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Melker Molin - Portfolio 2011

Portfolio 2011 - Melker Molin, Umeå Institute of Design - Bachelor of Industrial Design

CVEducation Skills

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design Umeå Institute Of Design 2008-2011

3-Dimensional form - Wood Nyckelviskskolan 2007-2008

Military service, Platoon Commander Command Control Regement Enköping 2006-2007

Digital Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign PremiereAlias (basic)Rhino (basic)SolidWorks (basic)Office package

AnalogModel buildingMockup makingWood/MetalPlasterWelding Sketch pen/pencil/marker

ContactMail: [email protected]: +46 7350 231 21Address: Yttersta Vägen 20 A 178 90 Ekerö Sweden

Other

Language: Swedish native

English fluent

10 weeks Internship at AGO in Stockholm,

spring 2010.

Melker Molin


Content

Opalum MoveDegree work 2011

Hollow PhoneForm project 2009

Additional Work2009-2011

TwistPark Bench ContestVästerås 2009

Hot TeamShovel for road workers 2010


Opalum Move - Degree work 2011


Start pointThis project explores the behaviour we have with sound and music in our homes. Internet anddigital media have changed our way of using musicproducts, but the products have not implemented thebenefits from the new way of consuming music... yet.There are several reasons why I chose the home formy project. The main factor is that the home is a placewhere we have time and feel secure. That, in combinationwith stroke research that proves how music trainsand stimulates the brain in a positive way, made mychoice simple.I also identified a behavior, both in myself and otherpeople, that you have a good music system in yourliving room but you can not use it when you areelsewhere in your home.


FindingsI have had a human-centred design approach during the whole process: I analysed the behaviour and needs from the users in the home. One clear fact stands above the rest; people want to listen to music in all rooms at home. This together with my desire for innovation lead to a mobile speaker.


Collaboration partner

Opalum is a brand for the company Actiwavethat have a patent on digital filter for sound. Thismakes Opalum a unique brand on the market.Their speakers do not have to obey the acousticlaws to the same extent as other speakers.Their speakers also include an amplifier and arewireless. This was perfect for me; I could focusalmost entirely on the behaviour of people andthe design for the user instead of following the acoustic rules to make the best out of them.


Form developmentFor the development of my concept I initially sketched abstract shapes inspired by music. Then I developed the form with physical models to find an attractive shape that is made for mobile usage. At the same time, the shape expresses melody and music.


ResultDo we need more than one speaker? Instead of having a whole system for each room, I created a mobile speaker you can use with all your multimedia products. The speaker is active, which means it has a built-in amplifier. The music is streamed to the speaker using the wireless DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) system, and these together create a wireless stereo system, all in a hand-held unit. In addition, you also have a remote control covered in touch-sensitive fabric so you have all your music at the tip of your finger. From this remote you can change volume, switch songs, change the source and much more. To power it all, the speaker is driven by a high capacity battery that charges through induction discretely in the dock. The shape of the speaker is reminiscent of an instrument, and will create a benchmark for what a mobile speaker canlook like in the future.


Scenario

The remote can be detached The speaker is held up by gecko imitating material

The music is streamed trough DLNA Enjoy your music wherever you want

To see a online exhibition of my project at the UID website. There is also a 5 min video of me presenting the project at the event. Please go to this page: http://designtalks.dh.umu.se/projects/enjoy-your-music.aspx To watch a short presentation movie for the project, please visit my vimeo account: http://vimeo.com/24323636


Twist - Competition finalist 2009


Create a unique public bench and exhibit in Västerås over a summer. The shape is made so people will face eachother and are encouraged to speak more. The seating area leans for different seat heights and also so water will run off.

Brief


Result

My goal was to surprised people with a shape

that they did not expect in a wooden bench.

The bench was 3Dmodelled in Rhino and then

milled at a wood workshop in Västerås.


Hot Team - Innovative shovel and pic 2010


BriefeTo minimize the dangerous physical strain that follows road construction. Focus is to improve the shovel and the wedge-pointdigging bar ergonomics without considering the heritage of the tools.

GoalThe goal was to prevent the injuries workers sustained after long-time use of hand-held tools. Many of the motions cause great pain in shoulders, back, elbows and wrists

Context

The context of road construction

contains a lot of stressful ovements

and heavy cognitive input. With this

in mind, the hand held-tools cannot

be an obstacle, they should be a

extension of their bodies..

Brief


Method - Hot TeamThe team membersconsist of a core andwith other members that rotate between theteams.My final team was:

Malin Andersson

Arash Karimi

Melker Molin

Tor Hauksson

Jesper Målsten

Hanna Olausson

John Vikström

Transparency

All research, conclusions and

concept development are put

up on the walls at each of the

teams’ offices. This means that

all information is shared with the

whole group.


Concepts

We made lots of working mock-ups from

our concepts and tried them out with the

user. Thereafter we evaluated them with

different methods to ensure the best

concept would become further developed.

ConclusionsOur research confirmed the tatisticsof overall working injuries within theindustry.We also found out that it is the shovel that causes most injuries.


Form


Shovel, Our solution provides excellent posture for the user while using the shovel. The shape itself works as a big shock absorber. The handle contains a shock absorber too which can be changed separately. The back handle can be rotated so the wrist stays in an ergonomic position so you always have a firm grip. The front grip can providedifferent grips to allow the user to change dependingon the task.

Result

The frame works like a

shock absober. Here is a

render over the moment in

the material during impact


Result


Hollow Phone


The goal of this project wasto play with our expectations inproducts. A phone is usually a solidshape that feels heavy unless it’svery thin. But what if the shapeitself was hollow? Can the phonepossess a lightness?

Inspiration

My inspiration for this projects comes

from other products that have played with

hollowness to create a function advantage.

Method


Hollow phone moves your - theviewer’s - mind away from theordinary appearance of telephonesat home.The light helps to indicate incomingcalls, battery status etc.

Result


Additional work


Laser CutterThis work was done in thelaser cutter at school. To the leftand below are form studies Imade on my own to make a twodimensional shape 3D.To the right is a sun dial that I madeduring an art course with the themeTime and Contrast.


Laser Cutter


Chess BoardThis is a chess board I made for myself in the springof 2010.I was inspired by simple chessboards I sawmade from metal pipes.I wanted to try to make a really simple design for thechess pieces. I started with a cube, subtractingmaterial in diffrent ways that seperate the pieces.The board itself also works as a storage compartment for the chess pieces.


Photography


Aquarell

ContactMail: [email protected]: +46 7350 231 21Address: Yttersta Vägen 20 A 178 90 Ekerö Sweden

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