The archive
Everything that did not make the front page: concept studies, research prototypes, craft, sketchbooks — and the ideas explored along the way.
Exxact & wiring ranges
Schneider Electric. Three global ranges, 200+ products.
iSwitch
Concept · Schneider. A switch that recognises touch and gesture — one interface for many appliances.
Switched socket
Concept · Schneider. The plug can only be removed when the appliance is off.
Dimmer & light guide
Schneider Electric. Ray-traced optimisation for a uniform glow.
Augmented-reality catalogue
Schneider Electric. See a product in place before it is installed.
Patented fixtures
Schneider Electric. Snap assemblies and adjustable locking, granted in Europe.
Rehab gym
Penn · Recupero. Compact stroke-rehabilitation gym with haptics.
Demand Response Advisor
Penn. UI/UX for peak-demand reduction. $50K prize.
Immersive vest
Penn. 81-actuator haptic vest for 4D cinema.
Aura
Penn · team of two. A bedside mindfulness companion shaped by conversations with yoga teachers and mindfulness researchers.
Capsule
Penn · team of two. An at-home hearing test.
Fresh
Penn. An app that reads a grocery bill to keep daily needs organised.
Water purifier
One World Environment. Modular, rugged and easy to assemble, for an NGO.
Quadcopter
Penn. Injection-mouldable cover and carbon-fibre frame in eight parts.
Wavelet
Penn · team of three. A wearable band for scuba divers to signal one another.
Fabric façade
Penn · team of two. Fabric-formwork cladding inspired by Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal.
Protheus
Penn · furniture. A chair from yoga postures, no moving parts.
Kulhad
Craft. Cup, saucer and handle carved from a single sphere.
Letter opener
Craft. Carved from a wooden blank with power and hand tools.
Team Ashwa
RVCE. Formula SAE Australasia, 2005.
Car studies
Sketchbook. Silhouettes and perspective studies.
Charcoal
Sketchbook. Charcoal drawing.
Perspective room
Sketchbook. A room in perspective.
Portrait
Sketchbook. A portrait study.
Ideas explored · 40
Some were prototyped, some became companies, most stayed in pencil. Select one to read its note.