The Botanfry

Inspired by the rosette tool that creates the crunchy, delicious and symmetrical Thai lotus flower cookie, or kanom dok jok.

I created an improved rosette mold replacing brass with stainless steel, and an added wooden handle for easier grip. This Stanford course taught me how to ideate, plan, engineer, and fail quickly.

To this day, my mom still uses The Botanfry.

Ideation

ME 203: Design and Manufacturing

Students are asked to discover a product with meaning to them; develop a point of view which motivates a redesign of that product; manufacture a series of models, multiple candidates, including sketches, product use stories, rapid prototypes, CAD documents, manufacturing test models, and finally a customer ready prototype. Each student will physically create their product using Product Realization Lab resources, and also redesign their product for scaled manufacturing to develop a knowledge of manufacturing processes, design guidelines, materials choices, and the opportunities those processes provide.

Discover a product of meaning.

Develop a point of view that motivates a redesign of that product.

Manufacture a series of models.

Sketches, product use stories, rapid prototypes, CAD documents, manufacturing test models.

Customer ready prototype.

Manufacturing processes, design guidelines, materials choices,

  1. Xauv Case - to protect the traditional Hmong necklace.

  2. Botanfry - the selected project.

  3. Loc-Lite -

  4. Bike Ease-ly - a bike case. For an easel.

  5. Xauv-Modern - wearable jewelry forged using class skills.

  6. Phloto - a floating photo frame.

  7. PanVex - a pan to make steamed rolls!

  8. TBA Lamp - a real lamp, inspired by my passion for robotics.

  9. Weaved throne - a modern take on Hmong stools.

  10. Coffee Catcher Mug - clear as the name.

Make it stand out

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more or maybe you have a creative project.

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Milling

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Turning

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Finishing

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