Renders
Prototyping
Quick Mockups and Final Prototype that helped me for user testing.
Ideation
160° angle between the handle and nose redefines the traditional straight plier. This subtle geometric shift aligns with the natural wrist posture, reducing strain, improving visibility in tight spaces, and enhancing comfort without altering familiar usage patterns.
Ergonomic Design
Ergonomic Design
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Redesigning
Plier Grip
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1 week duration
2025
Redesigning
Plier Grip
.
1 week duration
2025
Gap Identified
Existing Market
Straight handle pliers dominate the market
Focus on grip material
Limited ergonomic variation in the handle–jaw
Concept
The grip of the plier is redesigned with an angled handle instead of the usual straight form. This reduces wrist strain, allows better visibility and control in tight spaces and improves comfort during long use.
Poor visibility
in tight or angled spaces
twists unnaturally
especially in tight or awkward spaces
When people use straight pliers, their wrist usually
Bend Sideways
Concept
The grip of the plier is redesigned with an angled handle instead of the usual straight form. This reduces wrist strain, allows better visibility and control in tight spaces and improves comfort during long use.
Existing Market
Straight handle pliers dominate the market
Focus on grip material
Limited ergonomic variation in the handle–jaw
Gap Identified
When people use straight pliers, their wrist usually
Bend Sideways
twists unnaturally
especially in tight or awkward spaces
Poor visibility
in tight or angled spaces
160° angle between the handle and nose redefines the traditional straight plier. This subtle geometric shift aligns with the natural wrist posture, reducing strain, improving visibility in tight spaces, and enhancing comfort without altering familiar usage patterns.
Ideation
Prototyping
Quick Mockups and Final Prototype that helped me for user testing.
Renders
Concept
The grip of the plier is redesigned with an angled handle instead of the usual straight form. This reduces wrist strain, allows better visibility and control in tight spaces and improves comfort during long use.
Existing Market
Straight handle pliers dominate the market
Focus on grip material
Limited ergonomic variation in the handle–jaw
Gap Identified
Poor visibility
in tight or angled spaces
twists unnaturally
especially in tight or awkward spaces
When people use straight pliers, their wrist usually
Bend Sideways
Ideation
160° angle between the handle and nose redefines the traditional straight plier. This subtle geometric shift aligns with the natural wrist posture, reducing strain, improving visibility in tight spaces, and enhancing comfort without altering familiar usage patterns.
Prototyping
Quick Mockups and Final Prototype that helped me for user testing.