Nathan Reese
Project:
21st Century Streamlining
Project Type:
Individual thesis project
Individual thesis project
Year:
2025
2025
Description:
This project investigates the contemporary application of streamlining principles rooted in early industrial design by posing the question: what if objects did not merely appear aerodynamic, but were genuinely aerodynamic? A custom wind tunnel was designed and fabricated to produce both quantitative and qualitative aerodynamic data, validating the performance of the proposed designs. The Old Spice 3-in-1 bottle—an artifact of modern efficiency—was subjected to aerodynamic analysis and subsequently redesigned to explore the limits and implications of efficiency-driven form.
This project investigates the contemporary application of streamlining principles rooted in early industrial design by posing the question: what if objects did not merely appear aerodynamic, but were genuinely aerodynamic? A custom wind tunnel was designed and fabricated to produce both quantitative and qualitative aerodynamic data, validating the performance of the proposed designs. The Old Spice 3-in-1 bottle—an artifact of modern efficiency—was subjected to aerodynamic analysis and subsequently redesigned to explore the limits and implications of efficiency-driven form.
