Desk Organiser
Project type : Design, 3D production, Art Direction and Photography
Client : Pencil artist
Date : 2023
Design : Brad Foster
3D modelling & printing : Brad Foster
Art Direction : Brad Foster
Photography : Brad Foster
The brief was to design and produce a custom made, bespoke desk organiser for a pencil and graphite artist. For the project, functionality led the design. It was essential to understand the workflow of the client and cater the design to not only support this, but allow it to flow naturally. The desk organiser needed to contain every tool used by the artist, storing these away when not in use and then displaying them in an organised outlay when in use.
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The desk organiser has been designed to successfully exist in two states : stored-away and in-use.
The box simply becomes an object. Its minimal and sleek form allows it to exist harmoniously in any context.
stored-away
The lid and base can be laid adjacent to one another creating a flat lay ‘tray’. The zig-zag surface allows for organised customisation of the layout. Each component and tool can be arranged however the artists wishes, with the zig-zag form ensuring they all remain parallel.
in-use
The primary purpose of the desk organiser is to organise.
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Each internal storage component has been custom designed to effectively and efficiently store the specific tools used by the artist.
Each component can work independent of one another, but then come together into one side of the tray allowing for the lid to be placed on the box with all components sefely stored inside.
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ruler slot - built into the base of the outer box with a sliding ramp feature to allow for ease of access.
knife holder - to store a knife used for sharpening.
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magnetised sliding tray - for miscellaneous pieces such as erasers, pencil leads etc. the closing mechanism keeps the tools safe and provides a clean minimal look.
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pencil storage tray - with slots to keep pencils and brushes in place and easily accessible. The top of this also features a sunken hole to contain a pencil sharpener.
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sunken pencil sharpener slot - designed to hold the artists specific sharpener.
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