Hop-Top - “Formal expression is the first impression of any object”
Form is one of the elements of design and can be derived by many ways like by geometry, radii manipulation, abstraction and some times by inspiration too. The form featured above is one inspired by grasshopper; shaped to appear and move like foot pump.
Bringing the essence of natural object in physical form is the idea behind deriving this form. The essence of grasshopper is perceived by 2d profile representing anatomy, which is further tessellated to make groundwork for taking 2d to 3d. This transformation is supported by the fascinating thing ‘hopping’. Such movement can be observed in products like stapler, foot pump, planer, jack etc. After discovering similarity, the mechanical abstraction of form is done based on 2d profile with respect to structure of foot pump.