Marisol Jimenez

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Step Ladder

A working step stool in plywood and MDF, from research to prototype.

Role
Research lead, CAD models, final prototype
When
Spring 2024
Disciplines
design

A group project for Brown University’s Design Brief course. We designed and built a working step stool from plywood and MDF, with steps that slide in for storage. I led the research, made the CAD models in Fusion 360, and built the final prototype.

Finished plywood step stool with two pull-out drawer steps.
The final prototype.
Plywood stool body with one drawer pulled open.
Foam-board prototype with a hand sliding a drawer step out.
Low-fidelity foam-board models of the stacked steps.
Exploded assembly drawing of the step stool with dimensions.
Exploded assembly drawing from the Fusion 360 model.
Collage of technical drawings and CAD renders of the stool.