15.9 Millionstudents enrolled in college and

1/5living in dorms.

$1,529.45expected spending on college merch

$5.43 Billiondorm and apartment furnishing.

User Interviews Market Research

uncomfortable

poordesign

dark

rules

impersonal

dysfunctional

confined space

small

dirty

ugly

BEDSIDE LAMPProblem

STORAGE UNIT WITH POWER OUTLETS

Elegant Home Furnishing PiecesA collaborative effort between Babson College of Business and Olin College of Engineering students developing furniture pieces for apartment furnishing.

174 User Statements from Interviews

College students are messy.

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Concept Generation & SelectionPROCESS

Preliminary SketchesUser Needs Matrix

Concept Selection Matrix

Priortized the 174 statements into categories.

Priortized the 174 statements into categories.

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PrototypingPROCESS

Sizing & Light Bulb Testings Solidworks Laser-Cut Paths

front

bottom

top

team 2 dorm furniture dimension sketch

10 inch

right

back (top)

back (bottom)

left

topbelow

innerwallright

innerwallleft

innerwallbottom

back front

10 inch

7.75 inch

10 inch

2 inch2 inch

2 inch 2 inch2 inch

2 inch

d=0.75inch

2 inch

2 inch

2 inch

1.75 inch

1 inch 1 inch

1 inch

2 inch

10 inch

6 inch

6 inch

2 inch

2 inch

.25 inch

.25 inch

2 inch

2 inch

8 inch

d=2inch

d=1.25inch

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Alpha PrototypeFINAL PRODUCT

Product in Use

Product Description

Dimension: 10” x 10” x 10”2 standard lights with a dimmer switch3 power outlets and a dish for cord organizationLaser-cut thin acrylic sheets, assembled by hand

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