Rethinking every detail about public use
I aimed to design products that complement and enhance each other while still standing out as unique pieces in their own right.
Also, I decided to create durable products that offer reliable and hygienic usage while keeping the same design language across the product range.
All motion components and mechanisms were also designed by me to ensure reliable motion and uniqueness.
Origins
Hygiene (or lack thereof)
You need to trust a public space to be clean (more since the pandemic). We are all familiar with not touching surfaces or putting down TP. My design needed to get the user to feel safe.
Process
To get my design considerations right I started with mapping my expectations from the set
First sketches
These quick and dirty sketches did not get me far. But as a result I decided to with a "waterdrop" shape with the form
Mechanical studies
These sketches acted as mechanical studies as I wanted to design the mechanical details from the ground up
Cardboard mockup
Later I made cardboard mockups to test some sketches' scale and usability.
1/10 3D print
Mechanical testing was necessary so I printed CAD designs in 1/10 scale. Here is a test video
1/1 3D prints
1/1 prototypes were made to test everything, mechanical, looks, ergonomics.
1/1 Prototypes
Garbage Bin
Fully 3D printed and working prototype with a leakproof interior container for easy cleanup.
TP Holder
Topside is flat to accommodate for a phone. The handle makes it easy to get up. Also with a custom designed lock system
Brush
Spring loaded flap mechanism with a brass antibacterial handle. With butterfly flaps
Product Renders
