Rationale: Arachni- Key Holder + Reminder paper weight
Arachni, is a magnetic key holder both ornamental and also functional with an added paper weight feature for keeping memos or reminders under, because the key storage would be a place that receives a moderate level of attention daily in a household, it can be used by members of the household to remind themselves or other members of the household about things-to-do, shopping lists etc.
The Arachni key holder is inspired by the wolf spider, in the way that the wolf spider is a species of spiders that carry their offspring on their backs until they are old enough to survive on their own, this happens because the wolf spider is very protective of their young, leading to the conclusion that their offspring are very precious to them and not wanting to lose them. The ideas of keeping something very precious and not wanting to lose something, gave me the idea of designing a key holder that resembled a wolf spider and the keys resembling the spider’s ‘offspring’.
Arachni is made up of three main parts: The key holder which resembles the body of the wolf spider uses a series of magnets integrated in the body for holding up the key rings of the keys.
The paper weight which resembles the head of the wolf spider is actually separated from the key holder for easier usability of the paper weight.
The final part of the Arachni is the supporting base which helps to keep the key holder and paper weight together.
Arachni is made up of three main parts: The key holder which resembles the body of the wolf spider uses a series of magnets integrated in the body for holding up the key rings of the keys.
The paper weight which resembles the head of the wolf spider is actually separated from the key holder for easier usability of the paper weight.
The final part of the Arachni is the supporting base which helps to keep the key holder and paper weight together.
As for the colour scheme of the Arachni, the key holder and paperweight are both black to maintain a more similar connection to spiders as most species of spiders either have a dark brown or black body colour mostly for camouflage, but just so that the Arachni product itself isn’t camouflaged or lost, the supporting base of the Arachni is a sharp red outlining the body of the Arachni through such contrast.
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Very well done with your job. Especially with the paint job! I like your design and how you have incorporated two factors to it while still answering the brief.
ReplyDeleteOne way you could have improved your design could be to have a in built spinning aspect to the larger part of your design to make access to the keys easier
nice work Dom the paint job looks amazing. your model looks sleek modern and its as though it came form the future, i am not convinced the smaller circle is needed though.
ReplyDeletei like the design very much, the paint job is really well done. the red base helps people clearly see where you placed the product. this product answers all questions of the brief.
ReplyDeleteone thing you can improve on is the smaller note holder, it looks like it is really smooth and would be hard to lift up, you should engrave some kind of hole for the user to lift it up easier.
The overall look of the design is really nice, especially the paint job on it. But I'm not sure the magnets will be able to with hold something heavier, such as large chunky keys etc.
ReplyDeleteI love the overall look and form of it! The paint job looks lovely and the magnets blend in nicely. However the smaller dome doesn't seem to have as much use with the larger one so blatantly obvious.
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