Innovations to support people with dementia or suffering from stress;
re-designs of furniture and household products;
haptic additions to improve the fun of Virtual Reality; new products for arts
and crafts;
an umbrella design that can survive the Glasgow weather;
and Future of Food –
using insects for food
re-designs of furniture and household products;
haptic additions to improve the fun of Virtual Reality; new products for arts
and crafts;
an umbrella design that can survive the Glasgow weather;
and Future of Food –
using insects for food
Designs will be showcased in GSA Degree
Show 10 – 17 June 2017.
Show 10 – 17 June 2017.
Images: Caroline Mackie – Hydra+
Hydration Monitoring System to help people with Dementia drink enough
fluids; Josh Ward – Tea Maker which conveniently enables the making of the best quality tea whenever you want it; Andreas Eliassen – Better Haptics in Virtual Reality, a system to improve the immersive fun of VR;and Gergana Tatarova – Future of
Food using insects for food to make how we feed ourselves more sustainable
Hydration Monitoring System to help people with Dementia drink enough
fluids; Josh Ward – Tea Maker which conveniently enables the making of the best quality tea whenever you want it; Andreas Eliassen – Better Haptics in Virtual Reality, a system to improve the immersive fun of VR;and Gergana Tatarova – Future of
Food using insects for food to make how we feed ourselves more sustainable
Final year design concepts developed by the current cohort of
Product Design Engineering students at the GSA have been unveiled at Degree Show. Some times inspired by personal experience an often guided by
conversations with specialists in the field, the designs respond to needs in a
range of sectors from healthcare to home and leisure, food and drink, and more.
A total of 22 students will unveil their designs at Degree Show.
Product Design Engineering students at the GSA have been unveiled at Degree Show. Some times inspired by personal experience an often guided by
conversations with specialists in the field, the designs respond to needs in a
range of sectors from healthcare to home and leisure, food and drink, and more.
A total of 22 students will unveil their designs at Degree Show.
Among
the projects that will be presented in Degree Show 2017 are products that
support people suffering from Dementia and chronic anxiety, re-designs for the
household including improved flat pack furniture, a tea-making innovation, enhancements
to improve the immersive
fun of VR, an
umbrella that can survive even the Glasgow weather and a project looking at how
to feed ourselves more sustainably by farming and cooking insects!
the projects that will be presented in Degree Show 2017 are products that
support people suffering from Dementia and chronic anxiety, re-designs for the
household including improved flat pack furniture, a tea-making innovation, enhancements
to improve the immersive
fun of VR, an
umbrella that can survive even the Glasgow weather and a project looking at how
to feed ourselves more sustainably by farming and cooking insects!
This is the latest cohort of students following the programme that has
produced leading international designers including Jonathan Biddle – Industrial Design Senior Manager, Amazon; Amy Corbett, Senor Designer – Lego; Kate
Farrell – Group Leader Functional Design, Cambridge Consultants; Etienne Iliffe-Moon – Director of
Industrial Design (San Francisco) for BMW; Scott
McGuire – RDD Manager, Dyson; Sam
Smith – Design Lead, Apple; Gavin
Spence – Senior Product Manager Tom Tom; 2012 International Dyson Award winner, Dan Watson, whose award-winning SafetyNet was developed as a final year PDE project at the GSA. PDE
graduates have also set up award-winning companies in their own right including
4CDesign, CorePD, Fearsomengine, Meso Design, Red Button Design, Safehinge,
Speck Design and wylie3D. A number of these companies were founded on the
success of projects that were developed whilst still undergraduates.
Health Care
- Caroline Mackie: Hydra+: Hydration Monitoring System to help those with Dementia
- Katherine Moriarty – Habit Reversal Therapy
– to help people with Trichotillomania, a compulsive hair pulling condition
that affects an estimated 380,000 people in the UK - Georgina Seviour and Josh Geddes –
products to help minimise the incidence of stress and anxiety - Kelsey Kordakis – MusiColour: A musical drawing board to help improve the
quality of life for the people affected by dementia
Home and Leisure
- Josh Ward – Tea Maker which conveniently
enables the making of the best quality tea whenever you want it. - Andreas Eliassen – Better Haptics in Virtual
Reality, a system to improve the immersive fun of VR - Pete Parlour – Affordable Modular Furniture,
a fully customisable, flat packing modular furnishing system that uses basic
shapes and forms to construct a large collection of items - Jonathan Willis – Projecting Multimedia
layers to Augment Domestic Environments - Laura Jimenez Somosa – gadget to help grip
heavy boxes - Andrew Barclay – Adjustable Collapsible
Chair that works on uneven ground - Oliver Barragan Canning – Walkease, a devise
to help keep untangle leads when walking more than one dog - Sophie Jones, PaintPAC: A backpack painting easel for outdoor painting
- Sarah Irving – PosterBox: – innovative
poster display and storage system
Food and Drink
- Gergana Tatarova – Future of Food – using
insects for food to make how we feed ourselves more sustainable - Calum Doig – Micro Distilling, a product
that will allow bars, restaurants and venues to produce their own gin and
flavoured vodka in house.
Misc
- Christian Pomeroy – Makers’ Tool Set –
bringing time-honoured model makers tools into a small, pocket sized form
factor whilst improving on their functionality, versatility, and safety - Jonny Mowat – Kisuke – Wax-Based Screen
Printing, – a cheaper and faster system that
makes it easy to do screen printing at home - Hannah Stephens – Pole Fitness training at
home, a cheap and easier product that allows users to perform essential
exercises safely in the home - Emily Robertson – ‘Spot On’ Self Driving
Dinghy Racing Marker, an innovation to achieve more professional racing events - Tilly Swanson – RE:BROLLI – redesigned
umbrella that can survive even the Glasgow weather - Emily Duff – Hand Washing Clothes While
Traveling – a flexible travel washboard and laundry bag to help transport dirty
laundry in and out of the sink and from country to country
The Glasgow School of
Art Degree Show 2017 runs in the Reid Building (design) and Bourdon Buildings
(architecture) on Garnethill and the Tontine Building (Fine Art) in the
Merchant City from 10 – 17 June 2017. Open 10am – 9pm Monday – Friday and 10am
– 5pm Saturday/Sunday. Entry free.
Art Degree Show 2017 runs in the Reid Building (design) and Bourdon Buildings
(architecture) on Garnethill and the Tontine Building (Fine Art) in the
Merchant City from 10 – 17 June 2017. Open 10am – 9pm Monday – Friday and 10am
– 5pm Saturday/Sunday. Entry free.
Ends
Further information, Images and interviews contact
Lesley Booth
07799414471
@GSofAMedia
Further Project information
Health
Caroline Mackie: Hydra+: Hydration Monitoring System to help those with
Dementia
Dementia
Dehydration is a
massive problem for almost everyone, but especially for those with Dementia
living on their own. As we age our thirst declines meaning knowing when to
drink before dehydration occurs is increasingly difficult. After speaking to
carers, occupational therapists, GPs, Biomedical engineers and people with
Dementia it was clear that the problem stems from users not knowing how
hydrated they are throughout the day. Currently
carers have no idea of how much someone has eaten and drunk when they are away
and thus find it difficult to know when to take action before dehydration
strikes. Hydra+ aims to allow users to monitor their total body water levels
using a safe and trusted technique and notifies them when they are at risk from
dehydration before it occurs. Carers and loved ones can monitor the user
through an app and can intervene if the user’s hydration does not improve or
stay at a healthy range.
massive problem for almost everyone, but especially for those with Dementia
living on their own. As we age our thirst declines meaning knowing when to
drink before dehydration occurs is increasingly difficult. After speaking to
carers, occupational therapists, GPs, Biomedical engineers and people with
Dementia it was clear that the problem stems from users not knowing how
hydrated they are throughout the day. Currently
carers have no idea of how much someone has eaten and drunk when they are away
and thus find it difficult to know when to take action before dehydration
strikes. Hydra+ aims to allow users to monitor their total body water levels
using a safe and trusted technique and notifies them when they are at risk from
dehydration before it occurs. Carers and loved ones can monitor the user
through an app and can intervene if the user’s hydration does not improve or
stay at a healthy range.
Katherine Moriarty – Habit
Reversal Therapy
Reversal Therapy
Trichotillomania is a
compulsive hair pulling condition that affects an estimated 380,000 people in
the UK. In severe cases, it can cause sufferers to resort to shaving their
head. The most successful treatment for the condition is habit reversal
therapy, where sufferers train themselves to displace their behaviour onto
another object. ‘Fidget toys’ are currently used to do this, but they are often
brightly coloured and obvious, so cannot be used subtly in public. They are also
not designed specifically for the condition, so do not offer the correct
‘tension and release’ sensation that people with trichotillomania are looking
for. The product that I have designed replicates this sensation, while also
providing a tangible result in the form of a counter which counts the number of
pulls. This keeps the product in the hands of the user for as long as possible,
allowing them to set goals, and also acting as a positive reinforcement –
seeing the amount of hairs they haven’t pulled out. The product can then be
worn on the wrist disguised as a watch, so is easily accessible.
compulsive hair pulling condition that affects an estimated 380,000 people in
the UK. In severe cases, it can cause sufferers to resort to shaving their
head. The most successful treatment for the condition is habit reversal
therapy, where sufferers train themselves to displace their behaviour onto
another object. ‘Fidget toys’ are currently used to do this, but they are often
brightly coloured and obvious, so cannot be used subtly in public. They are also
not designed specifically for the condition, so do not offer the correct
‘tension and release’ sensation that people with trichotillomania are looking
for. The product that I have designed replicates this sensation, while also
providing a tangible result in the form of a counter which counts the number of
pulls. This keeps the product in the hands of the user for as long as possible,
allowing them to set goals, and also acting as a positive reinforcement –
seeing the amount of hairs they haven’t pulled out. The product can then be
worn on the wrist disguised as a watch, so is easily accessible.
Georgina Seviour – rebeat: minimising the sensations of stress and anxiety
Stress and anxiety
is an increasingly prevalent problem within modern day society. It not only
costs the economy billions of pounds due to lost working days, but it can also
debilitate the individual in their daily life. A growing awareness of mental health has led to a
number of new products on the market such as mindfulness apps. However, these
products require time, space and normally a routine. Yet, stress and anxiety
can be unpredictable causing among other things a racing heart sensation. My
product is designed to help the individual to go about their day in a calmer
state through using technology that synchronises the individual’s heartbeat to
a relaxed pace.
is an increasingly prevalent problem within modern day society. It not only
costs the economy billions of pounds due to lost working days, but it can also
debilitate the individual in their daily life. A growing awareness of mental health has led to a
number of new products on the market such as mindfulness apps. However, these
products require time, space and normally a routine. Yet, stress and anxiety
can be unpredictable causing among other things a racing heart sensation. My
product is designed to help the individual to go about their day in a calmer
state through using technology that synchronises the individual’s heartbeat to
a relaxed pace.
Kelsey Kordakis – Musical Drawing Board
Dementia is currently
one of the most common ailments for our aging population and the quality of
life for the people affected by dementia is generally very poor; they are
usually not offered sufficient enough one-to-one care or stimulating, enjoyable
activities and as a result I have been designing a device that can first and
foremost improve quality of life. It has also been proven over the past couple
of years that music has incredible capabilities of increasing and improving
brain function, as well as offering day to day enjoyment for both the patient
and the carer. My current design is a musical drawing board that taps into the popular
adult colouring book market by providing a device that can create and build
memorable songs to the patient, through therapeutic colouring. It’s important
when designing for people with dementia to be sure that whatever they attempt
to interact with, is in a familiar medium, and it’s for this reason that my
product would still be used with real pens and paper and as such is set apart
from apps available on tablets.
one of the most common ailments for our aging population and the quality of
life for the people affected by dementia is generally very poor; they are
usually not offered sufficient enough one-to-one care or stimulating, enjoyable
activities and as a result I have been designing a device that can first and
foremost improve quality of life. It has also been proven over the past couple
of years that music has incredible capabilities of increasing and improving
brain function, as well as offering day to day enjoyment for both the patient
and the carer. My current design is a musical drawing board that taps into the popular
adult colouring book market by providing a device that can create and build
memorable songs to the patient, through therapeutic colouring. It’s important
when designing for people with dementia to be sure that whatever they attempt
to interact with, is in a familiar medium, and it’s for this reason that my
product would still be used with real pens and paper and as such is set apart
from apps available on tablets.
Josh Geddes – Chronic
Stress Management
Stress Management
Chronic stress
affects people of all ages and lifestyles, one study has even suggested that 1
in 4 of us are currently experiencing long-term stress. If left untreated it
can lead to anxiety, insomnia and can contribute to the development of heart
disease and depression. My product looks to help people combat their chronic
stress by monitoring, managing and mitigating their stress levels. The product
measures user’s heart rate variability on a daily basis. HRV is an excellent
biometric for measuring physiological stresses on the body. These readings are stored
within the accompanying app and used to help outline the user’s progress as
they perform the suggested relaxation and meditative exercises
affects people of all ages and lifestyles, one study has even suggested that 1
in 4 of us are currently experiencing long-term stress. If left untreated it
can lead to anxiety, insomnia and can contribute to the development of heart
disease and depression. My product looks to help people combat their chronic
stress by monitoring, managing and mitigating their stress levels. The product
measures user’s heart rate variability on a daily basis. HRV is an excellent
biometric for measuring physiological stresses on the body. These readings are stored
within the accompanying app and used to help outline the user’s progress as
they perform the suggested relaxation and meditative exercises
Home and Leisure
Josh Ward
– Tea Maker
– Tea Maker
After water and air,
tea is the most consumed substance on the planet. We love tea, and yet
sometimes as we wake up there isn’t enough time to make a really good cup so we
have to sacrifice the quality or perhaps skip our favourite drink altogether. This tea maker allows
you to conveniently make the best quality tea whenever you want it. You can
prepare it the night before, and a cup will be ready for you as you wake up. By
selecting the temperature, brew time, and using your choice of tea leaves you
will always get the perfect cup. Existing tea products are technical, mechanical
and as such they jar with the simple and wonderful process of making tea. This
tea maker is designed to marry both simplicity and the precision required to
make the best cup of tea in the world
tea is the most consumed substance on the planet. We love tea, and yet
sometimes as we wake up there isn’t enough time to make a really good cup so we
have to sacrifice the quality or perhaps skip our favourite drink altogether. This tea maker allows
you to conveniently make the best quality tea whenever you want it. You can
prepare it the night before, and a cup will be ready for you as you wake up. By
selecting the temperature, brew time, and using your choice of tea leaves you
will always get the perfect cup. Existing tea products are technical, mechanical
and as such they jar with the simple and wonderful process of making tea. This
tea maker is designed to marry both simplicity and the precision required to
make the best cup of tea in the world
Pete Parlour – Affordable
Modular Furniture
Modular Furniture
As we all know,
moving furniture can be incredibly awkward – one of the reasons IKEA has gained
so much popularity for its flatpack designs. The only problem with this is the
inevitable breakage when re-packing and moving to another space. Additionally,
people’s need for furnishing changes with time and often obsolete furniture is
discarded or sold on.My response to this has been to design a fully
customisable, flat packing modular furnishing system that uses basic shapes and
forms to construct a largecollection of items. The system benefits from basic
manufacturing techniques along with an intuitive assembly/dismantling process,
making sustainability affordable by doing more with less
moving furniture can be incredibly awkward – one of the reasons IKEA has gained
so much popularity for its flatpack designs. The only problem with this is the
inevitable breakage when re-packing and moving to another space. Additionally,
people’s need for furnishing changes with time and often obsolete furniture is
discarded or sold on.My response to this has been to design a fully
customisable, flat packing modular furnishing system that uses basic shapes and
forms to construct a largecollection of items. The system benefits from basic
manufacturing techniques along with an intuitive assembly/dismantling process,
making sustainability affordable by doing more with less
Jonathan Willis – Projecting
Multimedia layers to Augment Domestic Environments
Multimedia layers to Augment Domestic Environments
How we interact with
digital services such as spotify, netflix, google; has evolved in the past
several years towards a range of products which reduce physicality.
Adaptability at the expense of speaking or prodding at screens for content that
one desires. I have designed a product specific to domestic work environments,
that adapts to changes around it, and projects responsive media that interacts
with a remote knob artefact.
digital services such as spotify, netflix, google; has evolved in the past
several years towards a range of products which reduce physicality.
Adaptability at the expense of speaking or prodding at screens for content that
one desires. I have designed a product specific to domestic work environments,
that adapts to changes around it, and projects responsive media that interacts
with a remote knob artefact.
Andrew Barclay – Adjustable
Collapsible Chair
Collapsible Chair
One of the biggest
issues with existing portable chairs and equipment is that they don’t work on
ground which isn’t flat. Being uncomfortable in or falling out of your
chair is hardly desirable, so this project has been about developing a seat
which is adjustable for use on a range of different surfaces, while retaining
the desired portability! Simple tent-pole construction makes for easy set-up
and take-down with a separate fabric section which nicely slots over the frame.
Strong joints and materials mean the chair is structurally sound and
appropriate for a range of users. Adjustable legs mean the user can be
comfortably sat in their chair without the discomfort or the worry of toppling out.
Ultra-lightweight materials help to make it easy to transport along with the
other equipment desired for trips to the racing, or the airshow
issues with existing portable chairs and equipment is that they don’t work on
ground which isn’t flat. Being uncomfortable in or falling out of your
chair is hardly desirable, so this project has been about developing a seat
which is adjustable for use on a range of different surfaces, while retaining
the desired portability! Simple tent-pole construction makes for easy set-up
and take-down with a separate fabric section which nicely slots over the frame.
Strong joints and materials mean the chair is structurally sound and
appropriate for a range of users. Adjustable legs mean the user can be
comfortably sat in their chair without the discomfort or the worry of toppling out.
Ultra-lightweight materials help to make it easy to transport along with the
other equipment desired for trips to the racing, or the airshow
Oliver Barragan Canning – Walkease
If you have ever
walked two dogs at once you will have noticed that dogs like to run around and
constantly get their leads tangled. Professional dog walkers have to walk four
or five dogs at once on a daily basis, making this issue a nightmare. Walkease
is a belt that can hold up to four dog leads at once, and allows the user to
avoid the tangling of the leads. It uses a very simple mechanism to allow the
user to pull one lead out of the way of another in a smooth manner. The leads
will come with shock absorbers to reduce the large amount of force a dog can
produce.
walked two dogs at once you will have noticed that dogs like to run around and
constantly get their leads tangled. Professional dog walkers have to walk four
or five dogs at once on a daily basis, making this issue a nightmare. Walkease
is a belt that can hold up to four dog leads at once, and allows the user to
avoid the tangling of the leads. It uses a very simple mechanism to allow the
user to pull one lead out of the way of another in a smooth manner. The leads
will come with shock absorbers to reduce the large amount of force a dog can
produce.
Andreas Eliassen – Better Haptics in Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has recently started to
be available to consumers, however the lacking vibrational haptic feedback
available in these systems often pull users out of their VR experience. I am
developing a controller feedback system that will allow people to distinguish
between different sensations, magnitudes and directions, enabling more
immersive and fun VR experiences
be available to consumers, however the lacking vibrational haptic feedback
available in these systems often pull users out of their VR experience. I am
developing a controller feedback system that will allow people to distinguish
between different sensations, magnitudes and directions, enabling more
immersive and fun VR experiences
Sarah Irving – PosterBox: Storage & Display System for Posters
Poster collecting
poses several problems: Where and how do you store large posters? How can you
display all the posters you want to? And how can you easily find posters in
your collection? The PosterBox allows collectors to store and display their
posters in one compact, unobtrusive space. The aesthetically simple frame has
capacity for 10 posters, with each pair held between protective clear plastic
sheets. The poster displayed can be easily identified with colour coding and
swapped by unhooking and moving it to the front. The versatility of the
PosterBox means you can display music, film, art and sentimental items like gig
tickets and postcards.
poses several problems: Where and how do you store large posters? How can you
display all the posters you want to? And how can you easily find posters in
your collection? The PosterBox allows collectors to store and display their
posters in one compact, unobtrusive space. The aesthetically simple frame has
capacity for 10 posters, with each pair held between protective clear plastic
sheets. The poster displayed can be easily identified with colour coding and
swapped by unhooking and moving it to the front. The versatility of the
PosterBox means you can display music, film, art and sentimental items like gig
tickets and postcards.
Food and Drink
Gergana Tatarova – Future
of Food
of Food
The World’s
population is continuously increasing. The way we feed ourselves today is
simply not sustainable. We need to produce more using less. Gergana’s project
is about Entomophagy – using insects for food. She spent the last few months
farming crickets and exploring their lifecycle and habitat preferences. Her
product is a vending machine for roasted seasoned crickets. What sets it apart
from a usual one is that everything happens inside it – breeding, cooking and
dispensing. It produces a kilogram of food a day with just a square meter
footprint
population is continuously increasing. The way we feed ourselves today is
simply not sustainable. We need to produce more using less. Gergana’s project
is about Entomophagy – using insects for food. She spent the last few months
farming crickets and exploring their lifecycle and habitat preferences. Her
product is a vending machine for roasted seasoned crickets. What sets it apart
from a usual one is that everything happens inside it – breeding, cooking and
dispensing. It produces a kilogram of food a day with just a square meter
footprint
Calum Doig – Micro
Distilling
Distilling
The craft gin market, is one of the
fastest growing areas of the drinks industry with the number of gin
distilleries more than doubling from 116 in 2010 to 233 in 2015. This rapid
rise in the number of distilleries has been driven by a resurgence in the
popularity of gin, and more specifically, craft gin.
fastest growing areas of the drinks industry with the number of gin
distilleries more than doubling from 116 in 2010 to 233 in 2015. This rapid
rise in the number of distilleries has been driven by a resurgence in the
popularity of gin, and more specifically, craft gin.
However, access to
this market is limited by expensive and overly complicated equipment. As well
as this, there is a lack of knowledge surrounding the laws controlling who can
distil their own spirits.
this market is limited by expensive and overly complicated equipment. As well
as this, there is a lack of knowledge surrounding the laws controlling who can
distil their own spirits.
The aim of the
project was to combat these issues by designing a product that allows bars,
restaurants and venues to produce their own gin and flavoured vodka in house The key elements of the product were to allow
the users to produce a high quality spirit with little or no experience while
being safe and easy to use in a bar environment
project was to combat these issues by designing a product that allows bars,
restaurants and venues to produce their own gin and flavoured vodka in house The key elements of the product were to allow
the users to produce a high quality spirit with little or no experience while
being safe and easy to use in a bar environment
Misc
Christian Pomeroy – Makers’ Tool Set
For model makers,
designers and craftspeople, their tools are the cornerstone of their work. This
project brings time-honored tools to a small, pocket sized form factor whilst
improving on their functionality, versatility, and safety. This tool kit
contains ten discrete tools: A 300mm ruler, safety scalpel engineers’ square,
jewellers’ saw, marking gauge, pin vice, tweezers, scriber, and two unique
variations on an angle cutter that permit cutting more complex chamfered
circles and lines. All of these tools fit into a volume the size of an A6
pocket notebook. The portability of this product allows makers to have the best
tools at their disposal at all times.
designers and craftspeople, their tools are the cornerstone of their work. This
project brings time-honored tools to a small, pocket sized form factor whilst
improving on their functionality, versatility, and safety. This tool kit
contains ten discrete tools: A 300mm ruler, safety scalpel engineers’ square,
jewellers’ saw, marking gauge, pin vice, tweezers, scriber, and two unique
variations on an angle cutter that permit cutting more complex chamfered
circles and lines. All of these tools fit into a volume the size of an A6
pocket notebook. The portability of this product allows makers to have the best
tools at their disposal at all times.
Hannah Stephens – Pole Fitness training at home
Pole fitness is a
great form of exercise that is rapidly growing in popularity all over the
world. With increasing access to studio classes there are lots of people taking
up the sport, however training at home is not as easy. I have designed an
adjustable piece of pole apparatus that is more accessible, cheaper and easier
to use than existing studio poles in your home. The product can be secured to
any standard internal door frame allowing the user to safely perform the
essential exercises to strengthen core muscles required for Pole Fitness.
great form of exercise that is rapidly growing in popularity all over the
world. With increasing access to studio classes there are lots of people taking
up the sport, however training at home is not as easy. I have designed an
adjustable piece of pole apparatus that is more accessible, cheaper and easier
to use than existing studio poles in your home. The product can be secured to
any standard internal door frame allowing the user to safely perform the
essential exercises to strengthen core muscles required for Pole Fitness.
Jonny Mowat: Kisuke
– Wax-Based Screen Printing
– Wax-Based Screen Printing
Screen printing is a fun and
accessible printing process, rooted in traditional printmaking techniques.
Currently, the most commonly used screen printing process requires expensive
equipment that takes up lots of space, making it almost impossible to do at
home. I’ve developed a wax-based process that can be done on a table top, that
is cheaper and faster than what’s available at the moment
accessible printing process, rooted in traditional printmaking techniques.
Currently, the most commonly used screen printing process requires expensive
equipment that takes up lots of space, making it almost impossible to do at
home. I’ve developed a wax-based process that can be done on a table top, that
is cheaper and faster than what’s available at the moment
Emily
Robertson – ‘Spot On’ Self Driving Dinghy Racing Marker
Robertson – ‘Spot On’ Self Driving Dinghy Racing Marker
Lifting and moving race marks on a sailing
race course can be difficult, slow and inaccurate, resulting in poor racing
standards and a superfluously troublesome user journey for the mark layer.
Spot On looks to achieve more professional racing events through the
design of a race mark alternative which can move to and hold an accurate
position by use of a battery powered drive shaft. It can be remote
controlled through a software application on a tablet or phone and can be
folded down into a compact pod for transit and storage
race course can be difficult, slow and inaccurate, resulting in poor racing
standards and a superfluously troublesome user journey for the mark layer.
Spot On looks to achieve more professional racing events through the
design of a race mark alternative which can move to and hold an accurate
position by use of a battery powered drive shaft. It can be remote
controlled through a software application on a tablet or phone and can be
folded down into a compact pod for transit and storage
Emily Duff – Hand Washing Clothes While Traveling
Washing your clothes when travelling
can be a bit of an inconvenience especially when travelling from hostel to
hostel, constantly moving around. A problem my product aims to tackle is the
organisation of dirty clothes both in the users backpack and in the sink when
washing the clothes. My product makes the hand washing process simpler and
quicker to take the hassle awayfrom hand washing clothes on the go. It does
this by incorporating a flexible travel washboard with a laundry bag so that
transporting the dirty laundry in and out of the sink, and from country to
country is no bother.
can be a bit of an inconvenience especially when travelling from hostel to
hostel, constantly moving around. A problem my product aims to tackle is the
organisation of dirty clothes both in the users backpack and in the sink when
washing the clothes. My product makes the hand washing process simpler and
quicker to take the hassle awayfrom hand washing clothes on the go. It does
this by incorporating a flexible travel washboard with a laundry bag so that
transporting the dirty laundry in and out of the sink, and from country to
country is no bother.
Tilly
Swanson – RE:BROLLI
Swanson – RE:BROLLI
Existing umbrellas
break due to their intricate mechanism, inability to withstand strong winds and
due to the fact they are unfixable they end up in the bin and eventually on
landfill. Not only is this a hassle for the user but also is a huge waste of
the world’s resources. RE:BROLLI is an umbrella which has structural ribs which
are inflated by a hand pump which is in the pole. RE:BROLLI is reliable due to
the simple deployment mechanism it is less likely to break therefore has a
longer product life, repairable as can be taken apart easily and replaced and
recyclable as each part can be correctly disposed of. It is also designed to be
used on narrow and busy city streets and is an optimum shape for maximum
protection and easy manoeuvrability. There are also no pointy spokes which
makes it more user friendly. RE:BROLLI provides an improved user experience and
is a sustainable product.
break due to their intricate mechanism, inability to withstand strong winds and
due to the fact they are unfixable they end up in the bin and eventually on
landfill. Not only is this a hassle for the user but also is a huge waste of
the world’s resources. RE:BROLLI is an umbrella which has structural ribs which
are inflated by a hand pump which is in the pole. RE:BROLLI is reliable due to
the simple deployment mechanism it is less likely to break therefore has a
longer product life, repairable as can be taken apart easily and replaced and
recyclable as each part can be correctly disposed of. It is also designed to be
used on narrow and busy city streets and is an optimum shape for maximum
protection and easy manoeuvrability. There are also no pointy spokes which
makes it more user friendly. RE:BROLLI provides an improved user experience and
is a sustainable product.
Sophie
Jones
Jones
Inspiration for the project came from
personal experience of Plein Air painting. Transportation of kit for painting
outdoors is a hassle, with various bits of heavy equipment which cannot be
easily carried, detering many amatuer artists from venturing outdoors! The
designed solution is a lightweight, easily transported backpack easel,
containing all the equipment a painter needs, making it easy to make art
anywhere
personal experience of Plein Air painting. Transportation of kit for painting
outdoors is a hassle, with various bits of heavy equipment which cannot be
easily carried, detering many amatuer artists from venturing outdoors! The
designed solution is a lightweight, easily transported backpack easel,
containing all the equipment a painter needs, making it easy to make art
anywhere