Degree Show Catalogue 2020: Part 2

20 MDes / BA (Hons) Product Design Coventry University Degree Show

Anthony Ioannides / BA (Hons) E-mail: anthony@ioannides.co.uk

Adidas Prodigy / Boots For The Grassroots This project is all about designing a new type of football boot for the grassroots players of the world. It will cater for the needs and solve the issues of price, protection and ability. It aims to assist them in improving their overall playing experience. It includes rubber strips and a soleplate with interchangeable studs.

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Jasdeep Kular / BA (Hons) Experience: PQ Design Studio (6 Months) Professional Enhancement Year (6 Months) E-mail: Jazzykular9@gmail.com

/ Fire Alarm System for the Hearing Impaired Lumina, a fire alarm system for hearing-impaired who live alone or with others. It consists of a fire-alarm device, smart light-bulb and an App. Replace existing light-bulbs in the house and attach the alarm easily using its magnetic system. Once a fire is detected, A signal is sent to the bulb to emit a flashing visual alert to individuals in the vicinity.

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Faith A. Menkah / BA (Hons) E-mail: menkahfaith@yahoo.it

āwacian-Qi / Breathe. Rest. Live.

A relaxation chair for breakout areas in the office. Comfort and support mixed to optimise the most relaxing position for users, while also stimulating the mind. It incorporates acupressure and posture support learnings to aid the body’s self-healing process. Colours and textures have also been used to enhance mental comfort making it psychologically stimulating.

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Henna Mistry / BA (Hons) Experience: Microcab Industries (9 months) E-mail: hennamistry03@gmail.com

KIT / Keep In Touch KIT (Keep In Touch) is a digital assistant aimed at keeping elderly people who are less tech savvy engaged and connected to friends and family. Using voice assistive technology, KIT proactively engages by offering personalised suggestions and responding to questions. The product uses intuitive artificial intelligence to allow the user to operate key functions easily.

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Ian Monterola / BA (Hons) Experience: EMO Design (9 months) E-mail: imonterola@ymail.com

/ An Indoor Vertical Garden The aim of this product is to give everyone the opportunity to reconnect with nature, bringing natural life into your home regardless of their living situation. Vita’s modular design lets you control how to expand and layout your vertical garden that suits your home best. It also blends within most indoor settings which creates a very natural yet modern aesthetic.

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Kathryn Naysmith / BA (Hons) E-mail: kathryn.naysmith@yahoo.co.uk

Sol Pontoon / Removing Suncream From The Ocean Nanoparticles in suncream can disrupt coral’s reproduction and growth, leading to coral bleaching.

Sol Pontoon combines nanotechnology with design to help reduce the level of suncream in the ocean. Made from recycled HDPE, the pontoon can float all year round with limited upkeep.

Sol Pontoon allows people to walk out to sea, on a safe and secure platform, knowing they are supporting the ocean that is supporting them.

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Rhys Pauline / BA (Hons) Experience: Konk. Furniture (6 Months) E-mail: rhys.pauline1@outlook.com

Sustainable Flat Pack Shelving / For a Nomadic Lifestyle For my final year project I decided I wanted to create a high quality, adaptable and sustainable flat pack shelving unit. The main drivers of this project were to; create a product which was manufactured to a high standard, use sustainable materials where possible, be multifunctional and to be easily transported.

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Gil Maia / BA (Hons) Experience: @bigbarofyellow E-mail: gilpintomaia@gmail.com

Sonho Directional Speaker / A Sound Beam For The Home.

Sonho uses an array of ultrasonic transducers that carry sound in a directional beam form, making it virtually inaudible outside of that narrow area. The simple design allows for a variety of configurations: sleep speaker, virtual assistant, advertisement, smart home, surround sound (in array). This product aims to change the way audio is served in a home environment.

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Sayal Riyas / BA (Hons) Experience: printOmake (2 months) E-mail: sayalmohammed@gmail.com

/ A Smart Cycling Companion Sykler is a companion for the everyday cyclist. It follows the principle of evolutionary modularity, a product that can grow and evolve with the user. The classic edition has Bluetooth Earpods as a primary module, two road signal projectors as secondary and a battery extension as a tertiary module.

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Ed Robertson / BA (Hons) E-mail: ed_robertson@ymail.com

ER Audio Unit / Premium Home Sound System The ER audio unit is a premium home sound system offering optimum versatility, convenience and audio performance. My product consists of a mains-powered home hub and up to four wirelessly linked portable speakers. When the portable speakers are placed on top of the hub they are charged wirelessly and instantly synchronise to play simultaneously from the same playback device as the hub.

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Richard Siggee / BA (Hons) Experience: KeechDesign: Professional Enhancement (4 months), Disklabs: Professional Enhancement (2 months) E-mail: richardsiggeeid@gmail.com

Fortis / Security On The Move An anti-theft storage product that utilises an RFID-shielding storage pod, encased by a sleeve of slash-proof fabric, all sealed with a magnetic locking mechanism. By designing my product this way, it ensures the safety of end users’ valuables when they venture into high-risk environments – particularly from pickpockets and bag-slashers – while simultaneously allowing the user to retrieve them with little-to-no effort.

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Oliver Sinclair / BA (Hons) Experience: Design Storz, Austria (6 Months) VanBerlo, The Netherlands – 6 Months E-mail: oliversinclairid@gmail.com

Insulite / Artificial Pancreas Insulite, the revolutionary artificial pancreas is my final major project and is all about natural insulin management. Giving patients more control over their type 1 diabetes and allowing them to live a normal life. As a type 1 Diabetic I can understand the complexities of this condition, giving me valuable insight into the user’s needs.

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Jakub Stankiewicz / BA (Hons) E-mail: Jakubstankiewicz1998@gmail.com

Fit-Pod / Versatile Sports Cones Fit Pod is a set of versatile sports cones that aim to encourage individuals to participate in physical activity by making the exercise exciting and competitive. The Fit Pod app allows users to create their own exercises, test personal speed and agility. The cones can be attached to a range of surfaces to create an interactive course using the unique lock system.

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Ryan Sean Taylor / BA (Hons) E-mail: r.taylor619@hotmail.co.uk

/ Performance-Specialist Synthesizer/Sampler This hybrid outfit sets to embark on one large mission, to revolutionize live musical performance as we know it today. The Spark is here to push the boundaries of what musicians can achieve as a unit, looking to capture the imagination of its player and the amazement of its audience. This is for the evolved.

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André Terchanian / BA (Hons) Experience: The Peter Schmidt Group (6 months) Flex/Design (6 months) E-mail: andreterchanian@gmail.com

/ The Ultimate Travel Companion With an increasingly mobile population more people are traveling than ever before, leading to an increasing concern around personal safety. ILMA functions as a non-invasive monitoring system that also acts as an ornamental feature, keeping the user safe from security threats and health hazards. It is specifically designed to seamlessly fit into a modern home interior while providing the user with portable security.

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Scott White / BA (Hons) Experience: PUMA Teamsport Footwear Design Intern (12 Months) E-mail: scottrobertwhite@gmail.com

Assero / Protective Football Boot Assero, is a protective football boot which tackles risk of injury from direct trauma to the foot and ankle. Through design research, engineered materials, and technology branding, this football boot aims to fill the gap of safety, which is often overlooked in the current market.

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William Wright / MDes Experience: Vital Auto Hard Modelling/Design Technician (18 months) E-mail: w.wrightdesign@gmail.com

Resen / Restore, Recover, Rebalance Sleep.

Resen aims to reduce the sleep crisis faced by UK shift workers with disrupted sleep-wake schedules, impacting mental and physical health. Resen actively tracks sleep-wake cycles, analysing collected information to personalise sleep environment, aiding improvement of sleep via sensory experiences; sound, scent, light and physical touch maximising sleeps potential.

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Every student in this book has made a set contribution to showcase their work. This book was created by students of MDes / BA (Hons) Product Design at Coventry University.

This book was printed using doxdirect.com who gave assistance in the printing process.

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