Product design for STAINLE ZOO

Abstract

This work is the result of the activity of the industry-university co-operation project of Toshin Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and the Chiba Institute of Technology design science course Yamazaki laboratory. We utilize the exact sheet metal processing technique of the Toshin Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and are intended to build a platform of new business model.
We completed a work of "the animal miniature series named STAINLE ZOO" through a process of research, idea development, trial manufacture, an evaluation and the experiment sale. The features of this product is "the design which sheet metal is utilized by processing technique", "the design which does not have a place to abandon by considering eco design and "the design which user can join design process".