Jupiter Turntable: Simplicity through Modularity

Project Description

Many products today are cheap, low quality, and complicated to repair. In our ever-complex world of extensive production and consumption, products today aren’t designed to last or be repaired, but rather, to be thrown away and replaced, adding to the monumental amount of existing waste. Through a research-led design approach, the Jupiter Turntable utilises modularity to tackle these issues by simplifying complexity, reducing material, saving waste and, most importantly, promoting repair. It does this through its simple construction and transparent design, with each component standing out, as the design has been unapologetically stripped to only the essentials. 

 Each screw of the Jupiter Turntable can be removed by hand, with hex keys built into the design which can be used when necessary. The desire for flexible modularity resulted in the modular pinboard system located at the back of the turn table, creating unlimited potential for future repair and upgrades. With its minimal and transparent construction, the Jupiter Turntable is bold and hides nothing. It invites the user to repair it, teaching them how it works and comes together, becoming a simplified form that reduces material through its construction and ease of future repair, aiming to be a quality, life-long and timeless design for a timeless medium. 

Bio

My name is Kurt Failagutan. I’m a transdisciplinary product design student with an open mind and a life-long desire to create. My aim is to solve, simplify and conceive meaningful and empathetic solutions through tangible experiences. As a transdisciplinary designer, the most crucial skill I’ve developed is simply the skill to solve problems no matter what, and how to do so in our complex world. I hope to find a place in this complex world to fully utilise and refine my developed intuition, sketching, CAD skills and transdisciplinary, outside-the-box thinking, to tackle the complexity we face today.

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