Checkuterie
Checkerboard Snack Container
2021 | 16 weeks
TEAM: Karl Ludwig & Myself
RESEARCH TEAM: Theresa Pham & Matthew Turnquest
PROJECT TYPE: Construction, sustainability, game design, design research, UX design, package design
OBJECTIVE: Third-year students were assigned to create a concept of a sustainable household product based on insights drawn from ethnographic observations that were conducted then passed onto another group. Groups were then required to produce 10 copies of the project under a $100 budget.
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What is Checkuterie?
Checkuterie brings an element of play to your snack! Made with light, sturdy, and food-safe Lauan plywood, and wrapped in a checkerboard made of upcycled grocery bags, Checkuterie is perfect for a quick snack/lunch break. The wooden container provides ample space to store food morsels that double as pieces for a board-game – who says you can't play with your food?!
Materials:
Lauan plywood, food-safe wood finish reclaimed plastic grocery bags, super glue.
Research insights
Research insights primarily done through ethnographic observations were handed by another group of students.
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aesthetics & efficiency
How might we design for an aesthetically pleasing space that still optimizes efficiency around the house?
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socialization
How might we use socialization between actors to elongate the time stayed in a place and translate that into the home?
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Transforming Traditional Functions
How might we design something that has the ability to transform its traditional use to other functional applications?
Brainstorming
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30 initial conjectures
Expanding on chess x charcuterie board concept
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Too much material required, too dependent on precise measurements
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Mat
Divider
Velcro
Bottom Structure
End Caps
Side Panels (kerfed)
Material Exploration・ Construction
Testing the bending limitations when kerfing the wood
Laser cutting・gluing the wooden pieces・recognizing the relationship between different glues to the wood
Cutting strips of grocery bags・weaving・ironing・flattening with heavy books
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