Flare Hair Shaper Tool, Blade Case, Retail Structural Packaging

For Spilo Worldwide / Personna

My roles on the team:

  • Industrial Designer

  • Physical Mockup & Prototype Fabrication

  • 2D / 3D CAD

  • CAD Rendering / Animation

Hair shaping tool system for hair stylists

  • Updated style/materials

  • Improved ergonomics

  • Safety for hair stylists

The system consists of 3 Components:

  • Hair Shaping Tool

  • Blade Case

  • Retail structural packaging for the Tool

Hair Shaping and Razor Cutting

Hair shaping is a technique of cutting hair utilized by hair stylists to cut hair with a specific tool, a hair shaper. The tool itsself contains a razor blade contained in a handle and its use a shown in this photo. A significant part of using a hair shaper is handling blades when changing and disposing of blades.

Observation, Problem Identification

Ergonomics & Blade Safety Observation of how stylists handle the hair shaping tool.

Stylists List of Concerns

  • Blade changing/disposal safety

  • Grip Control

  • Hand Fatigue

  • Visual Styling of the tool

Material & Style Inspiration

Style / Functional Inspiration

Silicon | Texture | Material

  • Reduce user fatigue - sure grip

  • Non slip - blade safety

  • Appeal: Colors, translucency, texture

Hair Shaping Tool. Concept Solutions

Solutions, Concept Sketches

Examples of Hair Shaper concept sketches from the project are shown here.

Final Hair Shaper: 3 Design & Color Studies

Concept Final Directions & Color Studies

3 final directions were tested. Final at bottom.

Final Design

Concept Final. Hair Shaping Tool

3D CAD. Prototype & Manufacturing

3D CAD Product Assembly

Video to check out the construction. Rhino.

Blade Case & Blade Disposal

Blade Case component of the system, delivering safety.

  • Limiting blade handling

  • Integrated blade disposal

  • Case doubles as retail package

Blade Case Concept Sketches

Sketch notes from the blade case portion of the project.

3D CAD Animation

  • Opening Sequence

  • Blade Storage

  • Blade Disposal

    Rhino. Keyshot.

Retail Structural Packaging

Hair Shaper and Blade Case at Retail

Vacuum formed retail packaging for the Shaper tool. Co located at retail with tool. Rhino. Keyshot.

Structural Packaging Concepts

Structural package concepts line up. Created for initial review. Illustrator.