Adrien Gignoux

Objects + Interaction + Robotics

Education
ENSCI – Les Ateliers · expected 2028Tongji University · exchange semester, ShanghaiUVSQ · double degree in Mathematics & Physics (studies interrupted)
Experience
empote · co-founder, robotics startupIndustrial designer · freelanceBomBom Manufacturing · founder

Small-object studies Physical models

Capsule

A group of pale capsule models, including closed forms and open versions with visible internal slots.
01The model family compares outer forms and internal arrangements.Photograph

Exploring a container from the outside in.

Capsule is a study of small two-part containers. Sketches and physical models explore the outer shape, the opening line and the internal holder. The work focuses on how these elements fit together at the scale of the hand.

Focus
Form and internal arrangement
Process
Sketches and models
Outcome
A family of physical variants

Working on the opening line

The sketches vary the proportions and the line separating the two halves. This makes the opening part of the form itself. Open and cutaway models explore the space available for an internal holder.

A blue cylindrical capsule sketch with an irregular line separating its two parts.
02An early drawing studies the division between the two outer parts.Sketch
A sheet of capsule sketches comparing cylindrical and rounded contours.
03Further sketches explore changes to the contour and opening line.Sketch

Comparing the forms

The physical variants allow their contours and internal arrangements to be seen together. The outdoor composition offers a second view of their shapes, while the model series keeps the focus on the object’s construction.

Small pale capsule forms staged on and above a rock beside a stream.
04A staged composition presents the small forms in a landscape.Staged image
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