Original Design
Here is one of the early concept sketches of the wand. All the basic
features were there from the start.
The aim of the design was to provide balance in the hand and a good
weight distribution.
The look had to borrow cues from Victoriana, so
that the finished item looked and felt like something that you really
wanted to touch and hold and to keep.
The design had to give a clue about the magic that was within.
Of course the design also had to house all the necessary
components. In this case the magical engine at the heart of the wand
has to draw its power from somewhere. Exotic power sources and even
real magic was considered, but given the rather patchy availability of
these we felt that the simplest solution was to draw all the power
needed from two AAA primary cell batteries.
Two other pictures show some of the reference we gathered to help the
design process.
Cheers
Chris
handle studies
Handle Studies from Pens
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