
Course: Studio with Professor Raquel Velho (MS, PhD)
Group Members: Eileen Beres | Alex Brush | Bruno Morgado | Nampoina Randrianarivelo
Project Theme: Working Forwards: “The Future”
Project Learning Outcomes: Introduction to industrial design, problem definition, ideation, concept selection, and prototyping
Problem Statement |
“How can we as designers of the future provide luxury products for our users who seek comfort and a connection to nature in an underground residential environment?”
Ideation |
Early stage group mind-mapping session to collect ideas for future development
Outcome: Navigated creative mind-mapping while virtual

Concept Selection |
Outcome: Learned how to utilize Pugh matrices and create pin-ups to gather feedback from instructor and peers


Prototype |
Goal: To test the basic form and aesthetic quality we envisioned for our product
Materials: Carboard, paper, hot-glue, thumbtacks
Outcome: Prototyping while virtual
