Indigo Shopping Cart Design

Indigo Shopping Cart

Indigo, a Canadian major bookstore chain, worked with Spark to develop a shopping cart for all its national locations. The design of the cart required a rethink of the book shopping experience and needed to fall in line with the modern Indigo brand identity.

Indigo Shopping Cart

Indigo, a Canadian major bookstore chain, worked with Spark to develop a shopping cart for all its national locations. The design of the cart required a rethink of the book shopping experience and needed to fall in line with the modern Indigo brand identity.

Indigo Shopping Cart Design
Indigo Shopping Cart Design Rendering
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Single piece mirrored handle

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Telescoping handle made from bent tube

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Secondary handle for carrying

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Welded steel frame

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Base frame rod

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Caster assembly

Construction

The demands of the carts environment required a very durable product. The frame with welded steel, high end casters, durable fabric, low friction handle, scratch resistant paint were some of the design considerations implemented to provide a long lasting, low maintenance cart.

Construction

The demands of the carts environment required a very durable product. The frame with welded steel, high end casters, durable fabric, low friction handle, scratch resistant paint were some of the design considerations implemented to provide a long lasting, low maintenance cart.

Indigo Shopping Cart Exploded View

Manufacturing Support

Spark Innovations provided production support, in evolving the DFM (Design for Manufacturing) process. Visiting manufacturers overseas and supervising first sample production and QC (Quality Control) integration.

Manufacturing Support

Spark Innovations provided production support, in evolving the DFM (Design for Manufacturing) process. Visiting manufacturers overseas and supervising first sample production and QC (Quality Control) integration.

Indigo Shopping Cart Design | Manufacturing Support

Project Deliverables

The client needed a full turnkey solution to get from sketch ideation to full mass production. Spark developed this project from the initial concepts to a production intent product, we worked on all details of this project such as wheels, handle, stacking, stability and price.

Project Deliverables

The client needed a full turnkey solution to get from sketch ideation to full mass production. Spark developed this project from the initial concepts to a production intent product, we worked on all details of this project such as wheels, handle, stacking, stability and price.

Indigo Shopping Cart Design Project Deliverables
Indigo Shopping Cart Prototype Concepts
Indigo Shopping Cart in stores
Indigo Shopping Cart Prototype Process