SoundStation_
A Portable Speaker for KAKKOII

The portable speaker is a nomad product within our urban environment; it hasn’t really found a place in our home or on the go. The SoundStation aims to give the portable speaker a place in our immediate environments by replacing the need for bulky desktop speakers. The SoundStation has two main functions: to charge the speaker and to amplify and enhance sound quality through sound reflection. It is portable, but easily finds a home near “power sources” that are more permanently fixed, thus replacing those bulky desktop speakers. Its minimal design is intuitive and easy to use, as well as practical for when you’re on the go (USB storage).

Urban Seating Project_
Material Experimentation & Sustainable Design

Material innovation is a rapidly growing trend in the design industry. This project explores how material experimentation can be the trigger for a design. Altering a materials characteristics can transform it to create a new use and thereby give it higher value.

This bench is made by weaving hemp rope around a cylindrical mould in a repeated pattern. It is then set with bio-resin. This gives the bench an almost magical aura as the rope, usually soft and flexible, takes on a rigid, solid form.