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A Cup of Coffee
Spinning-top
2018
Design a spining-top to learn the skill of lathe. I started thinking about what the motion looks like when people play spinning-tops.

Stir a cup of coffee

Stir a cup of coffee
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Concept development

Sketches

Prototype Iteration 2

Prototype Iteration 2

Sketches
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Model Making Process

Model Making Process

Model Making Process

Model Making Process

Model Making Process
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Final Work
Inspired by stirring coffee, I found out that this motion is like playing a spinning top. Thus, I wanted to make a spinning top to capture this motion.
The concept of the spinning top is a cup. When people spin it, it is like they are stirring a cup of coffee.

A Cup of Coffee
Material: Wood

A Cup of Coffee
Material: Wood

A Cup of Coffee

A Cup of Coffee
Material: Wood
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