Trieu Luu: Final Tetris Toybox

Concept: The concept for my box is a toy box to hold toys for little kids such as Lego pieces, building blocks, or other small toys. I got the idea from watching my baby niece and nephew playing with their toys, often they play with the box as much as they play with the toys inside. The sides of the box uses a Tetris blocks design so blocks can fit through them, while the bottom is kept solid to prevent items from falling out.

Process: This project was modeled and rendered in Maya due to my Rhino trial expiring. The box is a simple rectangular box with an open top. I created the seven different Tetris block shapes by scaling and extruding a simple cube. After laying out the blocks in a desired pattern I used a boolean difference to cut the Tetris block shapes out of the sides of the box.

Material: The box would either be made up of a hard plastic material, or a painted wood material. Since the cuts in the sides are big it might affect the structural integrity of the box it should be made from a stronger material. However a metal box may not be the safest thing for children who might throw or hit the box.