Tristan Bronts

Industrial Design

My name is Tristan and I’m a 22 year old Industrial Design Student at Swinburne University of Technology. Im originally from Gippsland and am now based here in Melbourne. Im really hands on, and love prototyping and buidling things. I have design for function approach to my work. Its important to me that products designs must not only fulfil their necessary function, but provide that function in a intuitive way, creating a cohesive and sensical product.

Solar light

This solar light design was developed for outdoor commercial spaces. This project was carried out over a 12-week course that delved into design for manufacture and the process of injection moulding. The outcome was a four-plastic-component solar light that utilised simple external geometry and complex internal geometry to set the mood lighting for an outdoor commercial space such as a restaurant or rooftop bar.

Otto

Otto is a bespoke dog bowl designed for a brief set by Country Road. The project proceeded over 5 weeks, with multiple touch points with Country Road to get feedback and make changes to the developing design. The final result became Otto. A bespoke dog bowl for the higher socio-economic. Inspired by Country Road's collaboration with Robert Gordon, Otto is comprised of a walnut timber base and a glazed ceramic bowl that follows organic geometries for a simple yet intriguing design. The bowl also features custom embossing of a logo or name on the front for personalisation.

Omen

Omen is a felt pendant light designed for About Space. The pendant light was developed to utilise the acoustic properties of felt in commercial and residential spaces. Using large felt sheets wrapped over a black powder-coated aluminium frame, the large felt sheets would absorb ambient sounds. Being a decorative light, it features a large frosted 125mm globe that seeps through the cracks and between the felt panels, in a minimalist and balanced design.

Aqua Steele

Designed for a 'being Plus' demographic, inspired by their will to improve themselves, Aqua Steel is a sous vide machine design that takes on a clean and minimalist aesthetic. The concept of this product is to utilise the accuracy of sous vide cooking to get the most out of their food and their time as they can set and forget food to cook while doing other tasks. It does this by utilising temperature control and water circulation to cook meats, and vegetables over a period set by the user. This machine utilises a touch screen interface, brushed aluminium casing with flat surfaces for easy cleaning and an adjustable clamp so that the user can put the machine in any size water bath to cook larger or smaller food items.

Tri-Climb

This project brief was to design a piece of indoor furniture for children that invoked play and imagination. Tri Climb is a kid's indoor climbing structure with an internal slideout play nook/hideaway. Designed for an early age range from toddlers and up, Tri Climb uses a sturdy 12mm plywood construction to withstand playtime wear and tear, and a fabric climbing structure to avoid spots where kids may get limbs stuck or injured. The climbing surface features a semi-rigid EVA for foam which mitigates injury in the case of a fall or collision and provides a comfy and supportive surface for kids to climb on and over. The panels are removable with strong velcro anchors, allowing the surface to be taken off and cleaned in the case of dirt and grime build-up over time. The internal pullout nook is the perfect place for kids to hide, scare, and read meanwhile they can expel energy climbing the triangular structure, leaving how they interact with Tri Climb, up to their imagination.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.