COMPONENT DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY
After the final concept presentation, MWDesign will focus on the approved product concept. This will be done primarily through 3D CAD modelling. We will further development the CAD models into precise components incorporating all features from the final concept design. The objective is to develop the design to allow us to create a prototype for testing, before investing in tooling.
Focusing on individual part components, MWDesign will refine the components and design out the cost to enable us to maintain quality while meeting our budget cost. We will begin engineering the parts for the product, focusing on functional aspects of the design.
COMPONENT DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY
After the final concept presentation, MWDesign will focus on the approved product concept. This will be done primarily through 3D CAD modelling. We will further development the CAD models into precise components incorporating all features from the final concept design. The objective is to develop the design to allow us to create a prototype for testing, before investing in tooling.
Focusing on individual part components, MWDesign will refine the components and design out the cost to enable us to maintain quality while meeting our budget cost. We will begin engineering the parts for the product, focusing on functional aspects of the design.
COMPONENT DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY
After the final concept presentation, MWDesign will focus on the approved product concept. This will be done primarily through 3D CAD modelling. We will further development the CAD models into precise components incorporating all features from the final concept design. The objective is to develop the design to allow us to create a prototype for testing, before investing in tooling.
Focusing on individual part components, MWDesign will refine the components and design out the cost to enable us to maintain quality while meeting our budget cost. We will begin engineering the parts for the product, focusing on functional aspects of the design.
Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust
KUKI REKA KANI - Manu Set
Kuki Reka Kani is a collection of culturally inspired cookie cutters that connect kaumātua and children with their heritage through sensory colour, storytelling, and cooking therapy. Rich in colour, whakapapa, and values, they have brought joy, learning, and connection to thousands of whānau across Aotearoa.
SERVICES
Industrial Design
CAD Development
Visual Renders
DFM
Prototyping
OPPORTUNITY
Colour, Culture, Connection
Kuki Reka Kani are unique cookie cutters developed for the Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust, to enable kaumātua (elders) and rangatahi (youth) to connect with their whakapapa (heritage), through the patterns and colours of the cutters using kauwhata (story telling). The cookie cutters are also designed to help elderly suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease through cooking and colour therapy. “Colour therapy can be beneficial for those with memory loss.”- Joshua J. Freitas, author of The Dementia Concept.”
Each cookie cutter reflects the natural colours of a sacred place in Aotearoa to Māori, as well as the physical bird or flower it represents. Each sacred place around New Zealand has an ancient Māori legend associated with it. These colours assist Kaumātua connect to their sense of place and reignite memories. The cutters attract children through their playful colours, and allow Kaumātua to pass on these ancient legends to their whānau. Natural colour can facilitate attention and memory in young children. Colour has been used by cultures all over the world to relay important information and help to improve mood and memory. “The brain remembers information better when it’s presented in colour. Images are most memorable when presented in a palette drawn from
the natural world.”
OUTCOME
Tui – Kārikiōrangi / Blue-Green
The shimmering deep greeny-blue of the Tūī feathers reflects the clear waters of Te Waikoropupū Springs. They represent the lifeblood of Papatūānuku (mother earth) and the tears of Ranginui (the sky father). The springs are home to the legendary female taniwha, Huriawa.
OUTCOME
Piwakawaka – Peapeau / Rust-Orange
Golden brown tussock grasses of Kura Tāwhiti or Castle Hill are represented through the colour of the Pīwakawaka or Fantail cookie cutter, like it’s chest feathers. The deep grey of the limestone boulders with ancient Māori charcoal drawings left behind by Waitaha are reflected through the dusty grey feathers of the bird.
OUTCOME
Kea – Kārikihāura / Olive
The colour of the Kea cutter depicts the jagged olive-green terrain of Aoraki, as well as the feathers of the Kea. Aoraki was the son of Rakinui, the sky father. Along with his brothers, he left the heavens in a canoe to visit Papatūānuku. He and his brothers became the first mountains in New Zealand, while their canoe became the South Island.
