Guillermo Cabrera Espín

Academic Projects

Modular storage system

Interlocking wooden modules combined with interchangeable faces to organise the home.

Year
2023
Type
Academic
Disciplines
Product design · Research · 3D modeling
Render of stacked wooden modules with a slotted face.

Development process

Final project for the Design Projects course, made with M. Bocanegra, L. Pertiñez and E. Hazán. It was a long, structured development, similar to a final degree project, and we were free to choose the product to design.

The problem

Following a suggestion from M. Bocanegra, we went for a simple solution to everyday problems with organising the home.

Research

We began with a competitor analysis and visited IKEA to study the storage organisers available on the market. We also ran a survey to identify the features the product had to have.

Development

We completed every study the project needed. The result is a system of wooden modules with finger joints that lock together and accept add-on faces: slots, nine holes, a pull-out drawer, an outer shelf or a large opening. The project taught us how a complete design project is structured and helped us grow creatively.

  • Wooden module with finger joints on all four sides.
  • Add-on face with nine holes next to an assembled module.
  • Module with a pull-out drawer element.
  • Module with a cantilevered outer shelf.
  • Add-on face with a large circular opening.
  • Two modules joined by their basic faces.
  • Close-up of the joint between modules.
  • Module with an inner shelf.
  • Module with an inner hanging rail.
  • Modules mounted on a supporting metal frame.