Tool Boxes
By Class Project: Embodied Design
May 11, 2023
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Thumbnail_Embodied-Design_Digital-Gayatri-Shah.jpg)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Thumbnail_Embodied-Design_Digital-Gayatri-Shah.jpg)
Designed and built by students for Embodied Design.
In the Embodied Design class led by Marty, students designed and built a diverse selection of creative and enjoyable toolboxes. Each student crafted toolboxes for various purposes that sparked their passions. Multiple prototypes were created before embarking on the final builds, using materials such as wood, metal, and acrylic. The resulting toolboxes were functional, interactive, fun, and innovative.
Project Details
- Class: Embodied Design
- Instructor: Martin Thaler
- Project Partner:
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/All-for-cat-FINAL.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Barkit-poster.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Copy-of-Verge_Toolboxslide_Amina_Spring2023.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DishaRathor_DeskOrganizer.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Gayatri-Shah.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RhythmG_KnifeNest-min.png)
All 4 Cats by Ziqi Cai
BarKit by Will Ritter
Verge by Amina Awad
Sweep by Disha Rather
Baker Box by Gayatri Shah
KnifeNest by Rhythm Gada
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Repair-Room.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sahib_toolbox-for-the-mind.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tianrui-Sun_Middle-Men.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TodoAdelante_JorgeMartinez.png)
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Toolbox-for-my-Camera_Ken.png)
Repair Room by Arrenius Karunakaran
Memex by Sahib Thukral
Middle Menby Tianrui Sun
Todo Adelante by Jorge Martìnez Arana
Toolbox for Camera by Ken Pan
Amina Awad
MDes + MPPA 2024
![Arrenius Karunakaran](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Arrenius_Karunakaran-19-1140x1710.jpg)
Arrenius Karunakaran
MDes + MBA 2023
![Disha Rathor headshot](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Disha_Ranthor-07-1140x1710.jpg)
Disha Rathor
MDes 2023
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Gayatri-Shah-17.jpg)
Gayatri Shah
MDes 2024
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Portrait_101-1.jpg)
Jorge Martínez Arana
MDes + MBA 2023
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Juncheng-Ken-Pen-20230130-06-scaled-e1684959180977.jpg)
Ken Pan
MDes 2023
![Rhythm Gada](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Rhythm_Gada-08-1140x1710.jpg)
Rhythm Gada
MDes 2023
![Sahib Thukral](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sahib_Thukral-02-1140x1710.jpg)
Sahib Thukral
MDes 2022
![Tianrui Sun](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tianrui_Sun-03-1140x1710.jpg)
Tianrui Sun
MDes 2023
![](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Will-Rutter-20230206-09-scaled-e1684959590703.jpg)
William Rutter
MDes + MBA 2024
![Ziqi Cai](https://id.iit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ziqi_Cai-45-1140x1710.jpg)
Ziqi Cai
MDes 2023