BED FRAME DESIGN
Boston University | Candidate for M.S. in Product Design & Manufacture | Ongoing
OBJECTIVE
Design a high-end bed frame combining woodworking craftsmanship and upholstered elements as a submission for the Porada International Design Award 2024. The entry will be considered for inclusion in Porada's 2025 catalogue, and the project will continue into a build stage for the spring semester of the Advanced Product Design course.
SKILLS SNAPSHOT
PRIOR ART RESEARCH
ONSHAPE
DFM/DFA
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER RESEARCH
WRITING REQUIREMENTS
DESIGN STEPS
Initial Efforts:
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Drew multiple rounds of "blue sky" concept sketches
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Visited high-end furniture showrooms throughout Massachusetts for prior art research and competitive product research
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Interviewed furniture showroom staff, woodworkers, and interior designers to better understand Porada's customers
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Conducted regulatory research for US and EU requirements
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Wrote Market Requirements Document (MRD) and Product Requirements Document (PRD), then ranked product requirements
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Built a ~1:12 mockup of a high-ranking concept out of scrap materials
Design:
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Created overall CAD of the bed frame geometry
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Used multi-body modeling in Onshape to split the bed frame geometry into manufacturable wooden and upholstered parts
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Added dowel pin holes and hardware
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Determined a method for steam-bending a curved part​
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Project Management:
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Scheduled and led project meetings
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Broke out tasks and suggested assignments for different team members
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Created a timeline and deadlines for project deliverables
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Created the assembly BOM
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Put together presentations and wrote reports
Some initial concept sketches I drew
Working on the mock-up of a initial concept
An excerpt from the Product Requirements Document (PRD)
Top Row: views of the bed frame general CAD in Onshape
Bottom Row: views of the multi-body bed frame CAD after I split it into manufacturable parts (colors indicate different parts)
RESULTS
Deliverables Submitted:​
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CAD broken into manufacturable parts and assemblies​
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88-page mechanical drawings packet with appropriate GD&T and surface finish specifications
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Assembly instructions documented
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Hardware and consumables identified and sourced
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Team Results:
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The design was presented to the class, and the team's design decisions and compromises were justified
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The project received an A!​
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My teammates elected to grade my effort at 120% as part of the peer review process
The final 88-page drawing package and
40-page assembly document
LOOKING AHEAD
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Submission to the Porada International Design Award in late January, with jury results announced in March
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The team will build a 1:2 scale model throughout the spring semester!
The final presentation I created, which our group presented on the last day of class.
Four boards which our team submitted to the Porada International Design Award 2024.