Mason Crabtree
Mason is a passionate, confident, and highly motivated designer with a keen interest in creating products for everyday use. His passion specifically lies in developing innovative, sustainable, future looking products within industrial design. His work often considers producing a recognisable brand and understanding its core values. Mason is always conscious of helping the environment, it is a significant factor when designing his products, demonstrated with his recent sustainable cleaning sponge, Propad.
He has worked for Acorn an events structure company where he was a drafts-man for the design team. He has developed crucial industry knowledge of realistic lead times and communication between departments.
Propad is a sustainable cleaning pad for your home. The Propad is produced from recyclable and reusable materials which ensures that the Propad is sustainable. The Propad uses no adhesives which means that after use each component can be removed to recycle dependant on each material. The Propad has been carefully designed to allow longevity in the products life cycle.
The Propad uses a rubber moulded abrasive plate to remove dirt from surfaces as a sponge alternative. The abrasive plate can then be placed in the dishwasher to maintain hygiene. The Propad also has a Neoprene Pouch which is used as a compartment for the cleaning solution to dissolve and be stored This pouch is also where the consumer interacts with the product.
The Quintessence aftershave brand was designed in response to the luxury aftershave Starpack brief. Quintessence aftershave is aimed towards the modern gentleman between the age of 43-70. The package is made by tin plate for the main body in response to the brief and a wooden lid with a rubber inserted seal. To finish of the package a hand made printed label will be applied to show that element of luxury.
The brand uses lots of aged elements and processes in the design which relate to the earthy feel Mason wanted to get across. This is shown through the finish of the package where a Patina affect will be applied to the tin plate package by printing a matt varnish finish to the metal. This ageing effect also explains the history and heritage of Quintessence.