Zari Modular Lamp

Zari Modular Lamp, 2024

Design an innovative product that can be manufactured with low-cost tooling methods and put it into short run production. Sell 10 of these products at the design showcase, Launchpad.

key takeaways

overview

class: Make 10 Product Studio
duration: 10 Weeks
professor: Steve Chinisis

tools:

Starting off with this idea of a manufacturing 10 of the same product, I brainstormed the best product to try and sell to this audience of designers and college students. I chose to create a customizable lamp.

inspiration

What is inspiring this design?

initial ideation

After I established the product I wished to manufacture and my inspiration behind the design, I started the ideation process through sketching. I wanted to focus on this idea of customizable and/or modular lighting.

refinement

After I ideated a little more I decided to hone in on this idea of a geometric and modular lamp that gives off the feel of glass beads on a golden thread of light! I also began to focus more on each peice of this product and the manufacturing it may take to create these lamps.

prototyping

branding & marketing

As I finished up making all 10 lamps, I wanted to take this product a step further by creating some very strong and intriguing branding for it. I also had to take into account my bill of materials and find a fitting price for each lamp to sell at. My profit margin was $30.00 per lamp. Here is my process below:

Thank you for looking through my process of designing & selling the Zari Modular Lamp!
(We are all sold out!)

key takeaways

1. Understanding of the start to end product journey.

2. Bill of materials and profit margins.

3. Marketing and branding incorporated with the ideation of the design process.

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anjani.dabkara@gmail.com

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