Friday, 30 September 2011

Award Winning German Showroom Design



The German Showroom approached our class to come up with new and innovative ways to display their products.  The products are mainly household products ranging from solar panels to bathroom tiles.  These products however are ever-changing as new products which enter the market replaces other products on the floor.
The challenge was to create display stands/units which would be suitable to house any type of product of varying sizes.
My solution was to create a generic modular unit which is combined to offer various layouts according to the type of products to be displayed.  Seeing that the products are mainly household products I wanted  prospective clients to experience these products in a "homely environment."  Thus these modular units were combined to create a semi-closed space; and to create the idea of moving from one space into another.
My design won the 1st prize for the most innovative design. 











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Monday, 26 September 2011

On Top Prototype design



Once in your bed it's all about comfort.  So why cause discomfort when reaching for you book when you can simply swivel the drawer into your direction?  The small top drawer can be used for smaller "private" items such as money, jewelery and medication to mention but a few.  The middle tray allows for easy access for bigger items such as books.  The large bottom drawer forms the base of the cabinet and provides maximum storage space.  The reason for its square shapes are due to the fact that the bedside cabinet had to have to ability to be flat-packed.  Thus the top drawer fits into the middle tray and the tray into the bottom drawer.
The cabinet is easy to assemble; the parts are simply placed on top of each other and are held in place by means of a central axis system.  Its ability to swivel allows for unlimited placement within the room!