An all-in-one compact steaming and ironing solution specifically designed for apartment residents.
Configurations
Three main setups support Steamline through all stages of clothing care — ironing, steaming, and storage.
Boards connect seamlessly for ironing. Lock to angle for steaming, hanger bars extended. Fold flush for storage — the steamer-iron becomes the handle.
Market
Research
The ironing board hasn’t meaningfully changed since the 19th century — yet living spaces have shrunk by half.
Current compact solutions are too small, too expensive, or split ironing and steaming into separate appliances.
Users want one thing: set it up fast, use it fully, put it away fast. No compromise.
User
Journey
Watching users go through the process of ironing and steaming was crucial — seeing where they got stuck or frustrated with current solutions let us iron out every detail.
How might
we…
…create a safe, compact and efficient solution for ironing and steaming in small spaces.
Ideation
Quick sketches let us break from convention — exploring form and function simultaneously.
This phase gave us the pivot-point dock and the integrated water tank.
Form
Decisions
Sketches resolved into form studies. The pivot-point dock, ergonomic handle, and board-hinge geometry all came from this phase.
Cardboard
Prototyping
Initial prototyping explored the form and function of the dock and steamer-iron. Later volumes were developed to explore scale and usability.
Final Design
The Solution
One form. Three configurations.
Everything you need, nothing you don’t.
Set it up fast. Use it fully.
Put it away in seconds.
A larger water tank. Extendable legs.
Hanger bars that stay out of your way.
The final design carefully nests all components into one form — finalizing the ironing and steaming process safely and efficiently.
Three configurations — ironing, steaming, and storage — give users an infinite number of positions to fit their home.