Slim Wallet

Regular bi-fold wallets that are seen with most of the Indian males are although functional but sitting with them causes annoyance and back pain in long run. Therefore we need to design a slim, good-looking, and sellable wallet that doesn’t compromise functionality.

Problem Statement

To deeper understand the problem, user study was conducted in the form of questionnaires and activity analysis.

The results we got are as follows.

Over 93% of people carry a wallet.
The most popular type of wallet used by men is a bifold wallet.
Most of the people carry 4 to 6 cards.
Most of the people carry coins in their wallet.
Most of the people would like some kind of closure for their wallet.
People do keep business cards, chits from banks, etc as miscellaneous items in their wallet.
Some men also feel awkward to keep a thick wallet in their formal trousers.

Need Statement

Must have
- 6-8 card capacity
- A coin pocket
- A place for miscellaneous chits
- The price should be around Rs.1500
Can have
- A closures
- Could be of different material
May have
- Windows to show ID.

Concepts were generated with the help of a morphological chart and were selected using Pughs concept selection methods.

Concepts

Wallet Concepts

Selected Concept

Dimensions

Detailed Dimensions

Overall Length (L1)	89mm
Flap length (L2)	50mm
Elastic band length (L3)	140mm
Money clip length (L4)	83mm (approx. values)
Overall width one side 2X when considering full width (W1)	120mm (240mm fully opened)
Card slot width (W2)	95mm
Total flap width (W3+W4)	105mm (48mm+57mm)
Coin flap width (W5)	95mm