Viktoria designed several projects including protective shoulder pads for female football players called the Xenith Swift, a multi-surface desk called the Ikea Viktoras, a humidifier called the Homedics Medis, and Bluetooth speakers called the Jambloks for Homedics. For the Xenith Swift, research found female athletes needed shoulder pads accommodating their anatomy. The Viktoras desk was designed for Ikea to be adjustable from sitting to standing, fold up or down, and flat pack for easy assembly. The Homedics Medis humidifier was meant to be compact, stylish, and simple to refill. The Jambloks speakers were aimed at providing portable, immersive sound

1. V I K T O R I J A C H I K H A L E N K O

2. P R O J E C T S
1 . X E N I T H S W I F T 2 . I K E A V I K T O R A S 3 . H O M E D I C S M E D I S 4 . J A M B L O K S

3. X E N I T H S W I F T
This was a collaborative project between
Xenith and CCS to design for the future
football athlete.

4. R E S E A R C H
Through interviews with a female football player, as well as other heavy
contact female athletes it was discovered that the area that needed the most
attention was the shoulders.
AND THERE IS STILL NO GEAR FOR FEMALE PLAYERS.
45% of NFL fans are women
nATIONAL fOOTBALL lEAGUE sTATS
67 Professional Womens Football Leagues
Womens Football league and NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE STATS
1964 Girls playing football at the highschool level
National Federation of state high school Associations
-Shoulder pads designed for men were not accomodating to female anatomy
-Shoulder Pads were bulky and restrictive, even when protection wasn’t needed.

5. I D E A T I O N
initially I planned for a single
unit of protective gear...
... but it became clear that for maximum
comfort two were the best option.

6. INSIDE
PADDING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
PROTECTING MOST SENSITIVE AREAS:
RIBS AND COLLAR BONES.
BACK
MORE PADDING, WITH ADDED BACK SUPPORT
AS WELL AS NECK PADDING TO ASSIST WITH
WHIPLASH WHICH RESULTS IN CONCUSSION.
WIDE ELASTIC SITS
AT NATURAL WAIST
THE NATURAL PLACEMENT
PREVENTS SLIDING AROUND
MESH PANELS ARE
BREATHABLE AND ELASTIC
WOMENS UPPER BODIES VARY VASTLY,
THESE PANELS ADJUST TO SIZE, AS WELL
PROMOTE AIR AND MOISTURE MOVEMENT
VELCRO ATTATCHMENTS
FOR OUTER LAYER
STRONG VELCRO REMOVES THE NEED
FOR BULKY BELTS AND BUCKLES, AND
ALLOWS FOR QUICKER ON/OFF TIME.
INNER PADDING
INNER PADDING PROVIDES
PROTECTION , AS WELL AS
CONCUSSION REDUCTION
WITH THE NECK PADDING.
F I N A L D E S I G N
THE BASE is
designed to give
a minimal level of
support during
training or practice,
and to relieve the
player while resting.

7. BACK INNER
FLOATING CENTER PAD
ATTATCHED BY FAMILIAR STRAP SYSTEM
ALREADY USED IN SHOULDER PADS. THIS
ALLOWS FOR ADDEDADJUSTABLILITY
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO WOMEN.
ADJUSTED MOLD FOR
FEMALE ANATOMY
VELCRO AND STRAP
ATTACHMENT
THE BACK FEATURES A SIMILAR DESIGN
ALSO WITH A FLOATING PANEL TO ALLOW
FOR A MORE CUSTOM FIT ALL AROUND.
THE INNER PADDING, FEATURES XENITH’S
SIGNATURE PADDING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS
LACING IN THE FRONT AND BACK FOR
MAXIMUM COMFORT.
THE SHELL is
designed be used
in attition to The
Base, to provide
maximum support
and protection
for games and
rigorous practice.

8. V I K T O R A S
The goal of this project was to design a
product that fits into an existing brand.
I chose to design a multi surface desk
for IKEA.

9. R E S E A R C H
54% Precent of Employed adults
want to start a career as self-employed
2014 Survey Conducted by Creative Line
1/5 Americans Work from home
Forbes Magazine
CURRENT OPTIONS ARE: BULKY, EXPENSIVE, AND/OR UGLY
With increasing numbers of people choosing
the path of entrepreneurship there is a definite
need for an attractive, affordable, and
accomodating workspace solution.

10. F I N A L D E S I G N
S I T O R S T A N D
SITTING POSITION HEIGHT
AT A COMFORTABLE 28’
STANDING POSITION HEIGHT
AT A STANDARD 46’

11. O P E N O R C L O S E D
REINFORCED HINDGES
KEEP DESK CLOSED
AND PRIVATE
HIDDEN SUPPORT KEEPS
WORK SURFACE OPEN
AND STEADY

12. O F F I C EH O M E

13. F L A T P A C K A N D S E L F A S S E M B L Y
I CREATED THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY AND PACKAGING OF THE DESK.

14. H O M E D I C S M E D I S
This was a sponsored project between
CCS and Homedics to design an appliance
for their humidifier or home purifier line.

15. R E S E A R C H
“ I like this one even better than my previous model...”
- Amazon Review AR-NC01
“The unit shoots the "fresh air" out the back of the unit and it
essentially ends up going right into the wall depending on
where you have it...”
- Amazon Review AF-20
“Nice styling and it is not big and clunky...”
- Amazon Review AF-20
PEOPLE WANT A HUMIDIFIER THAT IS COMPACT, STYLISH, AND EFFECTIVE

16. I D E A T I O N

17. SIMPLY LIFT OFF THE TOP AND FILL
UP YOUR “VASE” NO HASSLE, NO
TWISTING, NO CONFUSION.
Refilling your Humidifier
How big is the Humidifier
1.5 LITERS. THIS WILL LAST YOU
ABOUT 24 HOURS. THIS MEANS
YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
STALE WATER, AND YOU ONLY HAVE
TO FILL IT ONCE A DAY!
F I N A L D E S I G N

18. J A M B L O K S
This was another collaboration
with Homedics. This time design-
ing for their JAM speaker line.

19. R E S E A R C H
“...one would expect to get great quality
for the price of roughly $115 in total.”
- Amazon Review JAM Plus
“If your music is acoustic, jazz, orchestra,
choral, classical, pop, rock then Big
Jambox is for you...”
- Amazon Review Big Jambox
“I'm always looking for new ways to get
portable sound to boost what I get from
my iPhone and iPads...”
- Amazon Review Jam Classic
PEOPLE WANT SPEAKERS THAT OFFER SOUND IMMERSION AT A LOW PRICE.

20. I D E A T I O N

21. F I N A L D E S I G N
Micro Usb Charging
Aux port
Touch Sense Controls
On/Off Switch

22. T H A N K Y O U