BSc (Hons) Product Design

Chris Pinion

Lifting heavy loads over the sides of deep supermarket shopping trolleys forces poor posture and potential back pain. It is challenging for the young and fit but impossible for many elderly people. They are forced to use shallow shopping trolleys and shop more frequently.

Shopdrop is an innovative modification which allows easy access via a sliding side panel. The large shopping capacity is maintained and trolleys still have the ability to next for storage.

Chris Toplisek

Hydrogen: The fuel of the future
The project develops the fuel of the future, hydrogen. As part of an internal electrolyser the domestic unit generates hydrogen gas from sources of renewable energy within the home.

Designed as a plug and play product, the unit needs only a docked low pressure hydride canister and the excess power generated from renewable technologies to operate. Creating a free, clean and independent fuel.

Garreth Jones

Power Backup Device
Employing ultracapacitor technology, a secondary power source is charged as you cycle using a magnetic induction generator. The device supplies up to 5 minutes of additional burn time for mountain bike lighting systems.

Autonomous Light
A rechargeable light unit, two different light settings available, 14.5 hours of lighting at 172 lumnes and 8.5 hours at 350 lumnes (equivalent to a 40W bulb). Also has a magnetically locating recharge jack.

Grant Riley

Paper Cutting Tool
Paper crafting is a growing hobby shared by one in four US women. Whilst being relentlessly capitalised upon, the booming market has become saturated with paper cutting devices. As a live project set by Tonic Studios UK, this paper cutting tool has been designed to ensure differentiation in a saturated market.

Unique in its application of cycloid-curve mathematics, spur gears and swivel blade technology, a modular product range has been created to provide users with a new experience.

Jack Barker

BSc (Hons) Product Design

Mark Sugars

Loft Ladder Lifting Aid
This design offers a solution for transporting items into and out of loft space easily. The product incorporates an electric winch unit which raises a platform and disengages it from the ladder, allowing the user access to the loft.

Autonomous Table Light
This self-contained table lamp is rechargeable and has an effective illumination time of up to ten hours. Modern and stylish in design, this fully functional lamp integrated six blue LEDs and is operated by a single switch.

Thomas W Oakley

Precision Straight
Precision Straight is a training aid that has been designed, developed and manufactured for all levels of golfers. The product will improve the quality and consistence of the users putting stroke and result in lower golf scores.

Autonomous lighting
The design, development and manufacture of this product is a result of an inspirational trip around South East Asia. It has been produced using 30 interlocking profiles laser cut from HIP and finished with a solid hardwood base.