https://www.elana.design/home daily 1.0 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587607471937-SQWOTM3TF38I2ONHUR6J/elana-woodshop.jpg Home - About Me I am a creator, maker, and experimenter with a background in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design. In all of my work I strive to create dynamic designs both in appearance and functionality. When not designing, I practice martial arts and rock climb. https://www.elana.design/contact daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://www.elana.design/graphic-design daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://www.elana.design/graphic-design/wood-and-wire monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587835193201-V0NPN16Q3PKN1LISIMOC/Screen+Shot+2020-04-25+at+1.19.11+PM.png Graphic Design - Wood and Wire - Design Process This was a project for my graphic design course. The assignment was to create an educational company on any topic of our choosing. The idea for Wood and Wire came from my interest in woodworking and metalworking. Finding a way to marry the two elements in a sophisticated way was challenging. I wanted my logo to be serious and elegant, so that it reflected a knowledge of the craft without coming across as a DIY crafting company. The intent of the company was to help beginners and intermediates in the fields of woodworking and metalworking learn the basic skills necessary and how to adapt them for their own use. My How To Guide, on how to make it dovetail, is an example of something that could be found on this website/app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588473693745-P4L499ZVIP01OZR9AM2O/wood%252Band%252Bwire%252Bbasics.jpg Graphic Design - Wood and Wire https://www.elana.design/graphic-design/project-four-emwcg-635mg monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588725422883-YN72CRUPHQLOUL3KWFY6/iPhone_how+to3.jpg Graphic Design - How To: Make a Dovetail - Initial Design In the How To I chose to use the Wood and Wire color pallet. I darkened the wood in locations to match with the action required in each step. To keep the design cohesive I used a consistent perspective and maintained line weights throughout. The initial project specified a maximum of 5 steps and a word limit of 30. The limitations forced me to particular about the images I chose to use and concise in my descriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588724974428-FPLFO3KVF9X8AO7E6KYA/dovetail-guide-1+copy.jpg Graphic Design - How To: Make a Dovetail - Further Edits After finishing the project for my class I wanted to continue improving it. I posted it on Reddit asking for advice. I then went back to my design, flipped the order of some of my steps, expanded the number of steps, and refined the step descriptions. https://www.elana.design/graphic-design/personal-pictograms monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588725998110-1OLIFP1IH4EJQPUBGI42/pictograms-9.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms - Design Process My first project in graphic design was to create the four pictograms that represented me. The images I chose to illustrate were of my long-distance relationship, my leadership in martial arts, my welding & furniture design, and my love of the Netherlands. In my designs I kept my usage of line weight consistent so as to create a clear hierarchy. I also kept the spacing and line styles of my images consistent to create a cohesive design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844683-7RCZBKRFAO03AHSI994T/pictograms-1.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844479-1ISKNM405XBAVLOPFTQ1/pictograms-2.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844873-QXBMYA91K5RU66B3DLC7/pictograms-3.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844757-OKIKWXUM3LEYW8B4RSUM/pictograms-4.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844812-RUVPYZ6AW9KOXNHFMKL2/pictograms-5.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726844883-AK96RD58VVV7G7PVY68I/pictograms-6.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726845222-TIDPTID7J1P29KZUQMGG/pictograms-7.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588726845289-5BB342H99YQJ3VE8W6II/pictograms-8.jpg Graphic Design - Personal Pictograms https://www.elana.design/graphic-design/south-mountain-makers-logo monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588728054733-EFIK6TLL15TW19RR8MTF/south-mountain-makers-logo-3.jpg Graphic Design - Logo: South Mountain Makers - Make it stand out. In the Spring of 2017 we decided that our organization needed a proper logo. Initially my design stressed the south aspect of the name by simplified mountains with a detailed compass. However as the iterations progressed the emphasis shifted to the mountains and the strength behind them. The mountains represent Lehigh’s campus and speak to the challenges that need to be overcome in each new project. The picture (to the right) shows logos from the final stages of iteration, where line-weight and font make a big difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588728468546-LVNP2UQKFPHW06NXFPFB/south-mountain-makers-logo-5.jpg Graphic Design - Logo: South Mountain Makers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588728502958-UX1NNKCXFC3ZIQNNU83C/south-mountain-makers-logo-1.jpg Graphic Design - Logo: South Mountain Makers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588728503986-DV1K4REALFJTQHGAE8JI/south-mountain-makers-logo-2.jpg Graphic Design - Logo: South Mountain Makers https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering daily 0.75 2023-06-02 https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/uv-light-chamber monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588733736936-0F0UGY5I4ZAACBPRBUCO/Messages%2BImage%25282796904742%2529.jpg Mechanical Engineering - UV Light Chamber - About In the summer of 2017 I interned at Motiv design in Boston, they had recently purchased a Formlabs 3D printer but had not yet purchased a UV curing machine. They asked me if I would be able to create a curing machine out of an extra lid that they had acquired from Formlabs. They wanted an inexpensive curing machine, so I sourced low cost parts and used SolidWorks to arrange the components and plan out the assembly. I made the curling machine out of a mirrored rotating display, a UV nail curing device, a rocker switch, and some MDF. This project was fun to create because it required tearing apart different products, doing some research, and meshing everything together to create a cohesive and functional design. As an intern it was also nice to do something that would have a lasting impact on the company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588733859186-7ZC31H2NAV22RJ8ALPF4/uv-light-2.jpg Mechanical Engineering - UV Light Chamber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588733854693-S31LVMMQ92GTH43IMNFT/uv-light-4.jpg Mechanical Engineering - UV Light Chamber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588733855328-328SNQCJB1ZVCX1PGI1W/uv-light-6.jpg Mechanical Engineering - UV Light Chamber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588733859516-KGYO08J2O3WF9R1V41PN/uv-light-7.jpeg Mechanical Engineering - UV Light Chamber https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/molded-dodge-charger monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588734693395-ESG29U432VXRL2N5U7T8/Injection+molding+setup.PNG Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger - Design Process Every year Broughal Middle school has a car race using injection molded cars designed by Lehigh University students. The resulting cars come in all shapes including rocket and spaghetti designs. My project group was asked to design a 1970’s Dodge Charger. This was a fun challenge because their are many undercuts in the design off the car that don’t necessarily lend themselves to the injection molding process. In order to mold the back window and front grill undercuts we parted the car in half vertically and used males extrusions to block off the undercuts. At the end off the semester we joined the middle school students to race our cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338441400-32NKTRGM4O5B94VI8KOU/IMG_3907.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338393695-R0RXC4EQEV3IJM646GO0/Injection+molding+setup.PNG Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338393459-E48JCWVYQG4UYOQ6LLFR/Injection+molding+setup2.PNG Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338525474-1088D5BBXZFTQVIFPNDL/Molding%2Bplate%2BA.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338401907-OD2PY4BY3T8JP9CHRW85/Molding+plates.jpeg Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589338405163-XFYIBLMEZ0W3J8GETACZ/Part1.jpeg Mechanical Engineering - Molded Dodge Charger https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/cable-test-fixture monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730305264-A23EIDB9VS5ET9AKYCUP/cable-testing-fixture-8.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture - Project Description As an Intern at TE Connectivity one of my assignments was to design a fixture to hold QSFP28 connector and cable assemblies while they underwent Signal Integrity testing. The fixtures had to be designed to snuggly fit a specific type of cable assembly and they had to allow the cable to be bent according to our customer’s specifications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730559177-8B3PTMA3WB4PLEF7Y344/cable-testing-fixture-2.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730559048-CXF7UFG6CX21K8S0DUM2/cable-testing-fixture-5.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730559182-L07BQS3SP3X6ALWMX90A/cable-testing-fixture-6.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730570011-DTYJS5QXWT036TOJK7U9/cable-testing-fixture-7.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588730565421-WDAXE681NEO34H7UMUM0/cable-testing-fixture-9.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588731151377-MQRS8MA1G5I4MF0A6T1P/cable-testing-fixture-10+copy3.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Cable Test Fixture https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/pneumatic-impactor monthly 0.5 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596918011402-OEIA9MUFIYVADASJR4SF/IMG_4029.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor - My Work I was the research assistant for Professor Hannah Dailey. We worked in cooperation with Lehigh’s Biology department to study concussions and possible cures. Our work specifically, was to design a small scale pneumatic impactor to analyze the acceleration and force felt during a collision. We used set of light gates to calculate and adjust the impact force and attached an accelerometer to the target to analyze it’s response. I the designed a GUI interface to operate the device and store our collected data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596918893564-FA4OUZO22AANLBZZ1USW/IMG_5106.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596919010867-4I11PUXLM7CDPZ6D9LAO/57220117321__70F390D4-7289-4A3D-BD7C-C692645DC0AC.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596919008494-P3K5DMCN8YQWDC2P7GAR/IMG_4014+2.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596919009678-KLFWJSGYREAF7MR5Z9TP/IMG_4015+2.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596919009746-S23CE09JPZL2JHKU4L35/IMG_5103.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Pneumatic Impactor https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/bent-bikerack monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588469382755-X3L5KHC5GO6CUXQ8M7C7/Applied+pressure_total+deformation.png Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack - Engineering Simulations I brought the bike rack that I designed in Product Design 3 into ANSYS and assigned it structural steel material properties. I then worked on applying the load. I initially applied a distributed load directly to the bike rack’s top surface but this resulted in an unrealistic deformation. To more evenly distribute the load a steel plate was added. The plate was connected to the bike rack using bonded contact. Unfortunately, the resulting deformation was still unrealistic. The method that produced the most realistic deformation was using a block to act as the load. This block was fixed to the bike rack using bonded contact and a gravitational acceleration was applied to create the distributed load. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588469561032-L2EJFCUJ4LGSIJT77NWH/Fixed+support.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack - Simulation Setup Most rod bike racks are designed to carry a load between 20 and 30 lbs, with some able to support over 80 lbs. To capture the full range of bike rack loading conditions, loads between 4 to 85 lbs were used in the simulations. The weight in ANSYS was changed by changing the material assignment of the block and thus its density. The angle of the load was also varied, between 45 and 90 degrees, this was done by changing the directional components of acceleration. To fix the bike rack in place, fixed supports were applied at the seat tube connection holes and, depending on the simulation, either the top or bottom hub connection holes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472085561-TKEH2WY8KDUVWSE1P8W3/IMG_5710%2B3.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588471857938-O1U98Q5NBP6R3I08AYTI/IMG_5711.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588473004582-2GODN3RB8GHORN7ISICN/IMG_5699.JPG Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588473153571-796J3XA9YXOKTATLRXQI/IMG_5740.jpg Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1589340962033-X7M3PIG92DD7UFIS25QH/IMG_6C67E4584B85-1.jpeg Mechanical Engineering - Bent Bikerack https://www.elana.design/mechanical-engineering/trailer-gas-strut monthly 0.5 2020-07-05 https://www.elana.design/product-design daily 0.75 2020-08-09 https://www.elana.design/product-design/hexaclock monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587691955464-UKBLN1I1XTLK84KL6IQX/hexa-clock-7.jpg Product Design - HexaClock - Manufacturing I used a wooden jig and a 3D printed “die” to hold the clock and press it into its faceted shape. The final cleaning and assembly of the product took 40 minutes per clock. If I were to produce this clock in higher quantity a professional die-set would be necessary to increase the production speed and lower the part cost. This design was created for a product design course and is currently for sale at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692343284-Y4YG5WISZZSD186DH9UE/hexa-clock-3.jpg Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692367400-FJHU6NA497NJWZQL9PRV/IMG_2388.JPG Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692372759-MYC2I1BQHWOXKG5DQSDW/IMG_2389.JPG Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692624582-VRP1P6PRCW9NRGE2Y3L8/IMG_2497.jpg Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692448498-HOVKG3ONRX0SHU0OW6II/IMG_2481.JPG Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692489442-WC3JK0L5XKMGCP06ILDM/hexa-clock-8.jpg Product Design - HexaClock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587692563271-TXFJD4NRB5RSUVXD7IGH/hexa-clock-1.jpg Product Design - HexaClock https://www.elana.design/product-design/bent-birdhouse monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596989674173-VFT3KRNEI6HN73AMB3GH/bird-house-2.jpg Product Design - Bent Birdhouse - Finding the Right Angles The design of this house went through countless iterations adjusting the dwelling size as well as its outward appearance. The final design is based the birdhouse specifications for Wrens. This design was created for a product design course and was sold at the National Museum of industrial history in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587690999447-3DACWN5N5NIXXTWYRG7D/IMG_2537.JPG Product Design - Bent Birdhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587691072874-FYX58CQNLEKPNHQI7QVE/IMG_8997.jpg Product Design - Bent Birdhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596989702529-39OXJ9JW11YOG395CPNB/bird-house-2.jpg Product Design - Bent Birdhouse https://www.elana.design/product-design/bent-bikerack monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587696208586-IPVCGBHIKVPM1M0C4AN3/bike-rack-2.jpg Product Design - Bent Bikerack - Design Project In Product Design 3 we spent the semester working with sheet metal to create consumer products. One of my product ideas was to create a unique and personalized bike rack. I feel that the other bike racks on the market focus solely on strength and, while they do look nice, they lack character. I want to use a different material that would be easier to personalize. The goal of my independent project is to test to see if I can still maintain the structural stability necessary in a bike rack while adding unique spin on the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587695907588-QOYTNJGJ8B6ES47519H1/bike-rack-4.jpg Product Design - Bent Bikerack - Design Competition I entered my design in Lehigh University's Eureka competition in an attempt to get further funding for prototyping. My design won in its category and I was able to use the funding to create and test prototypes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587776680027-9FPPPNUFVJB7OI38BMMZ/IMG_5209.JPG Product Design - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587776697932-ZGW9N754IU5VFLWKZOY2/IMG_5215.JPG Product Design - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587776723436-UFW875Z1CU1WR4I08NZ2/IMG_5245.JPG Product Design - Bent Bikerack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587776829107-225ODZAS3ZTK44YOLJGQ/bike-rack-5.jpg Product Design - Bent Bikerack https://www.elana.design/product-design/tape-measure monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587831739325-HK1DGJ9FTS9SF22PJAUE/tape-measure-2.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587831800327-A223KMX59970EDKW7YWZ/tape-measure-3.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587832384880-1626Y3U73Y59HYPHMHOT/tape-measure-6.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472466574-MGLBUW4LL791EEVGCX7M/tape+6.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472466833-VIQESFB00ZNWJXEWDYB8/tape+7.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472466688-6I7HF39ZGXRUIEA6SGQL/tape+8.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472465665-KDFSPP23S6EM93H5Q5O1/tape+rendering+2.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1588472466715-CB3TGHBKSKZDJI1KY44E/tape5.jpg Product Design - Tape Measure https://www.elana.design/furniture daily 0.75 2020-08-09 https://www.elana.design/furniture/welcome-desk monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587609539570-AEWUWNRH51VVCAZASYT6/alumni-desk-14.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk - Designing with a Team A group of designers and engineers were selected to design a new welcome desk for Lehigh University. The goal of my design was to reflect the aesthetic of the building, maximize the space inside the desk, and minimize its impact to the natural flow of traffic through the building. After designing the basic shape and concept I worked with my team to integrate their concepts into the design and utilize their skills. In the end it was a design we were all proud of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610321091-147T40WA0JZSQMSB3ORL/alumni-desk-13.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk - Building the Desk In order to achieve an arch like shape we welded an internal structure created separate wooden panels to attach to it. The walnut detailing for the wood panels was CNC routed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610622691-313YM977CCOQ5E1EH6EU/alumni-desk-12.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610667502-KGA0CHM000TYS18OYIMO/alumni-desk-2.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610737358-TQJV6M3Q7XIW6P8D3DEK/alumni-desk-9.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610759388-TX0I4DLEJIM01R57MEP0/alumni-desk-8.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610769554-17YX2BH8EBJR5RJSE9TW/alumni-desk-7.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587610797213-27KY2N8BFO8TQYEOF9U6/alumni-desk-3.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1596989270575-H97RKY6EWOW44CUF1TW1/alumni-desk-5.jpg Furniture - Welcome Desk https://www.elana.design/furniture/wedding-bench monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587611747379-GJOKGSOWVAEEKP4U425R/bench-7.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench - Design Process This bench was a gift for my sister’s wedding. It was inspired by a coffee table that my late grandfather designed that now sits in my sister’s house. In his design the solid square legs and underbelly of the table are made of cherry and the table top is made of thick black slate. I took the materials and flipped their usage. My hollow square sides and support structure are made of 1/4” steel bar and my bench top is made of wenge. With the basic design in mind I played with the widths, ratios, and positions, until I found a configuration that fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587611987672-VMDRHD04254YS6UYB97Q/bench-10.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587612033024-DSW29JRN4YKB1E7H44P9/bench-6.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587612045223-9WJTK2OQEJH6FSY4WIB7/bench-5.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587612282852-9Y6YAZ0LXX1TV64WCJ1F/bench-1.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587612376178-PMZE6GG6E7N18J877R8S/bench-15.jpg Furniture - Wedding Bench https://www.elana.design/furniture/nakashima-table monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587686985387-V7B8CH2BMLYI8YVVCALD/nakashima-coffee-table-1.jpg Furniture - Nakashima Table - Dimensioning in Solidworks After creating my initial design I modeled it in Solidworks to make sure the overall dimensions would look good. The final leg design changed over time, but my model helped ensured that all angles would remain constant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587681056077-G9OVFCH2MFIWT5UC95IT/IMG_4939.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587687016803-5969ARNW8O4YXWZS37BX/nakashima-coffee-table-3.jpg Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587680783575-K2AA9RU92J07IM15TTPF/IMG_3779.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920477018-MYE6ETH8CQ8PXYN7CX8T/IMG_3785.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920487000-LGC9YX8S85SKG3YAIXCT/IMG_3787+2.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920497668-2RWBXX3PM4V9OVFMIU1G/IMG_3795+3.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920663936-DEGWWGTPLJ8Q36J05MOW/IMG_3803.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920669409-55BLKQUPXA076YBMZW3M/IMG_3801.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920687063-K572MM5J254YMEW8YRMY/IMG_3809.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920802394-5PP98EZ5LT2M3T15NBML/IMG_3872.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920827407-LDLYBW9548813AIJ68V9/IMG_4939.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587920832735-21LQJYMKVJ6YTU6V58Y0/IMG_4937.JPG Furniture - Nakashima Table https://www.elana.design/furniture/eucalyptus-bookshelf monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587682819449-A1F0XDOYCC3R9FJM9OJL/IMG_5581.jpg Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf - Design Process After sketching a couple of iterations, I modeled three versions in SolidWorks and presented them to my brother. The goal of my designs was to keep the shelving system simple and light so that your eyes would be drawn into the wood. The leg structure in the chosen design forms an Aleph (א) which is my brother’s first initial in Hebrew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587682928681-KHHC56PS0XGLASX5RXCM/IMG_5113.JPG Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587682969315-CMAOCESX8YUO26QN0QCY/IMG_5574.JPG Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587683013390-WQK84XFCJTZ1GWM7YRPK/IMG_5588.JPG Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587828094538-EU5GU8UZT6ORWECYG4EF/57801080713__3D372A05-7B61-4346-8249-6EA832584998.JPG Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587828190752-S01UWI6F3OBE701S77VX/IMG_20200424_223559.jpg Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587828210647-8SQZDJJ90G3WOE7MTI9T/i0000010.jpg Furniture - Eucalyptus Bookshelf https://www.elana.design/furniture/triangle-table monthly 0.5 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689380709-9EEVI2X522HALUW6CJ9Q/IMG_0715.JPG Furniture - Triangle Table - Design Concept The class project was to design and build an elevated surface that contained at least one drawer. As a designer I have grown to truly appreciate the triangle and its many uses, including stability and optical illusion. At certain angles one off the table’s legs disappears providing the illusion that it is precariously balanced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689415518-HFMR6BDKB2D84O0GA859/coffee-table-4.jpg Furniture - Triangle Table - Final Design I chose a rich mahogany to contrast with the lightness of the white oak. The table stands 16” off the ground and occupies an area of 40”x20”. The inner drawer is 20”x20”20 and 9” deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689592850-EG69W0B7JP2Z2C58V9OJ/coffee-table-3.jpg Furniture - Triangle Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689605843-CJKKZNFBU2N3WYONVRR2/IMG_0762.JPG Furniture - Triangle Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689634637-NA3TNL9AUQZ9F0HNZUTT/IMG_0907.JPG Furniture - Triangle Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f8ed062a4ae1d0a614c59/1587689648152-EXMFPPSET158N2XM3AI8/coffee-table-7.jpg Furniture - Triangle Table