Utility Mat/Mobile Work Station

Please note that the Provisional Patent Application for the Utility Mat / Mobile Work Station was filed July 30, 2018.

I was tasked with creating an office or desk accessory to be used in the near future. My project was to be speculative in nature, and my research pointed to the increase in the traveling habits of the Millennial. I have found that Millennials seek experiences over material gain, and many desire to work away from the office, and instead work all over the globe: from co-working spaces, to hotels, to park benches in the city.

The skills that I have acquired during the creation of the Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station range from conducting market research, to making observations in a park, to iterative sketching, and finally to learning how to apply multiple materials and finishes in the Keyshot rendering program for the first time.

Final Rendering of Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot, edited in Photoshop
Laptop found here; strawberries can be found here.

Inspiration Images

From left: dormbooker.com, urbanoutfitters.com

Inspiration Images

Images on the left-hand side of the page are attributed to the Bouroullec brothers, and the image on the right is attributed to thisisground.com

Sketch

Once it was decided that I would design a mat, I envisioned how it would fold, and how it would be deployed.

Sketch Model

Affixing objects to a silver mat. each object fits within a bowl, tray, or lid, which are in turn glued to the mat. The cardboard on the left is a sketch for a foldable lap desk.

Backpack can be found here; laptop found here; strawberries can be found here.

Additional Specifications

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 1

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Mat is deployed in its 180 degree flat position. The hot and cold food storage containers are affixed to the mat.

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 2

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Mat is folded once, to be readily installed in the user’s lap. Both lids have been removed from the hot and cold food storage containers.

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 3

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Water bottle is affixed to mat by being screwed into its base.

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 4

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Mat is shown flat and folded.

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 5

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Top view of mat and lidded hot and cold food storage containers

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 6

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Perspective detail shot of mat in 180 degree flat position

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 7

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Perspective detail shot of mat in 180 degree flat position showing hot and cold food storage containers without lids

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 8

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Perspective detail shot of mat in 180 degree flat position showing removable silicone inserts that hold the hot and cold food storage containers

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 9

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot.
Perspective detail shot of water bottle screw-in base and lidded hot and cold food storage containers

Utility Mat/ Mobile Work Station: Rendering 10

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot, edited in Photoshop
Perspective detail shot of mat in 180 degree flat position with water bottle and hot and cold food storage containers installed
Strawberries can be found here.

Final Rendering of Concept in Situ

Modelled in AutoCAD, rendered in Keyshot, edited in Photoshop
Backpack found here.