Few of the Year 10 Product Design students imagined that they could make their own bluetooth speaker yet they all have.

Their brief was to design the casing for a speaker, which could hold the necessary electronic component, that they would then solder in place.

Coming up with design ideas that are practical and aesthetically pleasing for the project is challenging itself, then students had to draw their design using CAD. To verify the design could be produced, students made a cardboard model.  A variety of substrates were used for the final product, some students choosing acrylic, others recycled kauri, or plywood. Several of the speakers were made using the 3D printer. All of the students had the opportunity to use the school’s high tech machinery including a laser cutter and CNC mill.

This was an opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills and learn from a hands-on project that they thoroughly enjoyed, with the added bonus of having a finished product they can be proud of.