Design client: MYKEA The personalized home-accessory company founded by disgruntled Ikea employee Mailing Wu, MYKEA is like an Ikea for your back-scratchers and sporks. Citing the recent spike in burns caused by home-espresso machines, they’ve commissioned you to develop a MYKEA MyCup MyCoffee grabber according to the followings restraints:
Aesthetic Consistency: MYKEA is known for their sleek and simple designs. Design with Ikea in mind.
Form: If you’ve ever purchased an Ikea bookshelf, you know their motto is “Some Assembly Required.” Your employer requires that your final product consist of at least two pieces.
Market flux: The acrylic market has recently tanked, and supplies have tripled in cost. For this reason, emphasize modeling and engineering design over extensive prototyping. Use as little prototype material as possible.
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My selected design used gravity to push the pieces together to create a secure grip on the cup. The sleek two piece design achieved the design objectives and also used low material quantities.