ULU | Herbal Oil Dispenser

Accurate dosing for Herbal Oil delivery.

ULU is a health and wellness brand involved in the distribution of Cannabidiol products. We have been working with them to develop a new range of packaging solutions that differentiate the product on shelves, minimise primary plastic usage, and address confusion around correct dosing.

With many people using these products to treat chronic pain conditions and reporting mixed results, we developed the product and labelling to provide an accurate way for users to measure their doses and ensure the correct amount was given according to medical guidelines.

Solution(s)

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Accurate dosing using graduated oral syringe.

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Labelling and web information integrated to increase awareness of best practice for treatment.

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>90% of material produced from renewable sources.

Design services

User research and market review

Industrial Design

Computer aided design (CAD)

Rapid prototyping and product testing

Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA)

Supplier sourcing and auditing

01 | Design Research + Market Strategy

Defining the Specification

After speaking with NHS dentists, we discovered several key requirements including the need for the design to accommodate the wearing of dental loupes during use. Once we had developed a sufficient understanding of the user and environmental context, we combined these needs with the regulatory framework to form the basis of the product specification.

Ergonomic assessment of inner ear dimensions

02 | Industrial Design + Product Development

A Transparent Respirator Concept

To improve patient practitioner communication and the overall patient experience during dental procedures, a transparent contemporary design was employed to differentiate the product from similar, more intrusive designs.

Care was taken to map out the product lifecycle stages, with a view to implement waste reduction strategies and enable re-use where possible.

Moodboard images for new design language

03 | Design Engineering + Prototyping

Development of a Functional, Proven Prototype

Anthropometric CAD data was sourced to guide the development of the respirator design and ensure that the overall form would provide an air-tight seal to the face.

Through several stages of prototyping, each component and assembly was tested against the specification to inform design improvements and define the final mask configuration. In conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire, the final proof of concept prototypes were pre-verified against the specification requirements to prove the design before proceeding to the procurement of manufacturing tooling.

Iterative prototyping of Zen 01 wireless earbud

04 | Product Manufacturing + Marketing

Delivering the Product to Market

The final product provides superior protection to both practitioner and patient through the filtrated exhalation pathway. By creating a transparent design, communication is greatly improved, especially between patients with hearing impairments.