Selected Works Project Archive

Architecture & Environment

Pumplon Wheel

Dr Osmar Rodrigues, RCA Vehicle Design, 2008
A patent-pending low ground impact all terrain wheel that changes both shape and size to suit the ground conditions.

Christopher Glaister, Afshin Mehin, Tomas Rosen, RCA Industrial Design Engineering, 2004
A novel display technology that displays information (for example the time, temperature, stock quotes, other information or simple images) on concrete surfaces. The method is based on the use of thermochromic inks and heating elements.

Illuminated Trace Tile

Natalie Woolf, RCA Design Products, 2004
A patent protected floor or wall tile that lights up in response to touch and results in a gentle trail of light radiating out across the surface as one walks across it or touches it.

Escape

Anthony Clough, Industrial Design Engineering
Escape is a patent-pending energy absorption device for lowering people and objects from heights.

Health & Medical

Disposable Scalpels

Edward Goodwin, RCA Industrial Design Engineering, 2001
Disposable scalpels that have been ergonomically designed to be more comfortable to grip and guide.
A design registered product.

Insight

Maja Kecman, RCA Industrial Design Engineering, 2005
Insight is a home-use smear test system developed to enable women to take a smear of the cervix in the privacy of their own home.

Poppa©

Hugo Glover, RCA Design Products, 2002
Poppa is a simple product for the safe and easy dispensing of tablets and pills from blister packs. Poppa is especially useful for those with arthritis or visual impairment.
A patent-pending product.

MRI Image Space

Lucy Zimmermann, RCA Industrial Design Engineering, 2004
An optical system that allows the patient within the MRI tunnel to view a moving image.

Pluspoint Auto Injector

Jamie Cobb, RCA Design Products, 2004
A spring loaded autoinjection device designed to be smaller, more user friendly and consist of fewer components.
A design registered product.

Tongue Sucker

Graeme Davies, Phillip Greer, Christopher Huntley and Lisa Stroux, Industrial Design Engineering
This patent-pending award winning non-invasive airway device has been licensed to Wallace Cameron Group. It is being developed to secure the airway of unconscious casualties.

Sticksafe Hospital Tray

Michael Korn, RCA Industrial Design Engineering 2007

A patent-pending hospital tray designed to reduce the incidence of needle-stick injury. The device is being developed and commercialised through the Spin-out company, StickSafe Ltd.

Home & Leisure

Snail Desk

Claudio Ripol, RCA Design Products 2005
A space-saving combination locker/desk designed for children. As a desk it offers a large working surface capable of carrying a laptop and books with storage space inside. As a locker it offers ample storage and has a small footprint. Allows a child to easily convert it from desk to locker depending on need.
A patent pending product.

3D Knitting

Laura Weatherley, RCA Fashion & Textiles 2005
A seamless method of knitting that produces a complete, seamed tailored product or garment from one continuous thread. Thus eliminating waste in yarn and production costs.
A patent pending method.

Self Heating Crockery

Mark Champkins, RCA Industrial Design Engineering 2002
Self Heating Crockery: Self heating stay-warm crockery that instantaneously heats to 60 degrees at the touch of a button n designed to stay-warm.

S Clasp

Andrew Southern, RCA Industrial Design Engineering 2002
Composed of two identical parts, the S Clasp was designed as an easy to open clasp suitable for children, those with arthritis or for those in the outdoors wearing gloves.
A patent pending product.

Spork

Emma Kate Francis, RCA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery 2002
Spork is a portable utensil combining fork and spoon and providing a good grip.
A design registered product.

Zipsack

Lucy Zimmermann, RCA Industrial Design Engineering 2004
A novel rucksack designed to carry laptops safely.

FunL Lemon Squeezer

Nanna Beckmann Jensen, RCA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery 2005
FunL, is an aesthetically pleasing lemon/orange squeezer that combines the squeezing function with that of a funnel. FunL can be used directly to squeeze fruit over salads or indirectly by being placed in a glass or bottle and collecting the juice.
A design registered product.

B3 Cutlery

Marta Lago Arenas, RCA Industrial Design Engineering 2004
B3 patented (and design registered) cutlery is re-usable or disposable nested cutlery which provides convenience, less packaging and a pleasurable user experience.
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DocDoc

Christopher Peacock, Industrial Design Engineering
DocDoc is a stationary product that holds books, magazines and other documents in ring binders without the need to punch holes in them and in such a way that the user can flip through the pages.

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