PRISM
WATERINGCAN
The idea behind this project was to play with translucent materials and the interplay between internal and external forms. Instead of interest coming from its external shape exclusively, it comes from its interaction with its internal structure.
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I started by researching diamond cuts and looking into the ways they maximize diamond fire - the colours resulting from the internal light refractions and reflections.
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In the end, the object's internal geometric cutout creates complex visual distortions, making something of a functional display piece.
3 weeks
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Solidworks
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Keyshot
1st Yr.
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Solo Product Development
The final product, designed with display in mind, holds ~0.5L. This makes for a can capable of taking
care of multiple small houseplants on one fill, while still being small enough to keep anywhere.
PROCESS
The design process started out with lots of quick initial form explorations, without any specific direction.
After developing a few form concepts further, specifically treating the can as a display object, inspiration came when considering transparency and thinking of the internal form as a completely separate body.