SYNOPSIS
An annual event for the junior industrial design class at OSU, the Winter Market is an opportunity for students to create and produce a product. The goal of the project is to create a housewares product and produce 10 or more copies to be sold.
TIMELINE
16 weeks (Fall 2020)
TYPE & TECHNIQUES
School Project, Collaborative // Research, Sketching, Prototyping, Sewing
Sketches
After completing ethnographic research on a previous topic, my teammate and I gave our findings off to our class. During this time, we were also given access to research from our peers.
By breaking down our classmates' research, we found that people usually interact with multiple objects, many of which are tossed out when done.
Our peer's research focused on the average college student who ordered food to-go. During the pandemic, there was a boom in online purchases students ordering food for to-go. The goal my teammate and I decided to create a system or product to help students carry their to-go boxes from dining to home. Below are sketches of quick ideas that came to mind.
Refined Sketches
Final Sketches
Prototyping
After presenting our ideas to a panel, the final concept that we decided to develop was mine. We decided that it was a great idea, but it needed refinement. Here, we started to create prototypes to understand the materials we would be working with. We also started to explore ways the bag could be used in-home, rather than just as a to-go container.
Final Product
After completing our final 10 bags, we sold them at the Winter Market. We utilized colored canvas and recycled vinyl to create our beautiful one-of-a-kind products.
