// DESIGN · 2025–2025
GAMING DESK TIDY.
A support-free 3D-printed multifunctional stand for controller, headphones and phone, optimised for additive manufacturing.
// SPEC
ROLE
Individual project
ORG
Imperial College London
TOOLS
3D printing, Bambu Studio, Fusion 360
SKILLS
Prototyping, Design for manufacture
// SHOWCASE
DEMO LINK — NOT SET- ▢ MEDIA SLOT 01image or video — add in the owner console
- ▢ MEDIA SLOT 02image or video — add in the owner console
§ 01
CONTEXT
A CAD coursework brief with a real constraint: the part had to print well, not just model well.
§ 02
OBJECTIVES
- 01Hold a controller, headphones and a phone or remote in one compact footprint
- 02Print in a single orientation with no support material
- 03Reduce material and print time without weakening the part
§ 03
PROCESS
Designed in Fusion 360, then iterated specifically against the slicer: controlling overhangs, bed contact and layer orientation so the part prints support-free, and using graded perforations to cut material and print time while keeping density where load is carried.
Load distribution was improved with a curved arch, fillets and reinforced mounts. Sliced in Bambu Studio at 13% infill and printed as a functional prototype.
§ 04
DECISIONS
◆ DECISION LOG
Single-orientation, support-free printing as a hard constraint rather than a nice-to-have.
§ 05
CHALLENGES
▲ FAILURE / RISK
Every geometry choice that improved ergonomics tended to introduce an overhang. Resolving that meant designing the orientation first and the form second.
§ 06
OUTCOMES
● RESULT
A printed, functional desk stand in use.