Dula Labor & Delivery System

Recently completed a project in an MIT design course for Rochester Mexico. Worked with Guillermo Aguirre Esponda, Director General of Aguirre Innovacion, and his incredible design team led by Alberto Soto Marin. The team set out to create a "luxury obstetrics table" and ended up learning more than we'll ever need to know about the experience of labor and delivery. The final result was the "Dula", a comforting labor and delivery system that takes into account the entire timeline of the birthing process, from the time the mother-to-be walks in the room to the time she is sitting with her newborn ready to go home. If you're wondering where the name comes from, a dula/doula "provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth". 

The Muddy Charles Pub Redesign

Recently took second-place in a contest to redesign the Muddy Charles Pub in Cambridge. a couple of concept designs...

  

 

Logo Designs 2009-2010

WORKNUCKLES Product Video

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WORKNUCKLES Product Sheets

Tool Project: Evolving the Design Concepts

The Tool-Building Project

Experimenting with many different tool designs, trying to sketch and prototype as much as possible to get a feel for different tool designs. Considering a few different directions for the project as well:

Direction 1: Build a Simple Tool Set for People With Limited Space (e.g. Apartment Dwellers)

• Goal: Limit materials, parts, tools, and needless technology (smart design)
• Goal: Look for opportunities for transformable tools for toolset efficiency
• Goal: Keep the overall size of the toolbox down while maintaining power and quality

Direction 2: Build Tools For People With Limited Dexterity 

• Goal: Augment certain tasks that require fine dexterity or complex movements 
• Goal: Limit materials, parts, tools, and needless technology (smart design)
  

Direction 3: Create Just-In-Time Wearable Tools

• Goal: Create "invisible" tools that are there when you need them and gone when you don't
• Goal: Avoid All-in-One, One-Man-Band gimmicks

Direction 4: Conceptualize the Future of Tools

• Goal: Iron Man's workshop
• Goal: Enable visually impaired people to work with tools

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Direction 1 Concepts: Apartment Toolkit

Work Knuckles: Brass knuckles meet home improvement. Built-in hammer head and removable screw tip, and claw



 












Direction 2 Concepts: Augmenting Dexterity 
C-Grip Hammer and Screwdriver: Enables hammer and screwdriver functionality without requiring any extra wrist movement

Direction 3 Concepts: Wearable Tools
Level Rings: Ring-based leveling tool. Could be worn on one hand when not in use (e.g. climbing ladder)

Collapsable Level: Leveling mechanism that could be collapsed and put in a pocket.

Wrist-based Angler: Wrist-mounted, watch-style tool for measuring 0, 45, and 90 degree angles. Considering merging this with a watch (thanks Julian)

Direction 4 Concepts: Future of Tools
Coming Soon...