Pillar is excited to announce Gurgle Pots newest product, Chirpy Top, a wine pourer with a whimsy personality. Bringing smiles to the table, this drip-free spout produces a delightful “chirping” sound as it serves your favorite wine. To see our design in action visit their website.
PROTEOR featured our client, Brian Bartlett, and his innovative BTK Sport Knee for athletic amputees. Pillar and Bartlett are continuing to work together to make improvements to the prosthetic knee to make it more compact with even better shock absorption.
It’s not everyday that you come across someone as extraordinary as Brian Bartlett. Pillar has had the pleasure of helping Bartlett develop a prosthetic knee that has allowed him to continue his active lifestyle after becoming an above the knee amputee. Bartlett has been acknowledged for his persistence and innovation by several news sources. Learn more about Bartlett and his story in this NewsWeek article that features him.
Pillar is excited to share another client success! We worked hand-and-hand with REI designers to create unique mechanisms that bring a modern aesthetic and interaction to the camping world. With the EVRGRN Campfire Rocker, you can enjoy all the comfort of a rocking chair in a compact, portable design that’s easy to pack with you. Next time you go camping, relax by a campfire, lean forward to tend to the fire, and then recline back to see the Milky Way all from the same chair. Check back for updates as Pillar and REI continue to work together to bring new products to
Congrats to our client, Clingies, for their success on Kickstarter. This versatile clip and docking system has so many uses that it makes you wonder how you ever got by without one. Pillar designed and prototyped this magnetic clip and is continuing to work with inventor, Chuck Harris, to develop new and exciting products. Continue to help support Clingies on Kickstarter by following the link below! GO TO KICKSTARTER!
Pillar is excited to announce our partnership with Ernie Ball to develop new and innovative products for the music industry.
Pillar attended the Outdoor Retailer show this year and not only did we get a chance to see some great new products coming to market, but we got to see our design work come to fruition through these K2 outsoles. K2 sought out Pillar’s help to explore patterns and textures for this ski boot outsole, and we’re happy to see how amazing the final product looks!
Innovative Sugarworks is leading innovation in the culinary arts category with their professional-grade, ergonomic, and responsibly made culinary tools. Pillar has helped them develop a number of products including their “Sugar Shapers” used for creating sugar masterpieces and “Turntable Expander” for a larger working surface on most turntables. After launching their products in November of 2014, they have continued to show great progress and success with their tools in the culinary world. Visit WWW.SUGARWORKS.COM for more details on their products!
The Vintage Snowboard Plate is here! The V-Plate allows you to mount new bindings to most old boards–so don’t get rid of your vintage boards, get a V-Plate. It’s not too late to order, just go to V-Plate’s Facebook page for more info. Visit HECKLER MAGAZINE to read the latest article about the V-Plate!
Snowboarding has finally aged to the point where vintage snowboards are popular collectibles. With great innovation from Dave Billinghurst, former marketing and team manager for K2 snowboarding in the 90’s, and Pillar’s Bob Carrasca, former K2 binding engineer and product manager, collectibles are no longer for collecting dust. Together they have created the Vintage Snowboard Plate (V Plate), a machined plastic part with carefully and dynamically placed holes in patterns that will match up perfectly with most vintage snowboards, allowing you to mount nearly any current binding to a vintage board. Visit TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING for an article about the V Plate!
See what Gizmodo has to say about our client’s beer pong ball washer: The Clean Cup! And don’t forget to help support The Clean Cup on Kickstarter! Click the image below to go to Gizmodo
“Everyone loves beer pong, but No One Likes A Set Of Dirty Balls.” Pillar helped develop The Clean Cup–the world’s first portable and automatic beer pong ball washer. Help support our client on Kickstarter! Check out their Kickstarter!
Pillar worked with Karl Moore to develop the BevTender–the first ever dual use airplane cup holder that can be used on either the seat pocket or tray table. This product is ideal for traveling on planes and secures various beverage containers to free up your hands. Help us support Karl and his product by funding him on Kickstarter! Click the image below to go to Kickstarter!
Pillar Design is honored to be collaborating with such an inspirational person, Brian Bartlett. As an above the knee amputee, Brian has shown incredible tenacity in life and has brought remarkable innovations to the world of prosthetics. His ideas have truly made a social impact, and allow amputees to maintain an active lifestyle. Click the following link to check out a video of Brian using his BTK system: Leftside Industries Connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter @PillarSeattle to get updates on the projects we are developing with Brian!
Pillar Design has teamed up with Intelligent LIDS to bring you a solution for your food storage needs. “Intelligent LIDS provide practical, stylish, environmentally thoughtful food storage for use at home or on the go.” These lids are not only food-safe and made with recyclable materials, but they fit onto your existing mason jars. Coming in two styles, Storage Lids and Drink Lids, Intelligent LIDS create an airtight, non-leaking storage for liquids or dry goods. Find this product now at a number of retailers including Whole Foods. Click here to go to their
The Pillar Design team has been working diligently with K2 Ski for sometime now and they just released the freeride ski grip that we assisted in developing with them. This complex 3D model has some mind blowing surface modeling. It is a 3 piece over-molded grip with some very intense texture treatments and complex ergonomic surfaces. We built a few different versions of this model using SolidWorks 2013. The asymmetrical shaping on this product was a definite challenge, but the product turned out very good and close to our initial concepts.