Project
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Wow Specs
Year
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2025
Methodology
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Double Diamond
Collaboration
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COCO LENI
Category
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Product Design — Personal Project
Deliverable
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Sketch → 3D → Prototype → Manufactured
I couldn't find glasses that suited my face, so I designed my own.
Wow Specs started as a personal brief — a rounded frame that complements my features without overpowering them. It became a full design and manufacturing project in collaboration with COCO LENI, following the complete process from research and concept sketching through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and physical production.
Research & Ideation Sketches:
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Research focused on manufacturing constraints and material properties — understanding what COCO LENI's process could and couldn't do before committing to a direction. Concept sketches referenced their existing product range to ensure the final design was manufacturable without custom tooling.
The brief was simple: a rounded frame that suits my face without overpowering it. Several digital iterations explored the form before narrowing down to a final direction, which was then modelled in 3D and rendered to visualize the real-world result before production.
Prototyping & Testing :
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Before going to manufacture, a paper template cutout was used to test fit and scale directly on the face — a simple but effective way to validate proportions without committing to material costs. The prototype confirmed the sizing. Production followed.
Image Credit- COCO LENI
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Image Credit- COCO LENI
What this project demonstrates
Wow Specs went from an idea to a physical product worn daily — designed, visualized, prototyped, and manufactured entirely through a process I controlled end to end.
For product brands and startups, this is the kind of thinking I bring to industrial design work: a complete design cycle, not just renders. From the first sketch to something you can hold in your hand.
