Final year project
Kure is a multifunctional juicer that encourages healthy living and limits… [Read more]
Kure: zero waste juicer
Kure is an environmentally conscious domestic juicer. The focus is on consumers with medical conditions who will benefit from the cold pressing process, which ensures maximum nutrients are maintained, although will also appeal to those with a healthy lifestyle.
Kure: an improved user experience
Kure provides an innovative solution to utilising the pulp thereby reducing waste. The juicing process is streamlined which encourages maximum use, increasing customer satisfaction.
Kure: electro mechanical product
Kure has been designed from the inside out, ensuring the internal components lead to a nutrient rich juice. Function being the central point, whereby a sleek compact design with desirable branding followed.
Kure: streamlining the juicing process
Users load the vegetables; they will be chopped and then pressed to create a cold pressed juice. The compressed pulp is dehydrated in the chamber; resulting in a fresh cracker.
Live projects: Ukiyo purpose
Ukiyo: (n.) living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life. “The Floating World”.
Ukiyo inserts the positive benefits of nature within one’s bedroom by mimicking natural sounds, lighting and scents to stimulate sleep and awakening. Whilst locking away and charging the users phone. Please follow the link; https://vimeo.com/389916926.
Live projects: Ukiyo app
Ukiyo comes along side an app which runs in parallel with the function of the product. It tracks the users sleep and keeps a record of this. This is used to suggest bed times, allowing the product to know when to flash and alert the user, when it is time to put their phone away and wind down.
Live projects: Ukiyo user journey
The form has pulled inspiration from nature, whereby the main unit is resemblant of a pebble. This sits on a base which has the effect of ripples of water. Where the frequency between each rib has been considered to give the subtle effect of a puddle reacting, as if a stone was placed on it.
Placement: advertorial
Advert for Jersey Finance, featured in the Financial Times, working closely with the client to create a 3D asset which was used across an array of platforms, to promote their event.
Kenya Smith
With my passion for health and sustainability at the forefront of the design process, I deliver creative and innovative products with a fresh and sleek aesthetic without compromising on functionality.
I am passionate and enthusiastic about product innovation and design. In such a fast paced world I ensure I am up to date on new products, technologies and design styles and continually analyse changes to consumer trends and lifestyles. I have a rigorous approach to designing products, my attention to detail ensures that both the functionality and aesthetics of the product are developed, evolved and refined. I have demonstrated my ability to do this within a set time frame, both during my time at university and in industry working at Switch. I have excellent communication skills and I am able to develop a rapport with clients to ensure that I can best meet their needs, a skill which I have developed whilst working at a ladies boutique (since I was 13), a catering company and a digital design agency. I work well in high pressured situations and I am efficient, proactive and a problem solver working well both in teams and independently.
Final year project
Kure is a multifunctional juicer that encourages healthy living and limits the amount of food waste
Awards
'20 Diploma in International Studies.
Experience
I was able to study at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for six months, as part of an Erasmus exchange. I enjoyed embedding myself in a different culture and observing the sustainability and simplicity of Scandinavian design on a daily basis. This was followed by eight months working at Switch where I developed my knowledge and experience of using software. I used 3D design and Adobe CC on a daily basis with a particular focus on: InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects and Cinema 4D.
Placements
January 2019 - September 2019
Design Intern, Switch