Ergonomic Curling Wand
I designed and prototyped this ergonomic, multi-gripped curling wand for a Stanford Product Design Human Factors project. My team and I decided to focus on improving wrist posture and, based on user research, wanted to ease the curler's ability to reach their entire head. We found this was a difficult task for current curling wands, requiring either non-dominant hand usage or an uncomfortable upside-down curling angle. We sketched many grip profiles, and ultimately decided to turn the wand itself upside-down. We modeled the design in pink foam, building several prototypes to test different clearances and angles. Another survey and further testing revealed that users wanted even more flexibility in their grip angle. For our final Modulan design, we decided to make two identical grips and allow the user to curl from either position.
Process Iterative design, user testing, foam modeling
Materials/Finish Modulan, pink foam, aluminum rod
Ideation and Prototyping
