2k Wheel

Shu Sheng, Ong

AC4010

Product Design2k WheelShu Sheng , Ong

The Wheel is designed base on my studio project in which creating a moveable furniture for kids in the learning centre. It is inspired by the dynamic of movement where it creates different perception when it turns and encourage learning within the children.

The concept of the wheel are derived from a hamster roller coaster where the product rely on a person or two to work. The idea of rolling is to allow the children to roll the wheel within the building without having to lift them up.

The scale of the wheel is to allowed a primary school children to be able to walk in the wheel while providing a fairly good size of space for an adult to lay comfortably.

2k Wheel

The Wheel Furniture consists of one main ring and two secondary rings on both sides.

Corrugated card board sheets are chosen for the product due to its lightweight as compared to wood.

The process of making the product are mainly uses the idea of overlapping and stacking to create a stronger bond.

Due to size limits of the card board, the circle is broken down into 8 pieces in order to fit the size of laser cutter while reducing the waste produced.

The Product Making

A mixture of PVA & Wood glue are used for the assembly

Dowels are added along the perimeter of the secondary ring as an additional supportive elements

Cotton waxed cord is used to wrap around the model to create the dynamic movement effect and giving a soft finish touch to the product.

It uses 2 kilometres of string in order to complete the full circle.

The Dynamic

The Initial Issue:As due the angle of the string being tied, it faces the issue of the string falling apart when it rolls and creating the gaps in between the string.

To solve it, the string are then tied in a better angle degree and using the idea of overlapping and eliminating gaps in between the cord.

The string are tied to one sided of the wheel creating a small detail to the gigantic wheel