Newswise — Babson MBA students have come up with eight new product concepts that simplify the daily tedium of most busy young professionals and suburbanites. Teams of 42 students dreamed up the designs during a single semester course at Babson College, the top-ranked business school for entrepreneurship education. Students from neighboring Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering provided prototyping support and engineering advice.
Babson's Design Fair will showcase the products on Tuesday, Dec. 6th from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Needham-Wellesley rooms at Olin Hall.
Simultaneously on exhibit in Babson's Olin Hall, Room 204, is an exhibit by Boston artist, Hannah Burr entitled, "Room 204: Visual Traces of Groups at Work." Burr worked with five students from Babson's Product Design class to create an art installation of their patterns of motion, speech, interaction, and ambient sound in quantitative lists. Burr translates the dynamic energy of the group as it interacts, into an art work that changes the physical qualities of the meeting room itself. She re-expresses each observed behavior with her 'marks,' transforming the space into an evolving abstracted graph.
This year's new Product Design entries include:
-- A better way to party!—Chip N' Sip is an all in one drinking and snack plate for easier munching and mingling at the party scene.
-- 'Sideways' in the garage—the Sideliner, acost efficient, first-class design, stores long-handled tools sideways to make greater use of garage wall space.
-- The Renoir Unit--an easy access, easy installation storage system for the garage or workroom. It meets the needs of the 'organizer' who likes things kept together and off the floor; the system is cost-sensitive, and features a sleek design of multiple wire baskets with reinforced braces.
-- Got the shopping bag blues?—The Easy Carrier Handle seals bag handles together for a better grip while corralling those incorrigible cans and cantaloupes on the drive home; does double duty displaying supermarkets' coupons, advertising, redemptions, puzzles, fortunes, recipes, etc.
-- Have Pods will Travel— Pods for shaving cream dispense exact amount of shave cream in pre-packaged capsules for one time use. Easily stored in slim travel case for the well-groomed, upwardly-mobile urban male. Babson students designed the new product for a|MEN|ity, maker of premium line of shaving and men's grooming products.
-- The Green Bean—a high-quality food storage container in a distinctive design made from recycled materials for Recycline, a company founded by a Babson alum.
-- The MegaView -- BBQ thermometer will transform the average burger flipper into a gourmand foodie ready to take on a butterfly leg of lamb. Features adjustable shields and florescent needle to deliver precise temperature. Stores in durable glass case.
-- The Comfort Yard super-soft infant play yard keeps baby safe, portable, and comfy with new premium mattress material and extra padding at corners and rails. Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit http://www.babson.edu.
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