Industrial Product Design — Ruben Tognetti
Curious, technical, and driven by how things function. I design products that solve complex problems with clarity and efficiency.
Selected work
Parent steering handle for toddler karts
Cockpit of the future — 5 years ahead
Autonomous coffee plant climate system
Heavy-duty redesign for military use
Outside of school
Full mechanical overhaul & engine improvement
Personal project3-part connector designed and manufactured from scratch
Personal projectAbout
I'm Ruben Tognetti, a third-year Industrial Product Design student with a strong pull toward technical complexity and the mechanics behind objects.
Where others see a finished product, I see a system of decisions. I'm most energised when a brief has real constraints — materials, users, mechanisms — and the solution has to be earned through understanding.
Minimalism isn't an aesthetic choice for me, it's a result. When something is fully understood, excess falls away.
Approach
Start with how it works, then make it look like it should.
Interests
Mechanisms, materials, efficiency, circular systems, interaction between user and object.
Tools
SolidWorks, Rhino, Arduino, hand sketching, physical prototyping.
Currently
Third year IPD — combining coursework with self-driven mechanical projects outside of school.
Contact
Open to collaborations, interesting briefs, and conversations about how things work.