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
• 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
Flat-Pack
Upcycled clothes, Resin
Wood Sticks, Card Board
Foam Board Clay
Wood Sticks, Card Board
Test Slots
Laser Cut Test Model Test Slots- Identify Problem
Informed by Post-Modernism. The vibrant fresh tones will give a refreshing sense and draw people's attention.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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
Display case for stone
Information board
The base
The back board for history
The base design will need to be adapted to a simpler and stronger design to fit in the museum context
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
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.
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
After making the model, I felt it could be simplified , the connection part may easily break.
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.
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.
Neodymium Magnets 20*10*2 mm
This need to a separate part Groove will be made to fit in magnets.
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.
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.
How different parts function.
How the lid open/ close How the battery will be changed.
How it can adjust the angle.
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.
Smoother details
Fence created
Piece separated
Spaced opened for the switch
Stand created for the motor Groove opened for magnets
Improved CAD Model