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Sutton Caplan Industrial Designer based in Los Angeles, CA







Philips Straight Blade


An electric razor for maintaining beard and facial hair line ups. Made for daily maintenance between professional cuts. 
Type
Year
Duration
Software
Disciplines
Solo -  Sprint
2026
3 Weeks
SolidWorks, Keyshot, Adobe CC, Figma
Research, Ideation, CAD, Prototyping, Visualization









Shaving is a  ritual.         Existing electric shavers are designed for utility and speed, dismissing the ritualistic nature of a morning shave.

















Opportunity 
How might we make an electric shave feel less like a rushed task and more like a moment of ritual?



















Teardowns and internal sourcing.
Learning from existing electric razors while sourcing components for real constraints.






Ideation.
Searching for ways to bring the ergonomics of a straight edge to an electric razor.




Prototyping. Using 3D printing and existing internals to build a semi-functioning prototype.





Button study.
Exploration and refinement.





Philips Straight Blade - an electric razor designed for ritual.
























Never out of battery.
Men who shave on a daily basis often find themselves running out of battery mid-shave. Straight Blade solves this by giving it a home to charge.  






















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