12: Design and render glassware
Designed a friendly double old fashioned glass as they're generally uninviting and look like they are from the 50's. Made it more current with a rounded silhouette and a capsule shaped cut to offer grip and a decorative element.
S4:W9 Week 2 of @keyshot3d month, render a scene using RealCloth / Fuzz @renderweekly
#tbt to 2010 when a sofa and chair I worked on at Karim Rashid's for Domodinamica were launched. We never got hi-res photography and I was never a fan of the colorways that were used so thought this would be a good opportunity to create some content using @keyshot3d as the model was simple to rebuild and to share design intent.
The Domodinamica "Hot Dog" sofa was designed for small spaces and the idea is that the armrests nest into the backrest when you have company and rotate out to fit two comfortably.
S4:W8 Week 1 of @keyshot3d Month! Render a scene using RealCloth / Fuzz
Designed a padded/upholstered shoe storage bench in SolidWorks that keeps your shoes out of sight storing 6 pairs and allowing the user to sit on it while taking off or putting on shoes. Created the "blobby speckled" pattern in Photoshop based on an existing fabric and utilized #oxfjord tutorials to get to the material results in Keyshot 9 shared. Added a macro render to see the "flyaway threads". May make another submission as I'd really like to try a Marvelous Designer trial. The Nike Vapormax 3D is modeled by @sam_whit_design downloaded from the @renderweekly website
S4:W7 Design and render cookware
I did some work for Copco a few years ago (travel mugs) and when looking at their history I was inspired by Michael Lax's cast iron porcelain enameled cookware (he also designed the Lytegem lamp for Lightolier). Thought I would modernize his skillet design with a removable rubber sleeve while making it more minimal.
S4:W6 Design and render a point of sale system
Borrowed the format of the @square register and aimed to integrate both displays into one form that’s clean. Wish I had a couple more hours for the surfacing on the transitions, UX display content and to add a cash drawer but like the experience of a sliding tipping function and a bit of privacy
S4:W5: Design and render a product where the main form gesture is a Boolean operation (combination) of a cylinder and a box. This does not include form details, but just the main gesture
Based on a double jigger I designed in 2016 for OTHR. One side holds 1.5 fl oz and the other .75 fl oz for making cocktails.
S4:W5: Design and render a product where the main form gesture is a Boolean operation (combination) of a cylinder and a box. This does not include form details, but just the main gesture
Handheld garment steamer’s generally have no design so my aim was to create a simple inexpensive option that I’d want to use.
S4:W4 Design and render a Gas Can
Gas cans need to be functional but generally are designed by engineers (and work great) but don’t look like they were designed in the present and are never future forward. Goal was to design a gas can that would fit a modern garage while being functional.
S4:W2 Collab w/ @ramaworks. Redesign the base of the M6 and render out the product
The challenge was to redesign the base (red part) of the @ramaworks M6-A keyboard and do color/finish exploration, kept it simple as my aim was to make it feasible to be CNC’ed and look like something I’d want to use.
17 fl oz glass water bottle with internal threaded closure, silicone sleeve holding a paracord lanyardin place, color way from old Patagonia fleece pullover
Chopstick concept, last photo is 3D printed steel prototype
Designed at: Chris Granneberg Studio
Designed original in 2004 for a UNESCO/DESIGN 21 exhibition called LOVE/WHY and it was exhibited in Kobe, Tokyo, Paris and NYC. Updated it a bit as my prototype works well and I still love the idea...the form language is self explanatory, the idea is that it helps children and adults practice compassion by removing bugs from their homes instead of killing them (and making a mess).
