Featured Projects

Whether it’s creating a design for lightweight recreational kayaks, devices to help golfers control the speed of their putts, or scale models of wind turbines to evaluate new concepts, any number of exciting projects take place in Sears think[box] on any given day. Get to know a few of the latest featured projects to take root in our facility.

  • nCamp Stove

    This compact wood-burning camping stove uses fuel that is readily available in forests - sticks, twigs, and other combustible material. By using renewable and…
  • Otter Skull Fossil

    Siamogale melilutra is a newly discovered fossil otter species from Southwestern China dated to about 6 million years old. At over 100 lbs, it is one of the…
  • SnoreCoach

    SnoreCoach monitors your sleep position during the night. It communicates with an app called SnoreTrack (iOS and Android versions available), which listens to you…
  • Twisted Tower

    Twisted Tower, a "modular" origami structure first designed by Japanese origami artist Mihoko Tachibana, shows unique structural and geometrical properties that…
  • CHIMU

    CHIMU is an African fashion line of handmade Dashiki designed and made by Chioma Onukwuire, a Polymer Science and Engineering Student at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€¦
  • MANCAN Wine 6-Pack Boxes

    MANCAN Wine is a blended wine packaged in a can instead of the traditional bottle to meet lifestyle needs and lower transportation costs. Product designers with…
  • Safety Skin Product Display

    Safety Skin is a high-visibility reflective spread designed to be directly applied to the skin. Runners, cyclists, and other outdoor athletes concerned about night-…
  • Better Block Project

    Better Block Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, engages cities in creative placemaking. The booths in this temporary open-air market were created at think[box] using…
  • Computer Controlled Wet Plate Collodion Camera

    This project seeks to create a mechanized version of a vintage camera, in order to prevent over-exposure. According to the makers, “this project sets out to create…
  • Smart Medical Instruments

    Prichard Medical is a medical device innovation company that adds orientation data and adaptive lighting to surgical tools. By "upgrading" well-known tools used by…