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ROLE
industrial design lead
RESPONSIBILITIES
BRIEF
lead design team, design research, user experience design, sketching and ideation, concept refinement, CAD, prototyping, oversee tooling and production, factory management, partner liaison, project manager
TOOLS
solidworks, keyshot, illustrator, photoshop, rapid prototyping, 3d printing, sketchbook pro.
Develop a concept to bring Neapolitan style pizza into the home. Creating an easy and intuitive method that makes for an enjoyable experience. Making the pizza should be as fun as eating it.
COMPANY
The Companion Group
TIMELINE
1 year
PROCESS
In-depth research into the history and process of making Neapolitan pizza. Hypothesize how to capture the same process using a gas burner. Hack apart our existing pizza oven and flip it on its head... literally! Test, tweak and repeat until we were confident with the functionality.
DESIGN
Use inspiration to begin form development, then refine. Build 1:1 models to understand scale within its environment. Send final CAD to factory to produce hi-fidelity/functioning prototypes for testing.
COMPONENTS
1. Door
2. Lid
3. Thermometer
4. Pizza Stones
5. Backstop
6. Base
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SWIVELING DOOR
The door hangs from a rail around the rim of the lid. This prevents the unnecessary removal of the door while hot.
ACCESSORIES
I developed a comprehensive set of companion accessories, ranging from pizza peels to a storage tote, to complete the pizza making experience.
WILLIAMS SONOMA EXCLUSIVE
This version was created with a unique gray/black colorway and launched exclusively at Williams Sonoma 3 months prior to its release anywhere else.
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