Industrial - Bachelors

Modul

Inspired by a wooden pegboard this product features a modular layout with versatile pegs to hold material samples onto the board. This board is used for the display and comparison of materials to aid material selection in bespoke product settings. Things like custom furniture, kitchen or bathroom fitouts, architecture.

Joshua Wataman

A Modular Solution to Product Material selection

Product Justification

Through research into customer experience in bespoke furniture design the research gap for this product was identified. When buying high-end products the customer experience and enjoyment of the process were found to be more important to customers than typical criteria like price economy or basic functionality. Within this customer experience elements like physical interaction with materials, inclusion in the design process and communication with the company were found to be key in influencing customer decision making. With this product I set out to create something that facilitated physical interaction with materials to inform customer decision making, bring more customer engagement and hands on interaction during the design and customisation process, and encouraged communication with the designers.

Versatility through simplicity

During the Design phase of this project many different iterations of the pegs were explored and tested. I arrived at the conclusion that keeping the peg simple would allow it to hold most material samples and therefore service the most industries. Making a single peg that could hold most samples well enough was better than making multiple pegs which are specialised for certain material types. Having a single peg design makes it easier for companies to prepare their material samples as they all require the same modification to fit the board. The final peg design can fit large and solid samples like timber or metal through a simple hole drilled in the sample close to the size of the peg so it can slide on easily. Samples can also be simply cut to size and placed on top of the pegs. For smaller and soft samples like fabric or leather, the cap nut screws off the top of the peg for samples to be slid on with a simple hole punched in the sample.

Usability Considerations

While designing this product the use case for it was considered and tested to ensure the product was suitable for static display and dynamic use. To service this the product was designed with features to help carry and transport it more easily, carry straps on the back of the board, peg storage included on board for ease of transportation, and size was kept between an A3 and A4 sheet of paper so the board was big enough to fit pegs and samples on the board yet small enough to carry easily. Elements like the fold out easel and flat design allow it to be easily displayed for multiple settings, a showroom, an open house, a client meeting.
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Exhibition Poster – Joshua Wataman – Modul
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Joshua Wataman

Josh is a Designer who is passionate about making tangible products and exploring materials. His Design journey began in his high school woodworking and design class where he fell in love with using all the different tools and machines trying to turn his ideas into real products. Since then he has been nurturing this passion through studying Industrial Design at QUT and bridging into furniture design.