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the eagle

the eagle is a 3D printed product, inspired by the chrysler building’s art deco gargoyles, featuring a magnet that suspends your personal effects from its beak. available for purchase in my etsy shop

the product borrows from the striking & classic machine-age design elements on the 61st floor of nyc's chrysler building

the simple, satisfying touch of connecting a set of keys becomes a habitual marker of returning home

3D printed to order out of commerically-compostable PLA, the eagle is packaged and shipped exclusively in repurposed cardboard

the eagle featured in a product shoot from December 2019

a variety of metallic PLA filaments options gives the object different characters

CAD rendering of digital model

wireframe view of the channel for inserting the magnet, which snaps into place, reducing the need for adhesives

the original prototype + proof of concept, hand carved from yellow pine