ENVIROMAN
Design and development for a set of production ready eco-action figures. Worked directly with client to brand the identities for Green Machine, and Enviroman as they battled it out against the Global Warmer. Research was done into environmentally friendly plastics, and eco friendly packaging; the goal being to provide a completely green solution for a traditionally disposable product.
All models were built in SolidWorks. Figures consisting of nine moving parts, and I worked directly with the factory to design the products for production (injection molding).
PARALLELOGRAM TABLE
Parallelogram, a modular flat-packing table system, was designed with small spaces in mind; each table ships flat and can be folded up into a 20″ x 19″ x 17″ table. Assembly requires no tools. Hardware is included (2 bolts).
20″ x 19″.
Powdercoated Steel
Pink, Blue, Orange, Black, White, Gray
NY TIMES MAGAZINE
“Key” design for New York Times magazine, representative of rebirth and renewal.
CUBIC SWITCHPLATE (LIGHT) $8
The Cubic Switchplate was born in response to the economy. Its deceptively simple flat form made it easy to manufacture, pack, and ship. Sold to stores ranging form Think Geek to Uncommon Goods, and later branded for BC Hydro, the Cubic Switchplate was an effective, and affordable use of injection molding.
DESIGN GLUT DOES JEWELERY
In September of 2010 we reevaluated the direction of the Design Glut brand, and made a strategic decision to move exclusively into jewelry, and away from housewares. The new direction allowed us to streamline production, speed up the chain of logistics, and rapidly broaden our product line without raising overhead or taking on a large burden of inventory. The new line of jewelry, “The Future is Shiny” achieved it’s goal: retain the signature Design Glut style: quirky, affordable, conversation-starting pieces, while at the same time, dramatically simplifying logistics.
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
To fund “The Future is Shiny” jewelry collection, we turned to the community, and asked for help. One moth, many emails,
and just shy of $12,000 later the factory was working to make the collection real.
Rewards included pre-orders for new pieces in the line, discounted holiday gift baskets, hand written cars, and in invitational to a webinar on design and entrepreneurship.
CANDLESTRIP $60
The Candlestrip was designed in response to a design brief for an ICFF offsite show inDisposed, and curate by Dan Rubinstein and Jen Renzi.
The Brief:
“As environmentalism has infiltrated contemporary design, durability and longevity have become the buzzwords du jour… rejecting throwaway culture to prioritize permanence over the ephemeral—while trashing the very idea of disposability. That’s our loss. After all, are disposable objects inherently bad? Doesn’t disposability have some redeeming social value?”
A blend of past and present -These candles, in the form of cords “plug” into to a base resembling a standard powerstrip. Designed by Kegan Fisher and Liz Kinnmark. Get them here!
