Moments after sitting down to brainstorm ideas for our project, we both knew that creating an adaptive piece of jewelry that fixed a common problem was the way to go. Our first design thoughts were to create a statement piece of jewelry that was both unique and helpful and after making a few sketches and doing copious amounts of Google searching, we came up with the idea of creating a small orb like shape that from the outside, would appear to be just a pendant, but from the inside would hold your daily dose of medication. This design fixes two major problems. It fixes the problem of carrying around an ugly, unwieldy pill case. Our design also facilitates an easy-to-access medication when out and about. Our design makes it as easy as rotating a lid and taking out the desired pill. After making a few prototypes and figuring out exactly how we wanted our pendants to look, we decided to go ahead with our original design of a ribbed sphere. After modeling on rhino and printing our first prototype out, we knew we had a ton of adjustments to make. By the end of the project it was very clear that while having more than one design idea is important, sometimes sticking to that first idea is the best solution to not rushing a project.

Our project's goals for the Medical Compliance studio was to increase consistent medication adherence for young women (12-20 years old), who because of forgetfulness and/or shame or taking medication in public. Established medical literature and our own experiences as forgetful adolescent girls proves that this is a relevant project. 
"The Young and the Necklace" is an otherwise unadorned silver chain, with an anatomically-correct heart pendant about 4"x4"x1" in size. There are three inner compartments to contain pills for morning, noon, and night.