📦 Cardboard Carrier
2019 – physical prototyping
From a single piece of cardboard, create a carrier to improve the experience of carrying a vinegar bottle to a dinner party as a gift.
01. Project Objectives
Construction Objectives:
• must be constructed using a single sheet of corrugated cardboard
• may not include any fasteners constructed of other materials
• must be assembled, dissembled, and used during class on the due date
• may not include any fasteners constructed of other materials
• must be assembled, dissembled, and used during class on the due date
Conceptual Objectives:
• To pay close attention to the roles the carriers play that extend beyond mere utility to include rituals, such as dinner party gift giving
• To explore the structural and aesthetic qualities of the given material and use your findings in the development of your carrier ideas
• To generate various carrier ideas that address the unique challenge of transporting certain items AND serving as a gift package
• To explore the validity of your ideas through the making of sketch models
• To use each prototype that you make as a tool that informs subsequent steps
• To create carriers that are practical in their size, assembly, and carrying methods; but also unique, fun, and interesting.
• To create well-crafted carriers
• To explore the structural and aesthetic qualities of the given material and use your findings in the development of your carrier ideas
• To generate various carrier ideas that address the unique challenge of transporting certain items AND serving as a gift package
• To explore the validity of your ideas through the making of sketch models
• To use each prototype that you make as a tool that informs subsequent steps
• To create carriers that are practical in their size, assembly, and carrying methods; but also unique, fun, and interesting.
• To create well-crafted carriers
02. Developing The Idea
03. Physical Iterations
04. Final Iteration
