Context and Solution

During the ideation phase of this project, I found my routine at school a pretty tightly contained experience. Therefore, I had to reach back into my life before CMU, when I was working as a customer-facing product manager. My work required me to travel on a weekly basis, so I was spending a lot of time with my suitcase in airports. With my luggage in one hand, my purse or phone in the other, I was often left without a way to carry the coffee I desperately needed. That's where the idea for the suitcase cup holder came from.

After a few failed prototype versions, I ultimately created a drink holder that clips onto my suitcase handle and rests on the stems as extra support.