Existing Trolleys and Accessories

Some more research done earlier relating to the trolleys that people have in their houses and the products/ items that you house in it.

Model

Materials Used:
- Teak Wood
- Leatherite
- Thread for stitching
- Thin gatta
- Dunlop ( Glue)

AutoCad Drawings

Front View and Side View




















Top View











Ergonomic Details

3rd Review Meeting : Minutes and Feedback

3^rd Diploma Review Meeting: 11/10/11 ; 45 mins

Those Present:

Kriti, Meena, Jyothsna, John

Work Shared:

- Samples of moulded and stretched leather.

- Prototype of trolley in wood and leatherite.

- Experiments to decide the optimal temperature and method at which leather is moulded and stretched.

- Answer to question ‘why leather’: leather cladding prevents termites and warping and stains from water spills. It also fits the vintage look.

- Sketches of Moulded pocket and moulded wine rack ( Approved) Medium: AutoCad and Sketchup

- Rough Costing

- Blog Content and Flow ( Documentation)

Feedback: From Meena and Jyothsna

- Use a thermometer to find the optimal temperature at which the leather stretches.

- Have a railing around the middle shelf to make the surface more usable.

- Have a good balance between the leather and the wood so that it looks visually cohesive and aesthetically pleasing

- Pocket at the back is good.

- Consider what the cost of the product is and how you have worked to make the product cost effective.

- Mention how you have developed on the properties of the material in the course of your project, how you have experimented with it and what you have learnt.

- There’s still a fair amount of work to do. So far you have kept to timelines well and produced good work – continue to do so.

- Keep up the good documentation work.

Meeting with John : 30 mins

- Adding a slider tray to keep the small items, just a 1.5 inch height tray, NOT a drawer.

- Decided what wood ( type and thickness) appropriate and polish to use.

- Autocad ok

- Try extending the handle to fit ergonomics.

- Try using araldite to harden leather, or use thin sheet metal embedded in two skins to create stiffness.

- Explorations are yours and are good, do the pocket and the wine rack as explorations and then test and see if they speak in the same design language.

Next Stage

- Final prototyping

- Finishing

- Costing

Leather Moulded Wine Rack : Detachable

Vegetable Tanned Leather Moulded into a Wine rack, screwed onto the wooden side with studs to house bottles.

Leather moulded pocket : Detachable

Vegetable Tanned Leather with moulded pockets strapped on to the trolley

Leather Moulded Wine Rack/ Slider ( Detachable)

Design Details of the mould and the leather attachments..

Leather Moulded Pocket ( Detachable)

Leather Moulded pocket which is detachable, with design details such as stitching, stud work, strap and button details.