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Masters thesis project focused around the needs of first time buyers.

Created initial hypothesis that first time buyers needed low cost furniture. Performed original ethnography to discover that first time buyers really needed to be able to make their home feel more like home more quickly.

Through numerous sketches, prototype models and then ultimately fully functioning prototypes, the Helix System was created. It allows first time buyers to make their home feel more like home by allowing them a place to have their nick knacks, photos, books etc. It also allows them to create their own lighting and give them a place to for a plant that they can care for. It installs anywhere with no hardware or tools and is easily transportable for their next move.

A wine rack system was the next generation in this short product line