Salam,  

I'm Ahmad Abubaker

I'm a Designer and Engineer, with a Master's degree in Design from Stanford,
And this is my portfolio.
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Wanas Chair

Fostering connection with a chair.
Designed for unconventional seating positions, with a form that encourages openness
Engineered and Machined to click together in 50 seconds; no tools required!

Snap-Fit Design
User Testing
CAM/CNC
Parts Consoledation

the-dish-by-the-sea

A kinematic trophy Designed for the Stanford Award for Automotive Innovation at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
With this trophy I wanted to explore what a trophy can 'do'; Translating the spirit of cars into Engineered movement, and relentless Craft.

Kinematic Design
CAD
Patter Making
Sand Casting
2

Cutting Corners, The Table

A table Designed to embody the spirit of creativeness and playfulness of the Design Loft at Stanford.
Engineered and Fabricated with precision to interlock without hardware

Self-Locking Geometry
FEA
Waterjet
3

Picature

A picture holder usually has a wooden or plastic clip, metalic spring, and a linking feature like a rope. What if we can get it down to one cat (part)?
Designed for joyful ease of use.
Engineered and Molded to leverage TPE's properties, simplifying manufacturing and reducing material waste.

Mold Design
Moldflow Simulation
Material Testing
Interlocking Design
Parts Consoledation
4

30° three

A tessellating coffee dripper system Designed to make it easy to hand brew 3 coffee cups at the same time.
Engineered and Formed from stainless steel sheet

Sheet Metal Design
Welding and Forming
User Experience
Thermal Analysis
5

Spinnie

A fun and satisfying desktop kinetic sculpture
Designed to celebrate the physics of inertia, making a complex principle tangible.
Engineered and Machined for frictionless and precise movement.

Kinetic Design
Machining
Pattern Making
Sand Casting
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