Desktop writing utensil holder that looks like a mecha, has automotive & animal aesthetic cues, has & personality. The envisioned production method was 3D printing.
Holding utensils.
Without utensils.
Front, from a usage perspective, back, from a theoretical mecha direction of travel perspective.
Through-holes increase utensil stability.
Top
Overall shape, detail, & aesthetic ideation.
Side
More overall shape, detail, & aesthetic ideation.
More overall shape, detail, & aesthetic ideation focusing on the legs.
More overall shape, detail, & aesthetic ideation.
The exhaust nacelles detail served the dual purposes of holding additional utensils & reducing material usage.
Turret ideation with the purpose of holding utensils in mind.
Aesthetic detail ideation.
More aesthetic detail ideation.
I arrived to a point in which it was mostly modelled, but I felt like it needed more, so I sketched detail ideas right onto CAD screenshots. The deep side vents reduce material usage as well.
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Mecha Desk Utensil Holder
Desktop writing utensil holder that looks like a mecha, has automotive & animal aesthetic cues, has & personality. The envisioned production method was 3D printing.