Benchmark Diesel Motorbike

Coming from the West Coast to the best coast, Kyle Dell'Aquila is a Cupertino-native and a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. Upon discovering Blender at the ripe young age of fifteen, Dell'Aquila found himself launched into the world of computer aided modeling and quickly down the rabbit-hole of design.

Hand Held Diesel Engine

Electrathon Car (in progress)

Personal Intaglio Resume

Dell'Aquila's obsessive attention and passion for simple, analogue solutions is apparent throughout his work as he strives to design products that boast longevity and quality over recyclability. "I am a sucker for functionality for sure," he says. "Functional and minimal are two different beasts but a lot of the times are lumped together in conversation. Dieter Rams, but not Bang and Olufsen."

Below are two of his projects, his Energy Thesis: Benchmark Diesel Motorbike and the P3 Super Utility Roll-Top Bag.

Benchmark Diesel Motorbike

The Benchmark Diesel Motorbike is part of Dell'Aquila's diesel energy thesis, done in collaboration with Parker Reid, a senior in the Furniture Department.

Focusing on the outlook of energy production and viable alternatives within our current timeframe, the project looks at repacking diesel technologies in the United States as a modern, low carbon footprint solution.

Using existing technologies in advanced combinations, the Benchmark Diesel Motorbike is a personal utility vehicle targeted to achieve a 250 mpg rating using the fuel diversity of a diesel engine.

P3 Super Utility Roll-Top Bag

A new and improved model based off of the P2 Super Utility Roll-Top Bag, the P3 is 20% lighter and considerably stronger in build. Crafted from all CRAQ-SPUN® Kevlar® Tex-50 thread, the bag is extraordinarily durable along the seams.

The straps themselves anchor into Spectra® fabric, assuring a stronger and safer distribution of weight.

The roll-top closure attaches to two wooden toggles on each side of the bag, promising a rain safe, wet-dry closure. Sub compartments lined in yellow fabric feature hidden zippers for further protection from the elements.

Graduating this June, Dell'Aquila hopes to head his own design firm, but "of course, not right away." The most important thing he learned while in school? "I learned that team projects are the biggest wrestling match on earth, but it is where earth is. To design by ones self or design only for ones self is unrealistic, selfish and will only yield half-baked results."