Hi, I'm Leopold
I am a design student at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, specializing in interface and product design.
My projects reflect a minimalistic and organic design style, characterized by smooth, curvy elements that create an inviting and harmonious aesthetic.
Recent Projects
Mobile Smarthome Interface
Room Dashboard
Smarthome Kitchen Dashboard
Digital Pet
In-Wall Presence Sensor
Leslon Wallet
Leslon Wallet
I began developing an alternative solution to address the issue of excessively large wallets that resulted in the Leslon Wallet: a wallet just made of a silicone loop and a tray for coins.
The CAD-model of my idea.
The first prototype.
The corner radius matches the radius of the smallest Euro coin.
The coin tray also fits keys.
Mobile Smarthome Interface
The goal of the project was to create an intuitive control system for easily accessing smart home information via smartphone. I implemented it using the "Home Assistant" platform.
Smarthome Kitchen Dashboard
To provide easy access to functions and information needed in the kitchen, I developed and implemented the interface for a kitchen dashboard.
Digital Pet
In a time when loneliness is becoming an increasingly serious problem, I decided to develop a digital, Tamagotchi-like pet that reacts to its environment, to counteract the issues resulting from loneliness.
The workspace during the process of designing the pet's housing.
Bending copper wire to act as a touch sensor.
The final prototype, still charging.
In-wall Presence Sensor
Lights should work automatically, but since the buyable presence sensors somewhat compromise the aesthetics of the interior, I built my own one to fit into the wall.
First sketch of my idea.
First prototype with springloaded arms.
Prototype with a connection based on friction.
The final prototype with magnet connection.
The back of the frontplate.
The presence sensor finally installed.
Room Dashboard
To control the devices and access important information in my room, I built a dashboard using a Raspberry Pi and a display and designed an interface for it.
The drawn concept of the UI.
The final UI, installed on the Raspberry Pi-powered display.
