projects by steph piper
THE PARTY BUTTON
‘The Party Button’ project is an interactive artwork, designed to surprise and delight the public through subverting expectations. Inspired by crosswalk traffic interfaces, it is made up of a ‘walking man’ traffic light and a traffic light button. When the button is pressed, the standard crosswalk ‘slow beep/fast beep’ combo is played, transitioning into one of twenty party tracks. The lights switch on, showing the traffic light characters dancing in a rainbow of LED colours. For more information, see the project page.
glowstitch
One of the easiest and most versatile ways to add lights to projects, from wearable technology to arts and crafts. Perfect for hobbyists, makers, cosplayers, teachers and schools. See more on the project page.
soldering kits
My soldering kits have a unique, colourful aesthetic designed make learning how to solder a delight. These are now stocked with Adafruit (USA) and Pimoroni (UK), and are also available through my Etsy Store (Australia).
DARLING DOWNS PPE
This type of PPE is a full face protection against patients coughing/sneezing for frontline healthcare workers. It is made up of 3D printed and laser cut parts, and is designed by PRUSA Research. A collaboration of local businesses came together to lead the project in the Darling Downs area. Located out in regional Queensland, this project demonstrates our ability to bring together local manufacturers and expertise to respond to a supply chain need. The project provided 370 face shields for our local healthcare workers, including Darling downs health, Oakey Hospital, Aged Care and GP's in Dalby and wider areas.
3D PRINTED CASTS
Steph Piper has designed and 3D printed casts for broken bones. In collaboration with the Toowoomba Base Hospital, she 3D scanned her own arm and designed a cast to be breathable and strong. After the proof of concept was completed, it was made into an open-source project on instructables.com for others to build on and use as a starting point for developing 3D printed casts. For more information, see project page here.
3D PRINTABLE
FURNITURE
Steph Piper designed a 3D printable stool using printed and timber parts. The stool has a modern, sleek designed and is fully functional for usage at home or work. This project is a future look at what we can expect in the way we consume homewares. By printing things at home or locally, we can build a ‘decentralised economy’, cutting down on the environmental impact of international shipping. Parts can be recycled into new things after their lifecycle is complete. For more information, see project page here.
