In the beginning of the previous week I have generated a couple of ideas that I would like to consider for further prototyping:
- CARRY-ON HOLDER FOR BATHROOM UTILITIES (TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE…)
This idea was inspired by my recent arrival to Shanghai and realization that while in the past 6 years I haven’t been living in one place for more than 4 months, this product has always been something I ended up buying on the place and sometimes it hasn’t been easy (I still didn’t buy it here cause cant order from 淘宝). I would sometimes just end up getting some cup to put my toothbrush, but it would often make the cup unusable after a while as the taste of toothpaste would be engraved into it. I am still doing some research about possible solutions for it, however the main problems that I have defined and which I am going to be aiming to solve in this prototype are:
- easy-to-clean surface
- foldable and easy to transport in a backpack (+ weight element)
- easy to use everyday at least two times (the mechanics should allow easy extraction and insertion of objects
- multi-use: maybe something that could allow storing multiple-sized objects (hairbrush? scissors? cotton pads? ear sticks?)
sketches + photos pending….
here, I will try to research more mechanisms and folding structures to achieve the results. going to start with cardboard, but for further prototyping going to have to use materials that won’t break if something moist is interacting with them. not sure what yet.
- MULTI–USE COMPUTER/IPAD HOLDER
yes, there are so many of them in the market right now, however as I have tried a lot of them, I was able to identify several issues that none of them could address completely and that I will try solving in my prototype:
- size + weight(most of the holders I tried are very heavy and I just ended up not even bringing it to school with me as I didn’t wanna carry it around)
- visual appealing + safety (most of them are ugly and pointy and unsafe. I imagine someone tripping over the table and a stand could be the reason for a serious injury)
sketches + photos pending…
again, folding structures. probably going to use cardboard for most prototypes.