vimzs

Work

Made to be used,
not just looked at.

Every project here starts from a problem rather than a shape — a waste stream with nowhere to go, a product that should be repaired instead of replaced, a material that had to be argued into behaving. Form comes after.

  1. The Shio bench rendered in three-quarter view, brass fixings visible in the speckled shell composite.

    01 — Graduation project

    Shio潮

    A modular public bench pressed from crushed oyster shell waste and recycled HDPE — engineered to a safety factor of 3, tested to 10.

    Sustainable design · Composite material

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  2. The Distortion pendant lit in a darkened room, throwing a branching shadow across the wall above a woman reading in an armchair.

    02 — ANTD 2026 finalist

    Distortion

    A pendant lamp of layered, laser-cut steel and aluminium — its silhouette pulled from the way light bends around a black hole.

    Lighting design · Metal fabrication

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  3. The Ritual kettle on its base beside a matcha bowl, bamboo whisk and tea tin.

    03 — Concept for Breville

    The Ritual

    A gooseneck kettle built around the ritual of matcha — single-degree control, a balanced pour and a soft-open lid.

    Product design · Appliance

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Also in the portfolio

Product and concept work.

Studio and coursework projects — rendered concepts, form studies and public-realm pieces developed alongside the lead work.

  • Front view of a camouflaged quadcopter drone with landing legs and an underslung camera gimbal.

    Kaze

    Drone · Conservation

    The silent protector — a nature-positive drone that borrows the hummingbird's quiet agility to monitor the endangered Western Ground Parrot without disturbing its habitat.

  • Exploded view of over-ear headphones showing the headband, drivers, earcups and outer shells laid out in line.

    Echo

    Headphones · Design for repair

    Sound that stands the test of time — built to be opened and repaired rather than replaced, in three finishes: Noir, Aura and Crystal.

  • Render of a bicycle held upright in a minimal bent-tube rack finished in blue.

    Precision

    Bicycle rack · Public realm

    A bicycle rack designed for the Street Furniture Australia competition.

  • Five bluetooth speakers in a row showing the colourway range, each with two circular grilles.

    Tranquil

    Bluetooth speaker · Design for manufacture

    A portable bluetooth speaker designed for injection moulding.

  • Render of an angular concrete teapot with a squared handle and two matching cups on a white table.

    Mono

    Teapot set · Concept

    A brutalism-inspired teapot set, formed in concrete with two matching cups.

  • Two rPET oat jars in 350g and 700g sizes with sage-green labels, standing on a wooden kitchen counter.

    Quick Oats

    Packaging · Sustainable design

    Portion control, zero waste — a mono-material rPET jar with a portion-control lid, designed to replace single-use sachets.