University of Plymouth

API light

A light that uniquely mimics the rhythm of natural light. Using an arduino processor, it incorporates the movement of nature's light cycle to reduce Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Specifically focusing on aesthetics to stand out among existing products, it steers away from a plastic housing, adding warmer materials and colours to entice the user into a more enjoyable experience. All current solutions to SAD focus on the intensity of light, my interest is to look at this from another perspective. Still taking into consideration the lux levels required, but by having a coloured rhythm that influences your brain behaviour combined with a more aesthetically pleasing object, the colours being used are blue and red. The cycle is timed at one revolution per day, so to reveal the different coloured light throughout the day. The blue is projected at 8:00am and the red at 8:00pm and then a gradient throughout the day.

James Moseley BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Objects created by Aeolian processes: Side Table

To create this coral-like mould, Gavin used a hand-held sand-blaster to erode away a large block of foam. This creates a cavity that was used to cast jesmonite, creating a stiff structure with plenty of weight for stability.

Gavin Keightley BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Trees around Us

The appearance of wood today can be totally unrecognizable; many know little of the vast array of tree species that live around us. Through the process of marquetry, I use a series of natural and dyed wood veneers to create decorative designs for furniture, and aim to highlight some of the extraordinary types of wood, and open others up to a greater appreciation of the material itself.

Dylan Earle BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Moulded by Balloons

These fun stools have seats shaped by balloons filled with snowcrete. Before it sets, the steel legs are pressed onto its underside, forming a captive joint - eliminating the need for any fixings. You can choose whether to keep the ballon upholstery, or strip it down to a stone finish.

Ieuan Davies BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Babnana Papyrus

Veneered with papyrus from the banana tree, this Side Table applies a contemporary pattern to traditional cabinet making.

Scott Whitfield BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Overflowing Foam Stools

Fun, bright stools, yet completely useable, Finley's stools have a multi-layer inner core to achieve stability with the right softness.

Finley Osborne BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Not just a Pen

'More than a Pen' confronts the issues of a throw away society. By observing and designing around omnipresent value in public attitudes towards commodities, experiences and expectations of products can be tailored for individuals. Objectifying these attitudes through writing tools, I am looking to exceed monitory value though seven unique experiences including Lifelong design for assertive living and Home recipes for the holistic."

Ashley Scott BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Plastic Problems

Ceramic sculptures with a message about the harm that plastic pollution is doing to wildlife. A range comprising 6 animals ...

Leah Edwards BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Objects created by Aeolian processes

In creating this undulating shapes, Gavin invented new ways of manipulating a mould, thereby avoiding the use of expensive CNC machining. A range of candlesticks in earthy colours cast in jesmonite,

Gavin Keightley BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

CompSoap

As waste disposal become more problematic, we should explore ways of re-purposing it. Here Aaron discovers a long lost method of converting food waste into soap, and proposes a simple kit to help householders compose their own soap

Aaron Smith BA 3D Design: Product Designer

'Nudge' - Keeping hydrated

Many of us do not drink enough water daily, and this presents a real threat to our health as a nation. Harry summarises his findings into three prime reasons, and proposes design solutions to remind, encourage and inform.

Harry Palmer BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Clothing Clay

Capturing surface textures of fabrics and applying onto ceramics. Xingting likes the feel of her favourite textiles so much that she explores applying them to different pieces of ceramics. Come and feel them.

Xinting Zhang BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Ceramics

Ceramics decorated by illustrations of the past, present and future. Why not commission Georgia to illustrate your memories?

Georgia Nutley BA 3D Design: Designer Makers

Print your own

Many 3D printed parts either look very functional or are wholely decorative. Klark's range of lighting, low tables and writing desks explores the infinitely variable geometry that 3D printed joints give, whilst adding a decorative twist to it looks.

Klark Soper BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Second Life Bottle

As designers, it is our duty to do something about the state of our planet and help to improve our own future. Plastic pollution is a huge issue, one which I can only dream of trying to solve. It is not something that will just disappear over night, it is an issue which we all need to face head on. As designers, we need to start thinking about what exactly we are designing and why. There is no point designing a product that has a minimal lifespan just to feed this throw-away society we have created for ourselves. We all need to start using our heads instead of our wallets, and actually think about how a product may affect us in the long run, instead of how much it may cost us. So, this project looks at doing just that - standardisation of products. It looks at single-use plastic items and how they don’t always have to be ‘single-use’, there can be a secondary use for these items. We’ve become too used to using something once and throwing it away and not thinking about the consequences. What if we reused bottles instead of recycling them. What if a bottle can be used as a building block instead? If all bottled drinks adopted this design, that could mean 38.5 million blocks a day to build sheds, garden walls or even houses.

Laura Cooper BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Gender identifying Chocolates

Is it possible to reveal more about your personality by the way you choose everyday objects? Are you Questioning, Fluctuating, Experimenting, or Conforming? Emily uses a selection of 4 chocolates to try and identify which characteristic you belong to.

Emily Harden BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Can plastic waste be beautiful?

A passion for recycling led Finley to explore waste from a plastic extrusions company, and came across piles of overruns on the floor - excess plastic that flows out of the extruder at the end of a production run. Cutting them into slices, Finley revealed exceptional patterns, and decided to make a feature of them, demonstrating that there is beauty in waste.

Finley Osborne BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Objects created by Aeolian processes

A series of designs resulting from moulds that are created using sand-blasting into soft materials. Objects are then casted in jesmonite. This series are 3-legged candlesticks that reminds us of the qualities of coral.

Gavin Keightley BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Digital Homewares

As 3D printing becomes more accessible, Klark's range of tables and lighting explores different ways to achieve quick assemblies.

Klark Soper BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Skyline

A collection of wall and floor standing hangers Inspired by iconic city skylines, PK wants to bring memories of your travel back to your home. Current cities include London, Paris and New York, but he is open to commissions.

Paraskevas Kkolos BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Prosthetic Limb

‘Caudal’ is a swimming prosthetic that ables below-the-knee amputees in swimming. Made to fit each user, it aids by improving their swimming performance as well as reducing injuries and muscular imbalances within the residual limb. Also helping the wearer to walk to and from the changing rooms, it allows the user to become increasingly more independent and confident when performing leisurely swimming.

Alex Moorfield BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Clothing Clay

Capturing surface textures of fabrics and applying onto ceramics. Xingting likes the feel of her favourite textiles so much that she explores applying them to different pieces of ceramics. Come and feel them.

Xinting Zhang BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Vegucate

A teaching resource to inspire KS1 students to learn about growing plants at home.

Jack Riggott BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Armchair

A 'wireframe' armchair inspired by a project with Vitra. In steel and end grain ply.

Paraskevas Kkolos BA 3D Design: Designer Maker

Exercise Table

What do you do if you don't have a spare room for your exercise machines? Tom's proposal is to design an exercise station that is also suitable for your living room. The leather upholstered top gives the feel of professional units, and lifts off to reveal storage for accessories.

Thomas Stockton BA 3D Design: Product Designe

InFloat

InFloat is a revolutionary hybrid flotation device for water sports users. Designed to be un restrictive and comfortable for the user to wear yet at the same time providing 140 Newton’s of buoyancy. The hybrid design features both pre inflated closed cell foam and manually inflated bladders of air for the user to activate to allow a vast increase in buoyancy when in a vulnerable or dangerous situation. InFloat©️

Ross Perchard BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Rockabilly

Research shows that a rocking motion reduces anxiety while you are waiting for an appointment. Jasmine proposes a simple contract chair as part of a range of seating for waiting areas.

Jasmine Bayliss BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Healthy Living can be a Currency

What if you live healthily and get rewarded doing it? Ting proposes a credit system for schools and large & medium size enterprises to manage employees’ health during working hours. You can earn credit by changing your eating and working behaviour, store it electronically and get rewarded by redeeming lower prices. The range of machines can: • Reduce risk of heart attack and stroke • Reduce anxiety and depression during work • Reduce absence cause by illness and injury • Increase productivity by accelerate blood circulation and metabolism Credit can be store in the RFID chip of the company ID card, which can interact with card reader and mobile phone with NFC function.

Ting Ng BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Blue Planet Packaging: Quick decomposable boxes

A range of cardboard packaging made using timber sourced from Kielder Forest and bonded with low impact binders.. Printing is with eco ink, and is easily flattened for recycling.

Oliver Parrot BA 3D Design: Product Designer

Supernova

A range of large pendant lights inspired by the natural occurrence of a supernova, lit by its own sun. It’s black steel frame acts as a cage encasing the explosion of light within itself. It’s centre is a model of the supernova in fibreglass. To recreate the different colours and shades of a supernova, Jamie manipulates the light using stains. A project inspired by Vitra.

James Moseley BA 3D Design: Designer Maker