Author: CRISTINA CANTÓS

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FEEDBACK

Group 10 has done an amazing job working with the brefieng we proposed (despite the time management problems we faced Scarlete and I). But in MangoNaranja we think that everyone learns much more from their feilures than from their successes, that is why in our project presentation meeting we pointed out also the areas of improvement rather than only the good characteristics of the product.

POSTER 1: The solution proposed

The first poster we present is an objective analisis of the solution that Anatolian Eye has proposed : A cane that helps elder with their daily activities.

In this poster we show the features that they have decided to include in the cane. Every feature was clearly defined, executed, and carefully thought. GREAT JOB!

Points of improvement:

  • As clients, we proposed some ideas that we would have liked to see in the product. The designers developed some of those ideas but not all of them. We would have liked to know the reason why you decided to develop the ideas in one design deriection and not the other one.
  • In the concept generation you came up with very good ideas regarding the little details of the product, but when the refinement phase you removed a lot of those good ideas (that could coexist perfectly in the product).
  • Another point of improvement that we noticed is that you dind’t think outside the box during the concept generation phase and mostly all of the ideas provided were canes. We didn’t had a lot of diversity when choosing the concepts we wanted you to refine.

VIDEO: Prototype and Usage of the Solution

POSTER 2: The Solution VS the Briefing

The second poster is a more critical analysis based on the briefing we provided to our designers and also in the usage of the prototype. Each of the pictures is refered to a point of the briefing, and the numbers relate each criteria with a feature showed in the first poster.

We also show a bar of wich is the percentage of the characteristics meet. Almost all of them reach high values. GREAT JOB! You can see the point of improvement that we commented on the meeting in the right colum of each criteria.

As a resume we would like to say that we enjoyed working with you and we would like to encourage you to keep working as you did.

We also hope that we can stay in contact in the future !

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FINAL CONCEPT

The final concept is based on the selection of our customers. We were asked to further refine the idea of the carousel, but with more changes than in the last refinement.

Initially, this storage cabin had a capacity for an average of 36 preserves (depending on the size of the jars or bottles to be stored). Our customers asked us to reduce the capacity by half, as the users who live alone do not have the need to prepare so much food. At the last meeting we had, we discussed the best way to reduce the capacity: by making the cabinet lower, thinner or shallower. Our customers indicated that they just wanted to make it thinner. In order to keep the weight balance evenly distributed, in addition to making it much thinner we also reduced the depth a bit.

This change in dimentions, has lead to a modification in how the bottom notches ( the ones that store the bottle racks) are orientated. Previously, the bottle racks where inserted from the front, now from the sides . This decision (with the new dimentions ) increases capacity. We also had to dismiss the idea of having a drawer separation in the middle, cause the compact dimentions make it unnecessary.

Even so, our customers were still concerned that the cabinet might be too heavy to be moved only by an old man. The wood used in the furniture is plywood, which is already quite light, so the solution applied was to replace the tiles on the sides with wallpaper, thus preserving the Turkish-inspired decoration that our customers initially liked so much.

Lastly, our customers were concerned about the height of the interior drawers, because in the case of low canning jars, the user would not be able to see what food is stored in them. They asked us if there was a way to prevent this from happening. In our case, initially we stablished the height in order to provide stability and prevents taller jars from falling over, so the dimentions are quite tight. Our solution has been to replace the small labels that were originally placed in the trim, with a white board that takes up the whole front of the drawer. In this way the user can write down the type of food that is preserved, the date of packaging and the expiration date.

In the close up look of the oppening of the cabinet, number one refers to the fact that there is a horizontal groove through which the first slat of the door is inserted. This ensures that the door, when closed, will not fall under the weight of gravity.

In this sketch you can see the new geometries and dimentions. The rest of the features remain the same as in the previous concept.

Other considerations about the design

  • Dimentions of the crank
  • Metal details aesthetic
  • Wallpaper inspiration

Now we provide some videos on how does the carroussel and slider drum door mechanisms work.

Drum door mechanism

* This video includes handcrafted processes that might be inspirational for the mockup building

Carroussel mechanism

The carrousel mechanism is used in some existing products like for example a paternoster elevator, a shoe storage and much more industrial supplies storage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zedWwjg8CzE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBz_BYTSKI&list=TLGGry8DxgL4LF0yMTExMjAyNA

*As we asume that in 1 week it is not posible to create an accurate moddel of the mechanism, we also provide some other methods to make something similar and still functional. Focusing always in asuring the stability of the box storage.

For example: If you create a prototype in a reduced scale you can use the gears of a rolling tip-ex. To conect the drawers to the mechanism you can use some wires or sticks in the sides or that pass through (from side to side).

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Mango Naranja Refined Idea number 1

This is one of the two refined designs that Mango Naranja we want to present to our customers. After receiving feedback from our clients, it became clear to us that their favorite features of Cristina’s designs are: not having to bend down to reach the canned goods on the lower shelf, modularity and connection of the cabins, wooden materials and decoration of mosaic inspired by Turkish culture, the flexibility of storing preserves in different types of geometry and jar size, as well as the fact that spices can be dried in the furniture itself. Also the fact that it can be moved from the terrace to the kitchen

We have tried to put all those features in a single design. This design is based on the original design of the carousel system, from which several changes and redesigns have been made.

Changes Made

  1. A panel has been added to the base of the furniture to prevent humidity from the terraces from damaging the preserves.
  2. The legs have been changed to 4 swivel wheels that can be braked.
  3. The dimensions have been slightly reduced so that it takes up less space
  4. The carousel system has been modified. Now this is on both sides so that the crank can be changed from side to side.
  5. Points 3 and 4 allow modularity so that the user can choose if they want to buy 1 or 2 pieces of furniture, these can be arranged side by side or facing each other from the back.
  6. The geometry of the drawers has been modified so that bottles can be stored or a divider added.
  7. To store the bottles, simple concave-shaped bottle racks are provided; these, if not used, could be stored in the new lower panel mentioned in point 1.
  8. A metal rack has been added to dry the spices. This could slide along the back of the furniture with rails when not in use.

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Initial Design Ideas by Cristina

On a first inspirational phase, I came up with these two moodboards: the firs one regarding CMF (Colors-Materials-FInishes), the second one regarding mechanisms and construction ideas.

CMF:

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MECHANISMS:

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1st CONCEPT

This first concept consist on compact drawer.

As you can see, it is made for an efortless and ergonomic use. The opening of the door from top to bottom makes it unecessary to squat in order to take the objects in the bottom shelf. By making the crank spin, the carrousel starts moving and you can grab pots from the shelf you want.

It is meant to be an static furniture, that is why stands on legs rather than wheels.

The materials I was thinking for this drawer is mainly wood, specifically plywood that is light and aesthetically appealing. But the shelfs and crank will be made up of aluminium sheet metal. In order to have aluminium shelfs, it may be necesary to add anti-slip matts, like the one shown in moodboard 2. Other additional features may be: dividers for the shelfs or holders for taller bottles as shown below.

More on, adding tiles with a turkish inspirational mosaic in the side panels, will add this homey feeling. Also I do not exclude adding leds lights if necessary, maybe inside the drawer, the shelfs or by backlighting the tags.

Please take a look at the sketch to see the global view of all the datails.

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Complementary images for concept 1:

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2nd CONCEPT

This second concept consist on a horizontal cabinet with a metal headboard.

The cabinet opens smoothly thanks to two sliding drum doors. Inside you can find two standard shelfs, but depending on what type of conserve it is meant to be stored, you can add a cross-shaped bottle rack or a mechanical can dispenser. This structure is made up of paywood.

More on we have the metal meshes as headboard for the furniture. Its main purpose is for hanging the drying spices, but you can add on some other hangers for a bigger storage capacity (an example of those you can find it in the complementary images). The countertop willl have some tiles with a turkish inspirational mosaic in the side panels, this feature will add a homey feeling.

Also I do not exclude adding leds lights if necessary, maybe inside the drawer, the shelfs or by backlighting the tags.

Please take a look at the sketch to see the global view of all the datails.

Complementary images for concept 2:

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3rd CONCEPT

This last concept is a modular hexagonal vertical cabinet.

It is meant to used by attaching various cabinets in a lineal maner or rotatory, that for the furniture stands on wheels rather than legs like the other two concepts. To make it safer and static, those are braked wheels.

The attachment will be made by a hook fastener, disposed and leveled to the trim of the counter. The user can easily prepare the mechanism to be used, or fold it so it doesn’t disturb. And in this way, although the counter is not the principal object part, it is still usefull.

The structure is completly made of paywood, except for the counter, that has some tiles with a turkish inspirational mosaic in the side panels, this detail will add a homey feeling to the furniture.

Also I do not exclude adding leds lights if necessary, maybe inside the drawer, the shelfs or by backlighting the tags.

Please take a look at the sketch to see the global view of all the datails.

Complementary images for concept 3:

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Meeting 3/11/2024

Today we had a client-designer zoom meeting. As designers, group 10 were concerned about reflecting the culture and joy of Spain in the product. As clients we demand for the product not to look like a souvenir, taht for we provide some inspirational photos. We also clarify that there is no budget, we expect four our designers to be competitive with existing solutions; if results in an expensive product we expect to be justified with added values.

As designers, group 8 we made clear our due dates. We explained that now we are in a concept ideation phase. Next week we will expose the main concepts to our clients and in the following week we will start converging the ideas into 1 product. The final proposal can be finished by the end of November.

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This is a list of singers that are really famous among spanish elders:

  • Nino Bravo
  • Raphael
  • Sergio Dalma
  • Miguel Bose
  • Duo dinámico
  • Los Pecos
  • Pimpinela
  • Julio Iglesias

We found this random playlist on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXc64ZDuxOAN0

Google Maps

We attach this two other links that are the google map of a town in Spain. If you have time we encourage you to explore it.

The first one is from the “plaça”, the place where all the activities take place. The second one is from the park.

You can see the pavement and the irregularities of it, also how insecure may be to walk from one place to another in those little sidewalks

https://www.google.es/maps/@39.6658377,3.0750795,3a,75y,202.32h,76.86t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sltQTK9wMCEkEk6xCL4vAcw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D13.138240508111096%26panoid%3DltQTK9wMCEkEk6xCL4vAcw%26yaw%3D202.32331876600767!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.es/maps/@39.6639778,3.0732848,3a,75y,149.56h,79.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjjIu9S__fhNFfqHf779jig!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D10.864728944446199%26panoid%3DjjIu9S__fhNFfqHf779jig%26yaw%3D149.55940728673676!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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