Project Brief:
Create and sell 10 household items with a $100 dollar budget
Ideating
Choosing a direction
After ideating we sat down for a mid-process critique, where a panel of judges decided on which of our two directions we would pursue.
The vote was a split decision win for the Stack and Smoke!
Stack and Smoke
Concept A
The stack and smoke can accommodate up to 4 people with one grill, or stacked on with another to prepare smoked food items.
Orbie
Concept B
Orbie is an adjustable grill that leverages its form to give you precise control of the smoking levels within the grill.
Metal Grates
Maria and I salvaged motorcycle radiator covers and intake filter covers to use as metal grates for half of the grills we sold. The other half was made from off-cut stainless steel we managed to buy at a local metal shop.
Cement Body
The body of the grill was made from a mixture of cement powder water and white glue. Which is a recipe we found online that added integrity to the cement.
Wooden Feet
As you will see, there are no wooden feet on our grills, in our process, we found it difficult to mate the wooden feet to the curing cement within our silicon mold. We decided to do without the wooden feet. Originally the feet were made from a salvaged kitchen chair we found by a dumpster.
Profit
We managed to sell out quickly, each grill sold individually for $40 or a set for $70. We made 220% profit which went toward funding the next year's costs for the same project.