Internship · 2024

Tools: SolidWorks, KeyShot

Travel Case

A compact travel case for a premium multishaver system.

Product render of the premium multishaver and its travel case

What is it?

Part of a new premium-tier multishaver system with twelve grooming attachments. My focus was the concepting, development and modelling of the travel case, the piece that carries the shaver body and a few key attachments on the road.

Designing for the trip

We focused on one persona: the young professional in consulting-style work, away for two to three days, who needs only the basics to stay tidy for any occasion. Every decision was weighed against that short, high-stakes trip.

A young professional in a button-down shirt
The young professionals Consulting-style work · 2–3 day trips · basics to stay presentable

Initial constraints

Every form and material decision lived between these poles.

  1. Compact footprint Premium, elevated experience
  2. Premium material feel Recyclable & non-toxic
  3. Only the essentials Ready for any occasion

Two archetypes

Render of the closed, self-standing travel case

Eggshell

Chosen direction

A vertical slit opening that lets the case stand on its own and double as a display. A middle flap divides the two half and protects all the attachments

Render of the open case cradling the shaver and attachments

Donut

A "premium tool" presentation, the shaver and attachments cradled in a protective shell, inspired by the foam-lined cases of professional equipment.

From sketch to manufacture

Six months of rapid iteration: hundreds of sketches narrowed to two archetypes, then tested with real users before one went to tooling.

A lineup of 3D-printed travel-case prototypes, from early forms to refined shells
  1. 01

    Sketch

    Hundreds of sketches, rapid form-and-function iteration into two archetypes.

  2. 02

    Prototype

    Around five to six 3D-printed prototypes per direction, each semi-refined.

  3. 03

    Test

    A 30-person user panel voiced their preferences and needs helping us select the best design direction

  4. 04

    Production

    Form and size polished, files sent to manufacturers; the first samples arrived as the internship closed.

Premium that recycles

We wanted a premium feel without premium guilt. The case settled on a fine felt with a waterproof coating, warm and tactile in the hand, yet recyclable and non-toxic.

Close render of the coated felt material

Outcome

01

Shipped to tooling

The chosen donut was polished for form and size and sent to manufacturers for a first, lower-grade sample.

02

First samples in hand

My internship closed as the first physical samples arrived, the full loop from sketch to real object completed.

03

What I would do next

With more time: deeper validation of the coated felt and of carrying capacity across a wider set of travel personas.

Surface design withheld at the client’s request.