2023
Pottery Reimagined
The goal of this project is to design a pottery wheel that is user-powered and user-centered. The current human-powered designs, such as a kick wheel, make it difficult for the user to brace themselves and maintain good posture to prevent back pain from long sessions.
This project aims to correct the aforementioned problems to allow users to throw for extended times anywhere they want.
Mechanical Design
CAD Rendering
Product Design
Client /
GT Senior Studio
A study with 189 ceramist participants was done by the National Institute of Health in 2018.
The lumbar spine was the body segment most often mentioned as the location of pain.
36% of participants reported an occurrence of pain in the past 12 months.
20% reported an occurrence of pain in the past 7 days.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7104814/
Persona (80/20 Market): Georgia, 23 years old
- Finding a work-life balance as a Young Professional
- Enjoys crafting as an escape from screens and to feel accomplished
- Relatively new to ceramics, took one class in high school
- Doesn’t have the money for a studio membership
- Throws for fun, often not firing and instead reclaiming clay
- Doesn’t have the space or the commitment level for a full home studio
