Portfolio - Sara Eskilson

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PORTFOLIOSARA ESKILSON

GROUP PROJECT:GARDEN FURNITURE SET

Garden furniture set including bench, chairs and table.

A simple, minimalistic outdoor furniture design, includ-ing 3 person bench, a chair, and a table. The furniture materials are weather resistant. The bench and chairs are designed so that the users can comfortably sit in and get up from. The table is at a height, when sitting town the user is not needing to stretch to reach and when standing up can easily place or remove items from the table.

SKETCHES

RENDERINGS

OUTDOOR FURNITURE SETHardwood and leather bench and chairs.

Available in a variety of colours.Matching hardwood and glass table.

CHAIR $100

TABLE $250

BENCH $200

WARM UPA handheld, portable device that emits heat.

A product to aid homeless people live more comfortably or safely.

The product should be of a price range that a homeless person could afford or that the government could supplement it.

The product should be portable as homeless people have no fixed sleeping area and therefore need to be able to easily carry their belongings.

The product should be safe to use and will not become easily dam-aged by the weather or other elements.

BRIEF

CONCEPTUALISATION

SKETCH MODELSSketch models made from a molding material, were used to investigate what shape should the device be, so that the user could easily and comfortably hold it in their hands.

Circular shape, with grooves for fingers Cylinder shaper, with grooves for fingers Circular

Cyliner shape, widening at both ends Circular, with a flat base and finger grooves

Cylinder shape, widening in the middle

Warm UpTurn handle to heat the device

GROUP PROJECT:THE ANTELOPE WATCHAn interactive watch for children with dispraxia and autism to aid in the organisation and development of fine motor skills.

BRIEF

To create a device that would help children develop their fine motor skills while improving their organisation skills. The device should be easily used by children and the development of the childs progress can be monitored by par-ent, guardian and teacher etc.

CONCEPTUALISATION

RESEARCH

There are a high number of children in Ireland being diagnosed with some sort of learning disability. It is estimat-ed that 1 in 4 children have a learning disability.

There is a lack of Special Needs Assis-tance in Ireland. Approximately 6,550 SNA’s to help children with learnig disabilities. Due to lack of SNA’s children with learning disabilities do not get the attention they need.

There is a lack of com-munication between parent, teacher, occupa-tional therapist etc.

In the modern market there is a higher demand for Ubiquitous comput-ing. There is a greater need and want for tech-nology to becoming more readily available to a user. Wearable technolo-gy is now seen as a fash-ionable thing to own.

CONCEPT GENERATION

The Antelope Watch is an exciting way to help children with autism develop their fine and gross motor skills and organisational skills. Through the inter-active interface of the watch, kids can view tasks that have been set out by parent, guardian, teacher etc and complete such task. A website available to parents, teachers, occupational therapists etc, can set these tasks and goals for the child to complete. Once the task is complete the guardian can reward them accordingly based on their goals.

The watch can be personalised based on the childs preference, this person-alisation includes the material and colour of the watch.

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

Protective Cover

Seal

Screen

Main Component Board

Battery

Button

Case

Strap

THE ANTELOPE WATCH

INFORMATION POINT

An information station for the new Dublin Institute of Technology Grangegorman Campus.

GRANGEGORMAN CAMPUS

Grangegorman is the new campus of Dublin Institute of Tech-nology, based in the north of Dublin City. By 2018, it will cater for over half of the DIT student popula-tion (approximately 10,000 students). The campus would cater to the various progammes D.I.T. has to offer including engineering, business, art and science etc. Once the campus is complete it will spread across 73 acres.

CONCEPT GENERATION

DESIGN BREAKDOWNSolar Panel

LED Lighting

Screen

Emergancy Button

USP Station/Charging Ports

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THESIS: COSAINT TROLLEY

A mobile unit for hospitals and healthcare environments,

that stores personal protective equipment.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Poor standards of hygiene and poor use of personal protective equipment in hospitals, lead

to patients contracting hospital acquired infections.

“Healthcare associated infections are one of the lead causes of preventable

harm”

KEY FINDINGS

There is poor compliance amoungst medical staff to adhere to the standards of the Health Information and

Quaility Authority’s infection and control

practices.

Bacteria are becoming increasingly

resistant to medicine. MRSA, KPC

There is a high cost in treating hospital

acquired infections. Each case can cost the

hospital thousands of euro.

One in ten patients will contract a hospiatls acquired infection

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

BRIEF:

To create a product that can store the basic personal protective equipment that nurses and other medical staff need to use on a regular basis before coming in contact with a patient.

Portable Modular Ergonomic

CONCEPT GENERATION

The Cosaint Trolley is a portable unit that holds Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be used in hospitals and other healthcare environments. The unit

promotes compliance with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) infection and control practices that help reduce the spread of Hospital Acquired

Infections. The ergonomically designed PPE dispensing system allows for PPE products to be readily accessible and encourages hand sanitising and donning of

PPE.

The unit was created to assist medical staff as they attend their patients without the need to go to various locations throughout the hospital where PPEs are stored.

The Cosaint Trolley holds examining glove dispensers, protective apron dispensers, smaller drawers for holding things such as masks, goggles, shoe coverings, head

covers. The unit has capacity to hold waste bins, a disinfectant hand gel dispenser and an area where nurses can make notes etc.

Despite Progress, Ongoing Efforts Needed to Combat Infections Impacting Hospital Patients’.

PROTOTYPING

DESIGN BREAKDOWN

Working Surface

Handrail

Modular Glove Drawer

Disposable Apron Compartment

Modular Equipment Drawer

Modular Equipment Drawer

Modular Equipment Drawer

Equipment Carrier

Sara EskilsonIndustrial Designer

sara-eskilson@hotmail.com