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SAFETY & ECO DESIGN

BY GUILLERMINA

Projects inspired by technical advances to improve driving safety and comfort.

— FIBERDIODE

Lighting prototype


— PURPOSE

Avoid dangerous situations. Sustainable design.


MATERIALS

Optic Fiber

Fiberdiode is an illumination method that combines design and safety. Its development has researched improve vehicle illumination, but more than that, it has motivated the protection of people and animals in adverse conditions.


The current illumination systems have higher power compared with the olds. Nevertheless, they don´t give us effective protection in case of an accident, break down, or if only a simple light bulb burns down. How can technology help us? In this project, I want to find a method to avoid and protect from accidents.

Project Finalist at international level

— FREEBOUND 3D

3D Printed Gear Knob


— PRINT & CUSTOMIZE

Inclusive Design


— MATERIALS

Recycled filaments

Freebound is a prototype of usual objects that can break exposed to diary use. The goal is to create simple elements we could repair with a 3D printer and assemble easily at home. We could avoid the manufacturing process and protect the environment with less pollution.


This gear knob is an object that suffers repetitive use while driving. If we have a computer and a 3D printer, we could design or download/purchase a 3D design and print it at home. We also could develop a product specifically for people who don´t find a gear knob that fits with them (personalised or for any person with a type of disability). After printing them, you only have to add a steel thread to assemble at the car.


— SAFETY

Sunhield


— DESIGN

Front windows


— TOYOTA SPAIN CONTEST

Prototype designed for a fan request

Toyota Spain launched a competition to design an accessory that could be equipped by a Toyota vehicle to enhance its driving and/or vehicle manipulation capabilities.


I chose to design a sun shield to protect against sun glare, especially during sunrises and sunsets when the sun is low on the horizon and can be bothersome for the driver.


The mechanism for operating it is similar to an electric window, but in this case, it’s a film with a gradient that reduces the strength of the sunlight without compromising the driver’s visibility. (Idea in the development phase).

— SECOND LIFE

Car Key Packaging


— REUSE, RECYCLE

Detachable packaging. Resistant to reuse.


— ECO DESIGN

Multipurpose box

This is a project of Eco-design and packaging reuse. It aims to reduce the environmental impact of disposable materials, starting with packaging that is not only reusable but also recyclable in the future.


The goal was to create a luxurious packaging for an item that is typically handed to us in a more aesthetic and elegant manner.


This packaging can be reused by removing some of its elements to transform it into another container for storing different items at home.

Main goal:

People & Environment

The prize for winning the contest sponsored by KIA, Autobild and the Nebrija University was the opportunity to study for a Master´s Degree in Industrial Design. I remember the summer before beginning the Master, one of my future teachers told me several books to “at least read” to understand and reach the required level to study Engineering. Before that I studied Fine Arts, and I spent hopefully that summer studying Materials, Physics, Maths… They were all of these subjects didn´t motivated my at the institute and, then, I enjoyed learning by myself.


I focused my development on safety. There were several things I wanted to change and improve, and you can meet some of my projects here. Every design has got something to protect us or to help us when we will find a trouble. We have got the key to improving not only our technology but also the living beings on our Planet.