Therapeutic Key-Ring

 

This short individual project was set so that I would learn and understand human nature and create a product suitable for this. The design brief was “Create a keying based on the thoughts and philosophy of Naoto Fukasawa”

My initial thoughts were that a relative and a good friend when stressed rub objects between their thumb and finger to help soothe them. What could I design to provide this soothing effect for them to  also hold their keys.

Once I had found a shape which was ergonomic I had to design the “rubbing section” for this I used a few designs and produced the shapes in a mould and fitted them to the key-ring shapes.  After speaking to colleagues and peers I narrowed down the designs to the most soothing feeling and using swatches I found the best textures for the material.