Engineering a Circular, High-Performance Travel System
My Role
As the Project Lead and Lead Product Engineer, I led the development of a circular soft goods travel system from concept through manufacturing, driving product architecture, industrial design, engineering integration, material selection, technical documentation, and cross-functional product development to deliver a high-performance, manufacturing-ready solution.
Collaborators
Industrial design was developed in collaboration with Scott Davis, while Mervyn Chen partnered throughout manufacturing development to support production readiness and supplier coordination.
Timeline: 4 Months (2023)
PROJECT BRIEF
USER EMPATHY STUDY
MARKET STUDY
IDEATIONS & RESEARCH
CMF MOODBOARDS & FINAL CONCEPT
MATERIALS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
CMF TECH PACK DEVELOPMENT (intentionally blurred for client protection)
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V3
PACKAGING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
PROTOTYPING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Pre Production Sample
PRODUCT PHOTOS
Amogie in the Bathroom
Amogie packed with Travel Toiletries
Amogie in the Suitcase
CLIENT RESULTS
"I worked with Samantha on a project to design sustainable toiletry bags for the brand AMOGIE. Samantha is very knowledgeable and talented in her profession. From the initial concept all the way through the process, she explained quite clearly what was going to happen. I would highly recommend Samantha for your next design work and I would not hesitate to hire Samantha again any time should the need arise."
— Dr. Eleazer Okwor-Ojwang
Founder of AMOGIE
Founder of AMOGIE
Let's Continue the Conversation
Many of my projects were developed under confidential client agreements, so only a portion of the work can be shared publicly. If you're interested in seeing additional research, design iterations, prototypes, engineering documentation, or production development for this project, I'd be happy to share more during a private portfolio review.
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