Objects, Let's Go!!

For the past few weeks we have been working in groups with the 2nd year design students to design an object that facilitates every day life. CONCEPT GENERATION After discussing several ideas we narrowed it down to 3 that we wanted to delve into a bit further. 1. Hair Ties Hair ties leave a kink in your hair. Explore different shapes and materials, as well as different types of hair Could combine this issue with that of staticky hair Spiral hair ties are meant to be a solution to this, however they do not support heavier hair and get tangled in curly/frizzy hair 2. Utensil Holder A universal device that fits onto all types of utensils that prevents it from slipping into bowl/pot/cup Maybe it had a clip that can pivot, spoon changed from inside pot/bowl to \ Maybe the clip and allow spoon to stir, can easily glide around rim 3. Bottle Cap Universal bottle cap, eliminates the need for plastic ones, al

It's finally time to bring this shelf to life! The bases are each in one solid piece and will be laser cut out of MDF. The planks will also be laser cut out of MDF. The poles will be 3D printed. The sections where the poles attach will be created by "etching" them with the laser cutter. We will have to do one side, then flip the board over and line it up to do the other. I think this is the best way to ensure sizes are accurate, especially since there are so many. Here are the final 3 iterations of this design: Here are some photos of the pieces being made: First the poles were printed. Here are the planks being made. We started by etching the indents on one side, then flipping the board over, etching the indents on the other side, then finally cut the pieces out. There were some issues with this method. The main one being the accuracy of the depth of the etched indents. Some indents were too deep, affecting the integrity of the MDF. Going fo