LEGS
Utilising additive manufacturing, purposefully design a childrens ‘keepsake’ to incorporate clean plastic waste from Queensland Children’s Hospital that is unable to be recycled through current plastic recycling facilities.
2024
Product Design
Ideation
I aim to limit 3D printed components exceeding 50% of the final project
The project utilises six unique pieces of plastic waste provided by the Queensland Children’s Hospital, later referred to as WP_1 through 6.
My inspiration for this project greatly stemmed from my own experiences of playing with toy animals as a kid.
Following the sketching process, not only did the pieces seem to fit the horse’s profile most accurately, I recognised that creating a horse could also allow children to impose their own perception of the animal onto the product. My peers perceived the initial silhouette as a horse but also a dog, pony, zebra, unicorn and giraffe.
Modelling & Production
Form and tolerances dictated the greatest changes throughout the process.
The final model was completed using Fusion360. The product is printed in two separate pieces connected using a push fit clip, which eliminates additional adhesives.
This clip allows an effortless user interaction of the head moving up and down.
The pieces can be printed in the same print, totalling in just under 3 hours of printing time.
The product is printed using white filament to allow children to paint or colour the toy, deepening the connection and attachment the child has to the product.
Using 3D printing further, this design can be easily adapted to transform the toy into other animals using the same pieces (eg. Extended neck to create a giraffe, horns to create a rhino or unicorn).
Final Product
