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samanthadel rosario

lift cocoon compact

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joeypackside

projectscrumple

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BIKES ARE awkward TO

BRING UP STAIRS

These are some of the market “solutions”

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MOCkUPS Testing and making functional prototypes was particularly vital to this design. I made several rounds in order to reduce the amount of steps when carrying a bicycle.

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FaST AND EaSYWhether you are going up one

flight or five, Lift is fast to set up and break down for daily trips up and down your staircase.

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elastic stretches from 7” to 15”

hidden magnets

YKK center release buckle

two part comfort pad and strap

lift BICYCLE ARM CARRIER

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TIME TO LEARN HOW TO BUILd a

MOdEL

rELax In YOUr Own wOrLd.

I was inspired by chairs that enabled the user into full relaxation mode. I wanted to sit in my own world.

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making a pattern of mold

bent veneer seatbent veneer back

FaBrICaTIOnAfter modeling the chair in cad, a CNC mold was made. I glued 5 layers of veneer around the CNC mold, then sanding and trimmed the excess shape. Two pieces, a front and back were made due to the small radius of some of the bends.

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cocoon SIT DOWN AND GET COzY

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LET’S TRAVEL IN STYLE AND PACK LIGHT

4”

7”

available room for storage

understanding the jacket pattern

LIGHTEn THE LOadI measured many different evening bags to see how much room the jacket could take up. In order to understand more about garment construction, I took a part a jacket so I could understand the pattern and understand how I could create a lighter weight jacket.

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FInaL COnCEPThidden back pocket

colored sleeve detail

petal collar

no lining, bright trim

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EaSY TO PaCkTurn the back pocket inside out and

the jacket scrunches right inside. Because the fabric is pre wrinkled, the texture of the fabric becomes a

style element.

compact TRAVEL fRIENDLY EVENING jACKET

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LIGHT CAN BE InTEraCTIVE AND PLaYFUL

INSPIRATIONI was inspired by the idea of crumpled paper, how the texture could be manipulated and decorative.

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Tyvek, durable paper like material Flex sensor technology Surface Mount LEDs.

Flexible lithium ion batteries Soft circuitry and wearable electronics

TECHNOLOGYExPLOraTIOn

tyvek

soft touch on/off switch

fabric circuit board

electroluminescent sheet

flex sensors

aluminum mesh

flexible li battery

induction coils

COMPOnEnTSAfter making the prototype, I detailed out improvements and changes to how the components would fit.

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flexible li battery

Flex sensors made of conductive fabric, thread, and velostat.

Soldering the resisters and flex sensor.Collaboration with my engineering collegue.

dETaILInG IT OUTI created a cad model designed flex sensors and collaborated with my engineer friends to design the circuit for the components.

LETS MAKE THIS wOrk

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embedded LEDs that turn on if curtain is pulled closed.

FUTUrE APPLICATIONSCrumple’s intent is to further the discussion of combining the propertes of soft circuit technology and interactive concepts. I believe that using flex sensor techonology with paper or fabric could create something interesting in future soft goods products. I plan to continue exploring further ideas with this concept.

experimenting with origami folding techniques and patterns

crumple EXPLORATION Of SOfT CIRCUITS AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

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MEDICAL PRODUCTS

DON’T HAVE TO STICk OUT

MEET kEVInMy brother Kevin is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, moya moya and is quadrapalegic. Because of his condition, he is unable to take food by mouth so he uses a feeding pump to receive medicine and formula.

The feeding pump is used while on an IV pole or in a feeding pump bag. The accessories to the feeding pump need to be redesigned for a home environment.

current feeding pump backpack

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THIS IS aLL HE Can FIT In HIS CUrrEnT PUMP BaG:

feeding bag and pump baby wipes and diapers extra formula, water, and containers

sun protection and pump charger

medicine and first aid kit

BUT wHaT aBOUT EVErYTHInG ELSE HE TraVELS wITH?

SOMETHING FrIEndLY

current feeding pump backpack

Unlike the current pump bag on the market, a children’s backpack feels familiar to parents and their special

needs kids. By adding a dose of personality to the bag, it becomes fun and familiar.

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MUSLIn COnSTrUCTIOnFInaL COnCEPTFUnCTIOnaL MOCkUPFOrM ExPLOraTIOn

THIS wOrkS!

THIS dOESn’T.

REfINE,rESEw,REfINE

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PACKrubber zipper pulls

front compartments for water bottles, extra formula.

quick open flap

carabineer clip side straps

pump tubing pocket

pull out handle

telescoping pole

top strap

1.5” caster wheels larger compartment for clothes, diapers

inner bag can be pulled out feeding bag packs in quickly

front pockets for extra formula large stash pocket telescoping handle

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at home bedtime on the go

joeypack A TRAVEL fEEDING PUMP SYSTEM DESIGNED fOR SPECIAL NEEDS

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side projects I always make time for craft projects. Over the years I’ve learned how to sew, knit and screenprint.

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tote bag projectTo continue using the skills I learned at studioFAR, I’ve been working on a simple expanding weekender bag design.

tech pack and pattern development I designed my own fabric via spoonflower.com developing the first pattern and mockup

samanthadel rosario

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