Harvey & John
Harvey & John is an experiential design studio that develops practical innovations to amaze and inspire, in the shape of batch-produced products, bespoke creations, and large-scale installations.
I worked in the core design team supporting ideation, development, CAD & fabrication. I worked between Harvey and John and their sister company Guineapig Global. During my time there I worked across a broad variety of projects.
The Team
The core team comprised of 4 people, in addition to myself there was: a Design Lead, a Project Manager and a Studio Coordinator. During busier periods a roster of freelancers was utilised to bolster our team.
My Role
I began as CAD Engineer and progressed to Senior Designer.
Users & Audience
We worked B2B serving several industries and audiences. I will detail these in the introduction of each project below.
Pours
Introduction
Pours is a whisky dispenser that senses the presence of a glass and uses a pump and the weight of the moving liquid to pour a perfect serving.
I was the Lead Industrial Designer for its development. Our user group was whisky drinkers, happy to spend upwards of £800 on a single glass of Whiskey, typically men between the ages of 35-65.
Ideation & Development
Over 3 months, I spurred the early design stages of Pours via ideation sketches, workshop exeriments and iterative prototyping. As the prototypes developed I began working with a contracted electrical engineer, to ensure the various components and PCBs were contained and supported correctly within the product.
DFMA
For the final stages of development I used Fusion 360 almost exclusively, producing a complete master assembly of the device. I used this to produce drawings for outsourced components, refine the mechanism and to hone the aesthetics.
Wrap up
I designed custom flight cases for Pours and supported in the design and assembly of several batch runs. It is still being produced and sold (at request) today.
Thought Bubbles
Introduction
Pours is a whisky dispenser that senses the presence of a glass and uses a pump and the weight of the moving liquid to pour a perfect serving.
I was the Lead Industrial Designer for its development. Our user group was whisky drinkers, happy to spend upwards of £800 on a single glass of Whiskey, typically men between the ages of 35-65.
