Sunny Concrete Pot
Overview
Instructables launched in 2019 the Planter Challenge, for build new ideas and inspire people to show their creativity building planters.
Goal
The Goal was to create homes for your green friends. Reuse materials, or make a mold for a custom concrete pot.
My Role
Industrial Designer responsible for:
• Conceptualize first sketch ideas and refine.
• Research and select materials to build the pot.
• Design the 3d molds in 360 fusion and prepare the
parts for 3d printing and finish the mold to cast.
Awards
Winner of the planter challenge Instructables contest 2019
Inspired by nature and organic shapes I designed the "Sunny Concrete Pot". A sunny day in Sunnyvale in Sunny California, I started looking to my desk when the main inspiration seeing nature made it create a minimalist look, capable of adapting to any environment.
Process
Creating 3d models
In this stage I used Autodesk 360 fusion to create the 3d models and to visualize that everything will assemble well.
3d printing Molds
I used 3d printing to create some parts of the mold. This helped create some improvements in the final mold.
Assembly 3d Printing Mold to Create Alginate Mold
Once that I printed the two parts of the exterior mold and the inner part of the mold I assemble the 3 pieces of the mold, press them with tweezers on the edges of the mold and began to prepare the alginate powder with water.
I used 3 full cups of alginate powder mixed with 2 cups of water and then I mixed. It is necessary to mix the material quickly and empty the mold as it hardens very quickly.
Pour Concrete in Mold
With the 3 parts of the mold ready to start preparing the concrete mix. I reassembled the final mold pieces and started pouring the concrete from the top.
Concrete Drying
I left the mold with concrete for 24 hours drying. After that time I removed half of the outer mold. Leaving for 12 hours more to dry the concrete, to ensure that the piece was solid.
Finally I removed the last 2 pieces of the mold. I applied concrete sealant to make the pot waterproof.
