https://www.reggieraye.com/nasa-mars-habitation daily 0.75 2020-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477666918617-5ZVM6250SVUUSX95SR4B/Team+26+Sectional+View.jpg NASA Mars Habitation - NASA Centennial Challenge My startup was selected as a finalist in the third and final round of the 2015 NASA Centennial Challenge, the objective of which was to field ideas for a Martian habitation that could be 3D-printed with Martian materials. After consulting a number of aerospace engineers, we decided that the optimal typology for such a habitation would be a silo. I chose to site the silo at the bottom of a shallow crater - a move that would allow the crew to melt surrounding ice to form a a solid buffer around the 3D-printed structure. The silo comprises nine difference levels, each having a different programmatic focus. In general, the more time crew members might expect to spend in a given space, the lower in the silo it is positioned. This lessens their exposure to harmful cosmic rays. While the resulting structure may not be architecturally astounding, our team - as well as NASA's jury - believe that it responds effectively to the extreme climactic conditions present at the Martian equator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477666918617-5ZVM6250SVUUSX95SR4B/Team+26+Sectional+View.jpg NASA Mars Habitation - NASA Centennial Challenge My startup was selected as a finalist in the third and final round of the 2015 NASA Centennial Challenge, the objective of which was to field ideas for a Martian habitation that could be 3D-printed with Martian materials. After consulting a number of aerospace engineers, we decided that the optimal typology for such a habitation would be a silo. I chose to site the silo at the bottom of a shallow crater - a move that would allow the crew to melt surrounding ice to form a a solid buffer around the 3D-printed structure. The silo comprises nine difference levels, each having a different programmatic focus. In general, the more time crew members might expect to spend in a given space, the lower in the silo it is positioned. This lessens their exposure to harmful cosmic rays. While the resulting structure may not be architecturally astounding, our team - as well as NASA's jury - believe that it responds effectively to the extreme climactic conditions present at the Martian equator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503550720319-AQWWMHNA2Y4GJSLR3OG0/render.png NASA Mars Habitation - NASA Centennial Challenge My startup was selected as a finalist in the third and final round of the 2015 NASA Centennial Challenge, the goal of which was to field ideas for a habitation that could be 3D-printed with Martian materials. After consulting domain experts, we decided that the optimal typology for such a habitation would be a silo. I chose to site the silo at the bottom of a shallow crater - a move that would allow the crew to melt surrounding ice to form a a solid buffer around the 3D-printed structure. The silo comprises nine different levels, each having a different programmatic focus. In general, the more time crew members would expect to spend in a given space, the lower in the silo it is positioned. This lessens their exposure to harmful cosmic rays. While the resulting structure may not be architecturally remarkable, our team, as well as NASA's jury, believe that it responds creatively to the extreme climactic conditions present at the Martian equator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477666921834-A1QFUFF13FTV59R4BJKZ/Team+Staye+Proposal.png NASA Mars Habitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477668165211-TBMTMQPCAYZBIHNGW89X/Sleeping+quarters.png NASA Mars Habitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477667145019-UPFKTFI1QTZQO88FKVYK/3D-Printing+Methodology.png NASA Mars Habitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477667175211-3Y6QP5784BQ1LP73H90B/Diagrams+and+Overview.png NASA Mars Habitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477627385696-W4CBNN31D5BHPVSPMJC2/Model+photo.png NASA Mars Habitation https://www.reggieraye.com/house-for-the-texas-prairie daily 0.75 2016-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477627611769-FZKLPHNP3KQ02QPCBBMT/Texas+Prairie+House+Renders.png Texas Prairie House - Texas Prairie House This residence was inspired by the traditional American ranch home. There are several departures from the archetypal ranch, however - all of which are enabled by Total Kustom's concrete 3D-printing technology. Freed from the constraints of manually assembled structures, the outer columns are configured diagonally. Water drainage channels are cut into each column, auto-irrigating planters at their bases. Sculptural wall patterns, previously accessible only to well-heeled businesses, are featured throughout the home. Complete with open-plan public areas, delightful private rooms, a covered driveway, as well as a porch, the Texas Prairie House offers sumptuous accommodation for a small American family. And all for under $50,000! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477627611769-FZKLPHNP3KQ02QPCBBMT/Texas+Prairie+House+Renders.png Texas Prairie House - Texas Prairie House This residence was inspired by the traditional American ranch home. There are several departures from the archetypal ranch, however - all of which are enabled by Total Kustom's concrete 3D-printing technology. Freed from the constraints of manually assembled structures, the outer columns are configured diagonally. Water drainage channels are cut into each column, auto-irrigating planters at their bases. Sculptural wall patterns, previously accessible only to well-heeled businesses, are featured throughout the home. Complete with open-plan public areas, delightful private rooms, a covered driveway, as well as a porch, the Texas Prairie House offers sumptuous accommodation for a small American family. And all for under $50,000! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477665059465-E7ZOWXA4UIDUBU75EYYP/House+Diagram.png Texas Prairie House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477665157445-PJHTWBC8RI83WROZJU5W/House+Plan.png Texas Prairie House https://www.reggieraye.com/3d-prints daily 1.0 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477627767965-E80SVU2AGVDZ8MB54VE4/IMG_1562.JPG 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477785030538-01LHTLX7CUXPIK48UUP5/Necklace.JPG 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1483838147599-1K2CQHALU2H5ES3QIEOT/BCH.png 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1575662989468-FNEOBBUN01WASG5Q71E0/plan+view.png 3D Prints - Mood Lamp This hanging mood lamp (mood chandelier?) uses an array of 10 neopixel LEDs to create lighting moods - stuff like alpine dawn, Caribbean sunset, or rainforest showers. Since the optical properties of these contexts are known, our fine-grained control over the LED’s allows us (my friend Tim and I) to precisely recreate them. In addition, the LEDs - 10 rings equals 160 point-sources in all - can emit blue wavelengths, the part of the light spectrum that counteracts the winter blues. Our color schemes breathe in and out, almost imperceptibly, according to mood selection. In the ideal scenario, they’d be controlled via app, and could do double duty as an “alarm clock”. But this is more proof of concept than final project, so we hard-coded the lighting settings. The cardboard superstructure is a variation on an origami pattern known as the Miuri-ori. I inscribed it via laser cutter with a geometric motif borrowed from the Topkapi Scrolls. The origami folds, frustratingly, did not want to hold the desired shape (a gently swooping arc) so I 3D-printed brackets that were then glued to vertices atop the lamp. The brackets, along with gravity, did the trick. This project took a ridiculous amount of time. (Thankfully, on the budget side, it came in under $150). Rather than refine it, Tim and I are making a second iteration with a radically different form factor - think table lamp - but similar functionality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477779988842-K39WJF9AOEZ7EP7O2M2L/lamp+photo+2.png 3D Prints - Planetary Gears In Practice I've long been fascinated by the possibilities of full-spectrum light - light that can improve mood and wakefulness, especially in winter when sunlight is in short supply. When I discovered that inexpensive, full spectrum light bulbs were up for sale online, I quickly bought a set. Once I took their measurements, I began sketching up a lamp that could feature them - and check their intensity. The final product was gifted to my dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477629399263-TJSITO07GQIXHQ6TE2OJ/Detangling+brush.png 3D Prints - Detangling Brush This hair brush was commissioned by Zapota Hair, a Paris-based salon. It consists of two pieces, the upper an abstract texture, and the lower a set of teeth. The height, angle, and thickness of each tooth is unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1531783955980-K8F4YUI15KKVQ6CAHPIR/render+2.png 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1483837764668-PT85IG3YMYKAZN3CIT0Z/Frame+2.png 3D Prints - Moon Frame The moon frame was one of my first 3D-prints. As you’ve probably guessed, it captures the phases of the moon. This was surprisingly difficult. The average synodic month is 29.53058 days, a number which doesn’t exactly lend itself to this grid format. Making a lot of astronomical assumptions (and maybe a few aesthetic ones) I decided that 2 of the 30 nights, or grid cells in this case, would be moonless. Given that, I extrapolated the percent of the moon that would be visible each night. I then compressed a model of the lunar surface down to a few centimeters, along the way exaggerating the topo - a process requiring no small amount of computing power! Due to the time-intensiveness of moon slicing in CAD, I decided to make a serious lie, for which I apologize: the second half of the crescent moons are simply an inversion of the first half, meaning that they’re mirror images of the actual surface of the moon. Astronomical fudge factors aside, the small Z-axis of my 3D-printer forced me to subdivide the frame into eight separate, interlocking pieces, which were superglued together. Insane readers will note that the bottom 1/5 of the Apollo 15 photograph has been faked using an image induction ML program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477663938440-M5CCA4J8K7AD59SQVOQE/axon.JPG 3D Prints - Scale of Justice The fully functioning scale of justice was completed in 2014 for use in a music video. It consists of nine interlocking parts, spraypainted in silver. I tried to riff off of the stepping found on Aztec pyramids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1658692353824-5I7P49D5KLPOBC3LA9ZO/thumbnail.jpg 3D Prints - Grip Strength Analyzer This grip strength analyzer is possibly the world's first 3D printed-in-place mechanical measurement device in PLA. With an accuracy of +/- 2 kg, it measures the force that can be exerted by one hand. It was inspired by the desire to create a useful tool that does not require assembly or fancy equipment (the combined cost of printer and filament was $340). Full project description here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/2fd70238-f484-4d4c-acfa-74b87f7c5944/Butterfly+bowl.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/d3c9fa0d-8d2e-44b2-b901-568df4b81cac/IMG_0583+v1.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/92fd52ec-4807-45fe-bf39-d57315ffd412/Fruit+bowl.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/29230e71-d985-4fb6-9fd1-7202e57e2586/Gyroid+lattice.png 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/26ecf08e-a449-47f9-9a47-88caf8133a64/Angel+hair+bowl.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/d053979b-1e7e-450f-8d38-aa756c2c9036/Box+for+love+notes.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/cf29910b-4902-498b-afbc-c9c4e33bbff7/Cypress+lamp.jpg 3D Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/fa54d24a-3cae-4208-9400-0ae1edcb9bbf/DSC_5939.jpg 3D Prints - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.reggieraye.com/villa-borqraye daily 0.75 2020-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477664797484-6HHNIP0XMNL3Z9EEK605/1+Villa+borqraye.png Villa Borqraye - Villa Borqraye Here I take the Roman villa of antiquity, and append modern conveniences, such as glass windows and indoor plumbing. The overall program, pattern of circulation, and material palette are largely faithful to their Roman antecedents. One major departure from precedent is construction method. Rather than rely on barbaric labor practices, Villa Borqraye is optimized for construction via concrete 3D-printing. Completed 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477664797484-6HHNIP0XMNL3Z9EEK605/1+Villa+borqraye.png Villa Borqraye - Villa Borqraye Here I take the Roman villa of antiquity, and append modern conveniences, such as glass windows and indoor plumbing. The overall program, pattern of circulation, and material palette are largely faithful to their Roman antecedents. One major departure from precedent is construction method. Rather than rely on barbaric labor practices, Villa Borqraye is optimized for construction via concrete 3D-printing. Completed 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477664810016-MWPJX6JDAI5CQQWXE4S1/2+Elevations.png Villa Borqraye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477664798271-M8S76H27ZRPROJ25UIUT/3+Program+Overview.png Villa Borqraye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477781662459-1N2WS0LYP7AJ5HBNW1XZ/inside+render+1.png Villa Borqraye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477781663755-NEEEXZZZRE1V8SZWI2KT/inside+render+2.png Villa Borqraye https://www.reggieraye.com/catenary-roof daily 0.75 2016-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477665296690-F1592QG14IRWM7PK6H3L/Catenary+Roof.png Catenary Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477665296690-F1592QG14IRWM7PK6H3L/Catenary+Roof.png Catenary Roof https://www.reggieraye.com/medication-adherence daily 0.75 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477780906937-H8SPQC8Q5B18JIORTOEH/APD+1.png Pill Dispenser - Medication Management Moved by my grandmother's negative experience with her "state of the art" pill dispenser, I partnered with an engineering team to investigate the feasibility of bringing to market a superior product. First, we interviewed stakeholders - primarily baby boomers taking meds. We used the insights thus generated to explore product possibilities, which we then tested with pilot users. Sadly, the cost of FDA class I clearance was excessive, so the product was not brought to market. This exercise nonetheless served as a useful introduction to medical device design, along with the accompanying IP and regulatory constraints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477780906937-H8SPQC8Q5B18JIORTOEH/APD+1.png Pill Dispenser - Medication Management Moved by my grandmother's negative experience with her "state of the art" pill dispenser, I partnered with an engineering team to investigate the feasibility of bringing to market a superior product. First, we interviewed stakeholders - primarily baby boomers taking meds. We used the insights thus generated to explore product possibilities, which we then tested with pilot users. Sadly, the cost of FDA class I clearance was excessive, so the product was not brought to market. This exercise nonetheless served as a useful introduction to medical device design, along with the accompanying IP and regulatory constraints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477780908916-FKFG4NISDKRQ639KU0FJ/APD+2.png Pill Dispenser https://www.reggieraye.com/cloud-house daily 0.75 2016-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1478839059688-GISM12ZPO6RYSFFUXNPE/axon1.png Cloud House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1478839059688-GISM12ZPO6RYSFFUXNPE/axon1.png Cloud House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1478849079908-RCQDT0C2UA8FW697YO80/axon1+v2.png Cloud House - Cloud House The Cloud House was designed as a second residence for a Northern Californian couple. The billowing concrete walls, which under normal circumstances would cost upwards of $1M to cast, can be printed for under $5K thanks to Total Kustom's concrete 3D-printing technology. Their form was computationally derived from a photo of clouds. The residence is designed to be 3D-printed atop a traditionally poured concrete floor slab. Its interior is largely open-plan, with spatial divisions demarcated by thick canvas curtains. A rippling staircase leads to a lush roof deck. Vegetation is used throughout the property, from I-beam props to banister planters, as a visual counterbalance to the concrete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1478848247805-6YNMT628T434VOVV3CN5/axon2.png Cloud House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477790004809-BW4S5ARBV5BD7ZY9J0EZ/plan+and+section.png Cloud House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1477840157204-DOJOKIJSDN7GL9UMRT97/mifqobY.jpg Cloud House https://www.reggieraye.com/smart-alarm-clock daily 0.75 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1494817751559-BA98V963HSABMN82ZZI2/dream+machine+2.png Smart Alarm Clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1494817751559-BA98V963HSABMN82ZZI2/dream+machine+2.png Smart Alarm Clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1494818025215-ZEOZABXCHSDNYHKOMI14/product+photo+small.png Smart Alarm Clock - The Dream Machine Frustrated by being woken up at the wrong time and feeling groggy throughout the day, I built the Dream Machine. It's specially designed to wake me up at the exact right time in my sleep cycle. Not only does it measure my sleep, it wakes me up with music precisely calibrated to how well I've slept. This is all done thanks to a patent-pending mattress mesh, an imperceptible fabric placed below my pillow. The mesh passes information on my my sleep patterns to the alarm clock, which then decides when to wake me - all within a designated wakeup interval. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503550395732-4A743LYXLWPGPMF3CL90/Talking+up+my+alarm.jpg Smart Alarm Clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1494818146200-IRJWM98YW0SG4VGI9JMS/poster+small.png Smart Alarm Clock https://www.reggieraye.com/resistance-phone daily 0.75 2020-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1499192888896-H8KUGYMOE05CJH9JKR1C/resistance+phone+v2.png Resistance Phone - Resistance Phone I was feeling tired of feeling guilty for not calling politicians and lobbying for much-needed reforms. So I designed this phone, which makes it really easy. You just dial the politician whose name is brightest, and are automatically connected to their official line. Register your yea or nay with their secretary, and voila, your civic duty for the day is done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1499192888896-H8KUGYMOE05CJH9JKR1C/resistance+phone+v2.png Resistance Phone - Resistance Phone I was feeling tired of feeling guilty for not calling politicians and lobbying for much-needed reforms. So I designed this phone, which makes it really easy. You just dial the politician whose name is brightest, and are automatically connected to their official line. Register your yea or nay with their secretary, and voila, your civic duty for the day is done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1498888368562-RQPUFU1DMJ2KQ9A3SQQX/Lauren+using+phone.png Resistance Phone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1499192906718-1T6T03ZEW9PQI6KISENS/photoshoot+2.png Resistance Phone https://www.reggieraye.com/cute-robot daily 0.75 2018-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503548033641-HQPDKQDK6NCHLANAUE04/IMG_0351.jpg Cute Robot - Computing Cuteness QT is an ambient device whose specialty is emoting super cuteness! Like many kawaii characters, QT has the ability to turn a frown upside down, whatever your mood. The device is loosely modeled after a young, hungry bunny. As soon as QT finds out that you're offering her vegetables, she gets very excited - scurrying back and forth, turning her head, coyly running away and hiding, and glowing her eyes. Building QT was a major team effort. My classmate Tongtong Lu focused on behavior mapping, storyboarding, and prop design. Nick Stone built out the electronic end of the project, with a special emphasis on servo performance. I dedicated myself to the mechanical design, 3D-printing, assembling, and painting of QT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503548033641-HQPDKQDK6NCHLANAUE04/IMG_0351.jpg Cute Robot - Computing Cuteness QT is an ambient device whose specialty is emoting super cuteness! Like many kawaii characters, QT has the ability to turn a frown upside down, whatever your mood. The device is loosely modeled after a young, hungry bunny. As soon as QT finds out that you're offering her vegetables, she gets very excited - scurrying back and forth, turning her head, coyly running away and hiding, and glowing her eyes. Building QT was a major team effort. My classmate Tongtong Lu focused on behavior mapping, storyboarding, and prop design. Nick Stone built out the electronic end of the project, with a special emphasis on servo performance. I dedicated myself to the mechanical design, 3D-printing, assembling, and painting of QT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503548956531-TS0RHNDH4X5H0U5MAAXJ/IMG_0361.jpg Cute Robot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503548957321-NKQYAD6U58XMRU3FZ5WI/IMG_0359+v2.png Cute Robot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1503587744341-EYG8Y7UXMV63FG4EEBQ1/image-asset.jpeg Cute Robot https://www.reggieraye.com/menorah daily 0.75 2021-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512526514460-HVTG38ETFXYV0E4URW0Y/IMG_3537.JPG Candelabra Menorah. CNC'd aluminum headers and base, 3D-printed plastic columns. Joined with dowels and glue. Each column twists by 1/8 of 360°, allowing for a complete rotation between the first and last columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512526514460-HVTG38ETFXYV0E4URW0Y/IMG_3537.JPG Candelabra Menorah. CNC'd aluminum headers and base, 3D-printed plastic columns. Joined with dowels and glue. Each column twists by 1/8 of 360°, allowing for a complete rotation between the first and last columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512528766474-7KQMCP038EQC6WDSI32V/IMG_1967.png Candelabra https://www.reggieraye.com/grange-chair daily 0.75 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512526693784-5GX5XRNDGS5Z18NB3TJ4/photo+small.png Grange Chair Chair designed for the National Grange. Seat parametrically tessellates the Grange's seven-sided logo. 3/4" plywood, zip ties, screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512526693784-5GX5XRNDGS5Z18NB3TJ4/photo+small.png Grange Chair Chair designed for the National Grange. Seat parametrically tessellates the Grange's seven-sided logo. 3/4" plywood, zip ties, screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512528610767-6XWBRR5KRP4J2JBFQ28I/IMG_1928.png Grange Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1599092504878-XH6OX7424U33IY0B9QA4/IMG_1908.jpg Grange Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1599092503453-HS0G0NUZWMFQMAF5WDTI/IMG_1909.jpg Grange Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1599092510427-HKFS5A4LGCQRKJUD2KSK/IMG_1921.jpg Grange Chair https://www.reggieraye.com/ashtray daily 0.75 2018-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512528891878-XNRBVFTQZY2VAQ8H9XY4/photo.png Ashtray Vintage Mexican / Blade Runner themed ashtray. Body 3D-printed ABS. Tray CNC’d Pittsburgh steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1512528891878-XNRBVFTQZY2VAQ8H9XY4/photo.png Ashtray Vintage Mexican / Blade Runner themed ashtray. Body 3D-printed ABS. Tray CNC’d Pittsburgh steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1514065486669-H73ZT1R62V3YREM3QRIS/photo+2.png Ashtray https://www.reggieraye.com/ammani-chair daily 0.75 2018-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517189495770-73M6U3Z7W4XYBB4VUZGB/IMG_0290.jpg Ammani Chair - Ammani Chair The Ammani Chair hearkens back to 19th C New England woodworking craft. I designed it to break down and pack into a suitcase within 30 seconds, so it doesn’t rely on screws, glue, or other fasteners - just wedges and old-fashioned gravity. Walnut, cane, Shaker tape, and hemp cushion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517189495770-73M6U3Z7W4XYBB4VUZGB/IMG_0290.jpg Ammani Chair - Ammani Chair The Ammani Chair hearkens back to 19th C New England woodworking craft. I designed it to break down and pack into a suitcase within 30 seconds, so it doesn’t rely on screws, glue, or other fasteners - just wedges and old-fashioned gravity. Walnut, cane, Shaker tape, and hemp cushion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517189501106-B13GQX15CFEZ3WU2JIGL/IMG_0293.jpg Ammani Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517189524958-SJS53Z65O01QXUAUAQGF/IMG_0299.jpg Ammani Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517189528947-IWIGHYEYG7ULZ99BJXN1/IMG_0295.jpg Ammani Chair https://www.reggieraye.com/bicycle-pedal daily 0.75 2019-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1575412437742-I8Q5DJJESLZG4IO55WVE/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_carltonreid_files_2019_05_Shot-1-0001_2-1200x759.jpg Bicycle Pedal - Touring Pedal I was selected to carry out concept design and DFM for a touring pedal. The brand behind it, Chater Lea, was being resurrected after many decades off the market. The challenge for me was to capture the spirit of the century-old pedals in a contemporary design language - one that would win the heart of the riding public, while at once not alienating die-hard fans of the originals. The direction we settled on, pending user interviews and market research, involves a traditional die stamped outer body, coupled with a forged and machined spindle. Only the internal cartridge bearings come off the shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1575412437742-I8Q5DJJESLZG4IO55WVE/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_carltonreid_files_2019_05_Shot-1-0001_2-1200x759.jpg Bicycle Pedal - Touring Pedal I was selected to carry out concept design and DFM for a touring pedal. The brand behind it, Chater Lea, was being resurrected after many decades off the market. The challenge for me was to capture the spirit of the century-old pedals in a contemporary design language - one that would win the heart of the riding public, while at once not alienating die-hard fans of the originals. The direction we settled on, pending user interviews and market research, involves a traditional die stamped outer body, coupled with a forged and machined spindle. Only the internal cartridge bearings come off the shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517960179220-W3O47SIPPZ1NIO6MI5SU/p1.png Bicycle Pedal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517960232577-FMOAF406HNQPY6DR9IP3/p2.png Bicycle Pedal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517960238078-BW4PI7QIY9K2SPWD7NIS/p3.png Bicycle Pedal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517960245358-I7JL9L8BVF8HE6KRUIN4/p4.png Bicycle Pedal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1517960768992-LNAZ3RBK1VAV5WKX29CD/photo.JPG Bicycle Pedal https://www.reggieraye.com/tic-tac-toe-ai daily 0.75 2021-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546223700815-7YWATS4U3UMIZVPKNQ9O/axon+view+1.png Tic-Tac-Toe AI - Tic-tac-toe game I coded this interactive game to play tic-tac-toe. It has two modes: human (which is fallible), and God (which can either draw or win, but not lose). The turquoise squares light up when a spot is occupied. A 3D printed unit directs light from a 6x6 LED array to the squares. (Some parts of the print, pictured at right, have been painted silver to mitigate light diffusion.) The sides of the box are etched with what appears to be an 80’s pattern, but is in fact copied from 15th C geometers of the Safavid dynasty. Materials: electronics, laser-cut acrylic plastic, 3D-printed PLA, arduino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546223700815-7YWATS4U3UMIZVPKNQ9O/axon+view+1.png Tic-Tac-Toe AI - Tic-tac-toe game I coded this interactive game to play tic-tac-toe. It has two modes: human (which is fallible), and God (which can either draw or win, but not lose). The turquoise squares light up when a spot is occupied. A 3D printed unit directs light from a 6x6 LED array to the squares. (Some parts of the print, pictured at right, have been painted silver to mitigate light diffusion.) The sides of the box are etched with what appears to be an 80’s pattern, but is in fact copied from 15th C geometers of the Safavid dynasty. Materials: electronics, laser-cut acrylic plastic, 3D-printed PLA, arduino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546224976178-12XD0LI84BL9PNDU0DMA/top+view.png Tic-Tac-Toe AI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546223672673-S9GR7BEQ1VNVK76V78WW/light+router.JPG Tic-Tac-Toe AI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546223671168-99SXMAQHSPBO83HEJNJW/pattern.png Tic-Tac-Toe AI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1546291611043-X151DAUJDT9FSR9RD335/Screen+Shot+2018-12-30+at+9.13.06+PM.png Tic-Tac-Toe AI https://www.reggieraye.com/adirondack-chair daily 0.75 2020-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533878925-AEHXYUZ2ZJ5XTN0HT1YN/IMG_0584.jpeg Adirondack Chair - Adirondack Chair This chair from the summer of 2020 is only incidentally an adirondack. The starting ingredients were few: five free days, a miter saw, a hammer, and a drill. I had three objectives in mind: create the simplest outdoor chair possible, overbuild it to prevent wobble, and include a reclining back. So, for perhaps the first time in my life, I decided that aesthetics would not just be subordinated, but completely ignored in the service of functional requirements. (Yes, this would be the project to reserve my special place in hell.) Of course, my plan quickly fell apart. The axle supporting the reclining seat, which in my CAD model looked so simple, would need custom-cut sleeve bearings. Hole placement for the knobs required my TI-86 calculator and a purpose-built jig. And I couldn’t help myself - what would a 3D-printed knob be without an embossing of my apartment crest? Should armrest placement be more De Stijl or Morris? Worst of all, my plan to make the seat out of wound nylon rope ran aground due to the whopping price tag. So I borrowed a friend’s sewing machine and got to work stitching a heavy-duty canvas seat and backing. Unfortunately, the weatherproof canvas proved to not be weight-proof. Off it went to the trash, replaced with a weatherproof, ripstop, non-stretch nylon. After exhausting my repertoire of swears many times over, efforts to wrap the rungs in foam were abandoned. After licking my wounds, I plan to build a matching footrest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533878925-AEHXYUZ2ZJ5XTN0HT1YN/IMG_0584.jpeg Adirondack Chair - Adirondack Chair This chair from the summer of 2020 is only incidentally an adirondack. The starting ingredients were few: five free days, a miter saw, a hammer, and a drill. I had three objectives in mind: create the simplest outdoor chair possible, overbuild it to prevent wobble, and include a reclining back. So, for perhaps the first time in my life, I decided that aesthetics would not just be subordinated, but completely ignored in the service of functional requirements. (Yes, this would be the project to reserve my special place in hell.) Of course, my plan quickly fell apart. The axle supporting the reclining seat, which in my CAD model looked so simple, would need custom-cut sleeve bearings. Hole placement for the knobs required my TI-86 calculator and a purpose-built jig. And I couldn’t help myself - what would a 3D-printed knob be without an embossing of my apartment crest? Should armrest placement be more De Stijl or Morris? Worst of all, my plan to make the seat out of wound nylon rope ran aground due to the whopping price tag. So I borrowed a friend’s sewing machine and got to work stitching a heavy-duty canvas seat and backing. Unfortunately, the weatherproof canvas proved to not be weight-proof. Off it went to the trash, replaced with a weatherproof, ripstop, non-stretch nylon. After exhausting my repertoire of swears many times over, efforts to wrap the rungs in foam were abandoned. After licking my wounds, I plan to build a matching footrest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533886940-DLK6SV2F0M37APZXAGSJ/IMG_0587.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533888697-BDI5UO3VEI1N5C3NFDJB/IMG_0597.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533883664-TM0PZQS1ZGFLCX6YPBA1/IMG_0590.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533863914-TM767NSR7UCKKJAMU8Q7/IMG_0686.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533870589-2W5J2NPVJZJZZOJMOBOT/IMG_0688.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5812ca39b8a79b34ae0152fe/1597533879450-CNADE2CEL2ZLHT2HMACR/IMG_0689.jpeg Adirondack Chair https://www.reggieraye.com/writing daily 0.75 2025-11-16 https://www.reggieraye.com/contact daily 0.75 2016-11-11 https://www.reggieraye.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-11-16