MIAD Prototype
Inspiration:
This bottle style was inspired by the Chinese finger traps which were typically made from bamboo. It is a myth that in the 6th century when Lao Tzu was in reign, the attackers would get confused in battle by the finger traps. Another inspiration for this project is Murphy from MIAD, he suggested that rather than making something that is collapsible i could try to make it storable in other ways |
Planning & Process:
Who I met:
The person I met was a student athlete who attends Reagan High school
I was surprised when I found out that they had a problem which was having carrying around a massive water bottle everywhere.
It would be amazing if we could create a convenient and storable water bottle that still carries more than 16 oz of water.
The person I met was a student athlete who attends Reagan High school
I was surprised when I found out that they had a problem which was having carrying around a massive water bottle everywhere.
It would be amazing if we could create a convenient and storable water bottle that still carries more than 16 oz of water.
Empathy chart:
Process:
In this stage I had made a written mind map. This was to encourage the flow of thoughts and new ideas during the process of thinking and sketching what they wanted. This was created by using paper and cutting them into strips that were about 1 1/2 centimetres thick then i cut a circle the diameter of a water bottle. I then took the strips alternated them in color tapped them down onto the circle making a sun shape and began to weave the paper together.
In this stage I had made a written mind map. This was to encourage the flow of thoughts and new ideas during the process of thinking and sketching what they wanted. This was created by using paper and cutting them into strips that were about 1 1/2 centimetres thick then i cut a circle the diameter of a water bottle. I then took the strips alternated them in color tapped them down onto the circle making a sun shape and began to weave the paper together.
Bibliography/links:
https://hyphenmagazine.com/magazine/issue-24-survival-winter-2011/resistance-futile#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20finger%20trap%20dates,subdue%20these%20outer%2Dworldly%20invaders.
https://images.app.goo.gl/NpW17bh7xoMVEit96
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shutterstock.com%2Fsearch%2Fchinese%2Bfinger%2Btrap&psig=AOvVaw2B4FqjOkqBrq4Li3AXeXeG&ust=1610117854259000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKiR3dSKiu4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
https://hyphenmagazine.com/magazine/issue-24-survival-winter-2011/resistance-futile#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20finger%20trap%20dates,subdue%20these%20outer%2Dworldly%20invaders.
https://images.app.goo.gl/NpW17bh7xoMVEit96
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shutterstock.com%2Fsearch%2Fchinese%2Bfinger%2Btrap&psig=AOvVaw2B4FqjOkqBrq4Li3AXeXeG&ust=1610117854259000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKiR3dSKiu4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE