Periculum
Adobe Illustrator | Rhinoceros 3D | 3D-Printing |
Laser-Cutting | Laser-Rasterizing
Year: 2019
Dimension: 8 x 8 x 8 Inches
Materials: PLA Filament, Acrylic Sheets, Baltic Birchwood, Twine
Course: Think Tank 1
Project Timeframe: 4 Weeks
Collaborative Team: Qiao Chen, Camille Gan, Ming Zhao, and Angela Lam
Periculum, Latin for “danger” and “risk,” is an empty perfume bottle created to reflect the persistent social phenomenon of feeling insecure caused by unattainable beauty standards glamorized by the media.
The diamond-shaped bottle, a form widely associated with perfection, is held upright by delicate packaging secured with a single piece of string. Once the string is removed, the clear acrylic packaging and perfume bottle topple in a domino effect, symbolizing fragility and vulnerability that exist beneath society’s idealized image of beauty.
As a social intervention, Periculum is placed within a cosmetics store alongside conventional perfumes, challenging their intended purpose of enhancing beauty, encouraging consumers to question the idealized beauty standards that have become normalized within our society.
In this collaborative project, I helped develop the concept of Periculum, select the materials to be used, as well as create the final three-dimensional structure of the packaging and product from the beginning to the end of the process.
The diamond-shaped bottle, a form widely associated with perfection, is held upright by delicate packaging secured with a single piece of string. Once the string is removed, the clear acrylic packaging and perfume bottle topple in a domino effect, symbolizing fragility and vulnerability that exist beneath society’s idealized image of beauty.
As a social intervention, Periculum is placed within a cosmetics store alongside conventional perfumes, challenging their intended purpose of enhancing beauty, encouraging consumers to question the idealized beauty standards that have become normalized within our society.
In this collaborative project, I helped develop the concept of Periculum, select the materials to be used, as well as create the final three-dimensional structure of the packaging and product from the beginning to the end of the process.
Concept Development of the Diamond Bottle
Finalizing the 3D Model
Refining the 3D-Printed Model
After the 3D model was printed, the excess PLA filament had to be trimmed and sanded down. The printed 3D model was later spray painted with matte paint; however, we later sanded it down again and used high gloss spray paint instead.
Final Placement
