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This week I continued to work in CAD in conjunction with creating a 1:1 sketch model of my concept. These two were very useful for each other as I could see how everything was supposed to look in my renders but I was also able to see if it felt right or looked right when produced in reality and felt and handled altogether.

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During this week I started modelling my kettle in CAD. This was very interesting as it forced me to think about a wide range of things that would have never crossed by mind about how everything connects and comes together. I was also still trying to figure out what lid mechanism I wanted to go for in my final design.
I was also beginning to look into features and how to make them look quintessentially Breville like the power buttons.

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Now that I have settled on not just an overall kettle design but had also decided on details like the handle and spout shape I started to go into more technical detail this week as to things like how the lid was actually going to open. This was a big question this week, and I explored a large variety of different ways that it could possibly open. I also started to work in illustrator to create a few quick orthographic renders to begin to see my design in colour and a more 3D way before going into CAD.

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This week I was working on refining the handle and the spout trying to get to one particular shape now that I had decided on doing a straight cylindrical housing shape. I drew a lot of quick sketches with slight variations of the handles to see which looked the most correct and which people liked the most. I then went on to modelling these to see how they feel physically.

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This week I took what I learnt from the research phase of this assignment and put that into creating round 1 sketches. I first created sketches of general kettle shapes and styles and then went on to sketching individual concept ideas for handles and spouts. I then proceeded to take these sketches and show them to the people in my household to get their opinions to learn from them and to gain a different perspective to help me move forward.

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Slight Variations of the Open Ended Handle

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Slight Variations of the Open Ended Handle

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Slight Variations of the Enclosed Handle

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Slight Variations of the Enclosed Handle

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Different Types of Mechanisms on the Handle to Open the Lid

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Different Types of Mechanisms on the Handle to Open the Lid

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A Sliding Latch on the Lid That you Slide Back with your Finger and it Pops Open

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A Sliding Latch on the Lid That you Slide Back with your Finger and it Pops Open

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During the lecture this week I had an idea on a different way to open the lid, which was a push to release latch, with a thread that would cause the lid to spin to the side once it starts rising. This was a very interesting idea to talk to my tutor about in our tutorial time and a new way of thinking about how a lid opens.
I also began to model my design in CAD and do my first initial renders which gave me a great deal of feedback on my design not just on the materials and their finishes but also on how the kettle was coming along as a whole.
The renders showed a lot of the aspects that weren't quite right that I couldn't see when I was modelling the design like the radius on the top of the handle or the curvature of the base.

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This week through venturing into the more technical aspects of how the kettle is actually going to work rather than just its aesthetics was really interesting. I made be think about all of the different parts that go into making a kettle work and function properly.
I also found the process of doing the quick Illustrator renderings very useful because it helped me to quickly create the design and start to gain an idea about what it is actually going to look like once I start modelling it in CAD and what I need to change before I do that. I was looking at different handle angles as well which was quite interesting to see how it looked but also how that may impact how it feels to be held and to pour.

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From this week I decided that I would go with the open ended handle design and settled on the idea of having a wooden handle to create a nice aesthetic point of difference with my kettle design. The modelling really helped me to be able to interact with the designs that had previously just been in my head and drawn in 2D to see how they actually felt in your hand.
I also had a brainstorming session with a few members of my household to get their opinions on what kind of things they would like in a new kettle and on how I was progressing so far.

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Kettle Shape: After showing my household the sketches of the kettle shapes, and asking them not only which they liked most but more importantly which would fit in with the existing Breville line the most, the resounding overall consensus was that I should progress with the glass and metal body kettle.
Handle: Through using the same process, the feedback that I got was that the handles that looked the most comfortable and aesthetic were the first two enclosed concepts and the middle open concept and the idea of a wooden handle began to be thrown around.
The biggest thing I got out of this week was that most people didn't like the idea of a handle that was above the kettle, most with fears of getting a steam burn or it being too hot.

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I gained a lot of important insights this week through both the CAD modelling and the sketch model creation.
In the CAD modelling and rendering I was able to dive into a lot of the technical aspects of how this kettle was going to work like how the metal and glass was going to be joined together in a way that was going to be watertight and not fault. I also settled on a button to release the mechanism on the top of the handle as the swivel lid, whilst interesting, was very complicated to correctly figure out and model in such a short timespan.
The sketch model helped me to realise some of the faults with my design like that the handle's radius on the top had to be greater as it was still too sharp of an angle (which can be seen in the renders) but that the rest of the grip was actually really comfortable to hold and use. I was also able to test this model with my family which was really helpful as each person gave me a different perspective and a new idea on something that could be improved.

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The radius on top of the handle needed to be greatly increased as it looks way too harsh here and doesn't flow with the rest of the soft curves of the handle

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Render with Push to Release Swivel Mechanism

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Render with Push to Release Swivel Mechanism

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Render with Concave Lid and Button to Open

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Render with Concave Lid and Button to Open

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The curved base didn't suit the kettle's aesthetic or the Breville design language

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Didn't like how pointy the spout looked but liked the glass to metal joinery

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Crude Sketch Trying to Figure out the Lid Opening Mechanism

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Crude Sketch Trying to Figure out the Lid Opening Mechanism

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Crude sketch trying to figure out the lid opening mechanism

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Exploration of the Release Button on the Top of the Handle with a Cool Touch Pad on the Lid

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Exploration of the Release Button on the Top of the Handle with a Cool Touch Pad on the Lid

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Exploration into the Ring Pull/Twist to Open but with a Bar Instead

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Exploration into the Ring Pull/Twist to Open but with a Bar Instead

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Ring Pull on the Lid Instead of a Button on the Handle

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Ring Pull on the Lid Instead of a Button on the Handle

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Sketches of Handles That Are Attached on the Top

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Sketches of Handles That Are Attached on the Top

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Open (Potentially Wooden) Handle Concepts

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Open (Potentially Wooden) Handle Concepts