Product Design Excellence

Take a virtual tour of two top designs

Northcote High School has two fantastic students in Top Designs this year, Tom Polleti, and Leon Foggiato. It was heartbreaking for all when the launch of Top Designs 2020 was cancelled at short notice due to the current health crisis. But thanks to the amazing staff at the Season of Excellence and Melbourne Museum you can now take a virtual tour of the exhibition and see their amazing products on display!

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/learning/top-designs-2020/

Part of the VCE Season of Excellence, Top Designs 2020 showcases some of the brightest VCE and VCE VET students from across Victoria. With over 1000 submissions, the final selection of 88 works offers a glimpse into the future of Australian design.

The competition to get into this exhibition is extremely tough. A panel of expert teachers go through multiple rounds to decide who the lucky chosen few will be. It is extremely rare to get two students from the same school displayed within the same subject at the exhibition and Northcote High students have achieved this feat twice in the past 5 years for Product Design and Technology!

Leon Foggiato  - GYM BOX

BIRCH LASER PLYWOOD, PLA PLASTIC, RESISTANCE BANDS

My client wanted a means of exercising in their small office environment that would also provide an extensive variety of exercises to perform. To achieve this I researched a wide variety of exercises and made my product adjustable, to incorporate as many different exercises as possible while maintaining a simple design suitable for an office environment.

Tom Poletti - Health Pod

ALUMINIUM COMPOSITE PANEL, LASER CUT WOOD, PLA 3D PRINTING PLASTIC, STEEL

With rising medical costs, access to sufficient healthcare is a worldwide problem, especially for those in remote areas and densely populated cities. To design a product that provides healthcare to those in need, I researched new technologies such as artificial intelligence. In my final product, I have used reliable materials such as aluminium composite panel to ensure that the device instils user trust and comfort.

Peter Murphy

STEM Leading Teacher