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Metal fabrication project
Smokey Steel
A stainless steel protective case for cigarette boxes.
- Year
- 2025
- Brief
- Metal fabrication assignment
- Technical Execution
- End-to-end: concept, CAD, fabrication, finishing
Overview
The brief was open — design anything I wanted, as long as it was made from metal through one specific process. I chose acid etching, and made a tribute to the 70-year-old cigarette case I inherited from my great-great-grandfather: a modern protective sleeve for a standard cigarette box.
Designed in SolidWorks from 4mm sheet metal, then acid-etched in a single pass to cut the outline and engrave the geometric pattern, hinges, and fold marks.
Each sheet was folded by hand on a sheet metal bender, then polished and finished face by face — a small object carrying a long story.
Gallery
Process & details
Inspiration — my great-great-grandfather's case