Something from Nothing
Application Video / Summery of Creative Skills
Late in 2020 I deceided to apply for a job. This was my most creative application effort before I started working for Ahrend.
Upcycle Lamp
Suspension Lamps / Lighting
A series of suspension lamps made from multiplex board leftovers which usually gets discarded by the industry.
Air France Eco Food Concept
Food Serving Concept / Product Design / Packaging Design
Together with a fellow student did I participate in a design competition from Air France. With our food serving concept for the economy class did we win a Prix Speciale de Jury.
Pollinators’ Paradise
Garden Object / Fence / Pollinator Support
Beetles, wasps, bees or moths: all are welcome in Pollinators’ Paradise, a modular garden fencing system to provide food and shelter.
DE Carrier
Product Design / Prototypes
You can´t burn your fingers carrying burning hot coffee with these holders. Actually you could even carry ten cups at the same time. These holders are a result of on ideation process during a collaboration between the Design Academy Eindhoven and Douwe Egberts. Two of these prototypes have been purchased by Douwe Egberts.
On/Off
Research / Ideation / Concepts
How to improve the safety in kitchens? This was the starting point for a bunch of ideas and solutions for improving the comfort and the safety in a kitchen. The result gave me the opportunity to do my graduation project together with the German kitchen brand Bulthaup. Not online!
Kiosk 365
Pop Up Kiosk / Kiosk Design
A pop-up-kiosk for Eindhoven 365, the formal city marketing organization for Eindhoven. This handy kiosk was used on several events and festivals in and around Eindhoven.
DE Coffee Ring
Gorillia Marketing Concept / Prototype
Leaving the DE logo of the coffee brand Douwe Egberts as a coffee ring behind. Just a drip of spilled coffee and this little stamp like piece of plastic under the cup will do the trick.
Bosch China Dealer Trophy
Trophy Design / Design Proposal
Via via I got a small assignment to design a Bosch Dealer Trophy for China. How cool is that?!
Complex Patterns
Three direction weaving / pattern research
Complex patterns created from white and black stripes woven into each other in three directions.
Tuintotem
Bird Houses / R&D / Prototypes
Ideal bird houses for a variety of domestic birds. Designed for production in a social workshop. This work was done after I won the first price in a design competiton initiated by Ontwerp Platform Arnhem and Dwarswerk.
Game Cube
Board-Game Projecting Lamp / Prototype / Product Design
A board-game projecting lamp. This prototype of a suspension lamp can project shapes of various game-boards onto a tabletop. The design rights had been reserved. This project is not online.
Agaribana
Teapot / Design Model
The pour of this teapot is arranged in an 90 degree angle to the handle. This makes pouring easier. The long handle enhances the use of the teapot.
Bar Inge
Restaurant Food Counter
A shop counter constructed from steel and wood. A custom made furniture for a new restaurant from a fellow workplace neighbour. Measurements and shapes are fully designed according to her needs.
Atom Gay Run
3D Object / 3D Training
This Gun was build with Rhinoceros and rendered with V-Ray during an Rhino introduction class.
Zen
Wall Clock / Design Model / Product Design
A wall clock with a minimalistic and soft appearance which unifies entity with time. The round watch hands move in a continuous flow around each other. This project is not online.
Asimov
Chair Production Concept
Asimov is a chair folded from sheet-material by robots. Chairs produced on demand - anywhere at any time - was the main idea of this project. I worked on this concept during my internship at JLS.
Air France Food Eco Concept
Food Serving Concept / Product Design / Packaging Design
Air France initiated a competition for (one or two) design students. The assignment was to redesign everything around the food-serving in their airplanes - tray, plates, cutlery, containers, etcetera. Here our concept that got us into the second round of the competition.
Bamboo One
Sun Lounger / Foldable Chair / Furniture
A foldable sunlounger made from bamboo, fabric and rope. Bamboo One is easy to build up, a lightweight, a low tech construction, cost efficient and needs little storage.
One Another
Object / Product Design
Design products in the style of the Italian brand Alessi - was one assignment during my study. This is one of my product ideas worked out.
Pounds
Washing Bin / Product Concept
A laundry basket that grows bigger in size. The more laundry is in the basket the wider the basket gets. Later I discovered that Front Design had the exact same idea - a little earlier (:
Just don´t do it
Ashtrays / Objects / Product Design
The assignment design expressive containers led me to create a series of ashtrays that communicate with their user in a more or less subtle way to put that cigarette out, smoking harms, reduce smoking - or ideally - quite smoking. This project is not online.
BSD CI
Corporate Identity
The corporate identity of Benjamin Spöth Design Studio including color scheme, logo, business card, letter, invoice and website.
13 Colors Mixed Up
Video / Video Training
This video was created during my first academic year. It is starting with a standard test pattern. The pattern changes in colour and shape matched with a tune of Apex Twin. The assignment was to use at least ONE ;) filter.
Atelier 3
Art / Book
Atelier 3 was the minor-subject during my third academic year. It was pretty much about art. It was great fun beside the rather untactful and harsh climate in our major-subject.
Yeepee
Stairs / Support for kids and parents
These stairs empower younger kids to use all restroom fittings completely on their own. No help by any parent is needed. They were made for a Mother and Child Day event in a restaurant.
Damian
Sculpture / 3D Object
This robot shape is made from modelling-foam. Damian evolved from a study of robots.
Organic Hell
Digital Paintings
Two sets of three digital paintings. One series in black and white and one series colour. The theme is based on paintings from 2005.
Zest v1
3D Object / 3D Training
Just for fun - sketching a series of robots. After telling my tutor about it, the robots became a part of an assignment during his class. I translated one sketch into this 3D drawing.
Zig Zag
Wall Tiles / Design Concept
Four tiles made from ceramic. The assignment was to design a tile, to make a mould for them and to produce that tile four times.
Perfectus
Objects / Performance / Statement
A prediction in 2004: Professor Futura participated in a gen-food design-contest in the year 2014. He succeeded in crossing several species of flora and fauna in order to fight world hunger.