"Cool" glasses paper + cardboard prototype

For my prototype I began in 2D sketching from my rhino file, though changing the arms i had originally planned by directly running them from the back of the round lenses in an effort to make the glasses look more designer"esque" and less goofy. I still currently want to pursue my concept of commenting on material culture and the ephemeral nature of apparel such as glasses.

I then traced and layered cardboard to add thickness and create the form.

I then glued the layers together with a glue stick.

I then used the same process to create the nose bridge using only 2 cardboard layers.

I rolled paper to create stretched cones to act as the arms of the glasses, also reminiscent of icicles.

I then hot glued the arms to the frame

finished prototype

I'm looking forward to feedback tomorrow and am looking at ideas of incorporating more references to ice and the cold into the design of the glasses.

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