Final Project Part 1 – “What” Hello everyone, this report is about what I tried to build for my final project. As the name suggests I built a steampunk headphone stand as my final project. Due to COVID, I understand we lost a lot of resources and some of us had to change their scope…

The construction update on my main project is pretty evident from the pictures attached. I am through with the whole construction process for my project. I completed it last week with the steampunk bulb installed and the steampunk gear decoration all over the product. Product Constituents – Headphone Stand Steampunk USB Fan Steampunk Edison Bulb…

My aesthetic roots for my main project have been steampunk always. I looked a few other aesthetics but when I started ideating the product, I could not associate any other aesthetic to it. My whole design process, my procurement, all key aspects have been derived from Steampunk aesthetic. In the beginning, I thought of different…

Design Review Part 1 – “What” Inspiration and Existing Design – The main inspiration for this project was my aim to build a functional product matching my daily need. After identifying a specific need, I decided on building a headphone stand. For reference I searched for existing designs online, and discovered a common aspect in…

For my main project these are the top 5 constraints – Design – The design of my project is pretty straightforward, but when it comes to executing it, it’s comparatively difficult. The key challenge for the design is to implement all the design aspects i.e. the skull, the pipes and the bulb. The important things…

For my main project, I decided to work on a headphone stand as I drew inspiration from my day-to day needs. If I am building something, I would rather want to build that would cater to one of my needs. To start with different types of stands, I came across the minimalist aesthetic and the…

For my main project, I would really like to cater to one of my very basic needs, an organizer for my headphones and earphones. It is a pain to keep them around in my room as I don’t have a particular space or shelf assigned for that. I draw inspiration from the Steampunk aesthetic as…

Abstract The up-cycling project in this class, Aesthetics of Design is all about how you select leftover or unused materials and come up with a creative idea of building something using all of that, combined with an aesthetic of your choice. This in turn recycles the materials and creates an unmatched, blooming idea that was…

We did a design exercise using a product and an aesthetic. Product – Snowblower Aesthetic – Biker Culture

For my upcycling project, I draw inspiration from my day-to-day need of a folding table. This table has various functionalities and is used for a wide variety of applications. I have decided to draw ideas from the readily available products in the market and to further modify it in a way that it addresses many…

[1] Louis Monet’s 1816 Chronograph Chronograph is derived from the Greek words “Chronos” – the personification of time and “graph” – to write. The term is used to define a type of watches that differentiate themselves from others in terms of their functionality which typically is a combination of a stopwatch and a regular timekeeping…