The award winning Toybox design provides various box proportions to meet needs of NGO, charaties and aid organisations.

The project draws upon transformational design and innovation-in-use to provide ceative play opportunities to chilkdren in BoP contexts.

Communication of potential use within the use-context.

Following a transformational design approach, puzzle-piece design provides many transformation opportunities.

The improved design (design rights pending) of interlocking puzzle pieces provides increased building and creative play opportunities.

Puzzle pieces are easily extracted from aid cartan  on delivery.

Scenario-of-use concept board. The CARL seed funded project (UNIST UMI) explores conceptual designs for augmented CAD (computer aided design) tools for the front end of new product development. 

Scenario-of-use, concept board for CAD-AR tool & platform in support of copnceptual design ideation. 

Positioning of project space & aims.

Interaction design concept board.

The award winning design considers technical functionality & use potential as IoT (internet of things) product to monitor indoor plant health and well being.  In collaboration with ipd Lab .

Consideration of app. design, information display and interaction.

The award winning Plant Diary concept explores the use of various materials (concrete casting, moulded plastic) to create a unique product personality suited to its use-function.  In collaboration with ipd Lab .

Clearly defined problem statement, use-context and target user provide foundation, needs related design requirements & points of departure for the design. In collaboration with ipd Lab .

Expression and communication of use context and scenario. In collaboration with ipd Lab .

International award-winning design in collaboration with ipd Lab at UNIST.

Modular design work for mobility platform as urban transport provides multiple use options through transformational design. In collaboration Disegno T9 Lab, UNIST. For more.

Conceptual design for exteria form and possible stylistic directions.  In collaboration Disegno T9 Lab, UNIST. In collaboration Disegno T9 Lab, UNIST.  For more.

Design detailing showing location and function of parts and their use.  In collaboration Disegno T9 Lab, UNIST. In collaboration Disegno T9 Lab, UNIST. For more.

Working with the producer of Korean rice wine, the award winning project addressed both functional issues in a stop-cap design to reduce spill on opening. Directions for a further product line were also introduced around the theme of 'individual portion'. The company's brand identity and product personality also represented in re-design.

Various 'tamper-proofing' directions were considered, with sensitive consideration for brand and product identity. Click for more.

Re-design offered a revised and improved, tamper-proof lid with careful consideration for relationships between forms, product identity and personality.

Bottle volume and form developed with consideration of both functional issues and aesthetic consideration.

Origionating from Prof. Self's Product Design II course, this award winning IoT product is designed to provide information on food consumption and nutrition through measurment of food intake. The IoT (internet of things) product is aimed at providing opportunities for improved eating habits through provision of dietry information and advice.

An NFC board and load sensors measure food intake to provide information on nutrition and diet. See more.

Modula design provides opportunities for various meal and snack options.

Careful materials, form and finish choices provide fresh product aesthetic suited to use-function.

This award winning design provides reading support for dyslexics.

Reader Helper provides feedback on vocabulary through an innovative IoT (internet of things) design.

After identifying a clear problem, context and user group, the design addresses identified user needs to provide an appropriate solution to add value in its use context.

Consideration for ergonomic design requirements, including grip-type, were embebed within form language.