Enze Wu DFM

FLAT-PACK FURNITURE For this project, I designed Flat-Pack furniture for communities, focusing on sustainability and social impact.The goal is to promote sustainable living and increase awareness of this lifestyle.

Skills: Research Thinking through Making Manufacture

Sustainable Community- BEDZED

Sustainable City- Curitiba, Brazil

SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE DESIGN RESEARCH

• Flat-Pack Furniture • Easy to ship that saves space, time, and money.

• Can be assembled without adhesives.

Villa Asserbo is made of Nordic plywood blocks that fit together like a 3D puzzle. It's a flat-pack house that can be easily disassembled, recycled, and returned to its original state.

Wood joinery- adhesive free

MOOD BOARD

MATERIAL TEST

Wood Sticks, Card Board Upcycled clothes, Resin Flat-Pack Foam Board

Modular

Post-Modernism

Clay

Wood Sticks, Card Board

MAKING PROCESS

Test Slots

Laser Cut Test Model

Test Slots- Identify Problem

DETAILING

FINAL LASER CUT

CMF

Informed by Post-Modernism.

The vibrant fresh tones will give a refreshing sense and draw people's attention.

FINAL OUTCOME

WISHING WELL & WISHING NET Inspired by folklore across different cultures, I designed the Wishing Net and Wishing Well in the Memorial Orchard of Stave Hill Ecological Park to invite people make a wish.

Skills: Site-Specific Project Historical Context Research Inclusive Design Sustainable Design

Onsite Research

DESIGN DIRECTIONS：

Design Direction 1: 2 pavilions , one for man and one for birds. An installation for people to relax and interact with birds.

Design Direction 2: An intervention(s) in the Memorial Orchard that references the dockland past of the park and fufill people's emotional needs.

MATERIAL TEST

Tie Knot With Yarn

I made nets with 2 kinds of techniques , the Modified snake knot and Crown knot for making cargo nets, the net making connect to part of the history of the park. I used different materials, such as old T-shirt strips, Sisal rope, and twine.

Reflect to the diversity brought by park visitors to the design.

Cord With Nettle

Sisal Rope

SITE RESEARCH, MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING

Testing And Making onsite Building a Wishing Well to avoid the damage caused to real trees, as well as the process of sourcing Ivy and Willow onsite and connecting people's emotional value is at the core of this project.

After I added more sticks in and weaved more Ivy on, the whole structure has became much better, it is looking more lively and blended into the environment . Although I know the leaves and the grass will go away very soon, the structure will stay there for a longer period of time.

FINAL OUTCOME

Exhibition Cabinet For Museum At the museum, I saw a large glass-covered space with a table displaying beautiful artifacts. However, I felt that the audience had limited visibility and could only view the objects and read the text. Additionally, the lighting was inadequate. To improve the situation, I proposed an idea for change.

Skills: Inclusive Design Prototyping Research

Design Direction

Direction 1

Direction 2

Rotating exhibition cabinet that allows the audience to see the history and objects while spinning.

Interactive exhibition cabinet that shows the artifacts gradually. (Chosen Idea)

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, 3D PRINTING PROTOTYPING Make the edges smooth Adjust the shape of the cabinet according to the stone display Change the history information section to a more interesting / interactive design The base design will need to be adapted to a simpler and stronger design to fit in the museum context

First Idea Prototype Display case for stone

Add more of the architecture detail about how the site has been used across the ages ， Possibly bench design can be added, further increase the dwell time

Information board The base The back board for history After presenting the idea to the museum, I thought more about how children (people at different height) will interact with the design.

It would be really helpful to make the angle of the steps flatter and the steps longer.

Improved Prototype

FINAL OUTCOME

RELAXING LIGHTING For this project, I want to design a relaxing lighting product compatible with the torch on mobile phones intended for people who have Work-Life balance problems.

In fact, evidence indicates that emotional tiredness is associated with increased work-life conflict. Which indicates they have difficulty establishing limits on their job.

Sketches of the form, exploring possiblities

Lighting Product Mood Board

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

TEST MODEL- BASE

REFLECTION

TEST MODEL- SPINNING FRAME

Appearance Model After making the model, I felt it could be simplified , the connection part may easily break.

DEVELOPMENT

STRUCTURE/ POWER SYSTEM

From the CAD Model, I discovered some problems, mainly related to assembly and the structure, to make it a more usable product, I have to refine more details.

I decided to use a DC motor, there will need to be a battery box for the power.

DETAILING- EXPLORE THE BEST WAY TO CHANGE BATTERY ?

Neodymium Magnets 20*10*2 mm

Groove for the magnet Hole for reaching the switch

I tried to make the shell and the battery pack rotate around the axis, I discovered that my previous perception was wrong, this mechanism will work. I put two 2 cm stick into the groove, and i will stick the battery box to the shell. Which will make it rotate.

Instead of having two sticks to be the axis of the rotaion, i think using a piano hinge will be better.

TESTING

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Isometric

SCALE 1:2

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SCALE 1:2 TITLE

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Top 2

LAST UPDATED

UNITS

SHEET

11/27/22

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FIRST ANGLE PROJECTION

SCALE

SIZE

1:5

A4

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Edges will need to be rounded.

There need to be a small fence up to prevent the phone from falling out.

This hole will be cancelled because the battery box will not need a wire.

This need to a separate part Groove will be made to fit in magnets.

These materials will need to be removed for putting in the battery box.

The print didn't go as planned, which resulted in the model being unusable, the cylinder and the lid callapsed, I think it was because something went wrong with my modelling software or the machine doesn't read my file well, or the thickness i designed them in is not enough to support them. Thia needs to be improved in the future.

DETAILING How different parts function.

Improved CAD Model

Smoother details Fence created

Piece separated

How the lid open/ close

How the battery will H o w i t c a n a d j u s t t h e be changed. angle.

TO BE CONTINUED...

To develop the project further, I will make it simple, try a number of ways that will help the product achieve the functionality, and work on the detailing as my priority.

Spaced opened for the switch Groove opened for magnets

Stand created for the motor