La Dolce Aqua design and development

After initial meetings and concept reviews, Mark and CISD settled on a concept to redesign in CAD for production. The product contained two parts including the hull and mattress. Gavin developed the concept in CAD which required a few iterations to get the geometry of the surfaces just right. The design of the hull has been developed for rotational moulding to ensure the product is light and durable, while the structural integrity comes from the contours on the top, base, and sides of the product, the mattress cleverly hides an internal ribbed section.

Following the CAD stage, CISD explored the incorporating speakers to the hull, after some basic concepts were drawn and discussed with the client, La Dolce decided built-in speakers would be a nice addition, but unnecessary for now. The exercise concluded that if speakers are to be added they should be built into the product to maintain a uniform design and protect the electronics from water damage. Handles where added on the front, back, and sides. The design work on the product was finalised with a 1:10 scale SLA prototype model.

CISD then completed a report for a CE certification marks, which highlighted a number of areas to be addressed. 2D production drawings were sent to La Dolce Aqua for approval before contacting manufactures to find a suitable partner to link La Dolce with. Sturdy product in Co. Wicklow showed a great interest in the product and where able to recommend tooling and supply quotation for part manufacturing within the week.