what:
FLOR is a tessellating organizer comprised of five, petal shaped pieces. It is designed to contain small devices and miscellaneous objects and can be arranged as a whole, or in separate pieces. It also includes a wireless phone charger.
why:
My goal was to create a beautiful form that I would use in my own home. I wanted the pieces to loosely tessellate in unique ways, to amplify the visual effect of something boring like and organizer.
who:
This was a solo project, taking place over the course of 4 weeks
FLOR
How can I create cells that are, in and of themselves, interestingly shaped. And how can I simultaneously ensure a modular and unique composite form?
ideation
To better understand the pros and cons of each concept, I made modifiable paper and foam prototypes. I appreciated a new model I made that resembled flower petals the most.
prototypes
Using orthographic drawings, the design was finalized so that a buck could be formed from XPS. This allowed for consistently vacuum formed cells.
vacuum forming
The organizer contains ordinary objects, and no object is more ordinary these days than a phone. I created an accompanying wireless charger fitted with an arduino nano that uses LEDs to indicate when the phone is charging.
wireless charger
