emoji clips

Designed for a course on injection molding, my focus was on creating a fun project that took advantage of the colorful plastic aesthetic. I thought of the small plastic hair clips I loved as a kid, and was interested in the challenge of updating that design with modern imagery that would appeal to adults. I thought of emojis as playful contemporary imagery that would be fun to incorporate into the form of the clips.

Custom molds designed and CNC machined out of aluminum. Mold uses an interchangeable insert system to be able to change the front design of the clip. Inserts 3D printed. October 2015.