Housewares
2014 To design a solution that meets relevant user needs in housewares products. Housewares are portable products used to improve everyday lives. Students will design products that exist in one of the following categories: -Tableware, Serving Products and Accessories -Kitchenware -Cleaning products Focus for the assignment will be on meeting needs of extreme users in a way that benefits other users as well. In order to uncover insightful unmet needs for these users, students will combine techniques that develop observational and empathic skills. This assignment is not about creating new, unnecessary and over-designed products. It’s about improving a simple, time-proven design that is worth redesigning due to relevant unmet user needs and wants. T.A. Alex Bennett Student Work: Brendan Babiarz, Evan Cincotta, Koby Trout, Emily Moore, Sydney MacMillan