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Design work with a particular manufacturing technique in mind is at times better than simply dreaming up a form and searching for a suitable process ex post facto. The Chris Lefteri book Making It- Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design can help inspire the latter approach. Though certain processes are curiously absent (CNC tube bending?), it covers quite a broad range of techniques with examples, images of processes and pros and cons for each. Being a mere student, I am mostly concerning myself with techniques that I might be able to afford to use in my projects. Though it may not be a bad exercise to design for a technique that perhaps a company would finance (i.e. pie in the sky designing).
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Mirror Hooks
The Mirror Hooks project is almost complete. Currently the White Oak version is done and ready to receive jackets, scarves, and bags. Once I get back to school in a couple of weeks, I will have the Walnut version completed. It is great to finally have this project nearing completion. Here is an image that demonstrat
Orbit Light
All of the work on the Dome Light prototypes has resulted in the Orbit Light. The name is in reference to the way the light switch dial rotates around the glass dome like planets around a star. At this point, I feel that most of the design issues that surfaced during the prototyping of the Dome Lights has largely bee
Clip Tree
I ended the 3rd semester with a completed version of the coat tree/valet artifact that I am now calling 'Clip Tree' (sometimes sticking with a name is hard...). Here are some additional images of (thanks PD Rearick):
Half-Full Light
My last project for the school year is a light that uses a left over piece from the Dome Light project, a dimmer switch, dimmable LED puck light, RP components, an acrylic lens, and a cloth-covered cord. The light is designed as accent lighting. The top of the light rotates in either direction to turn the light on andNo comments yet.
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