Design Requirements

Who: A new way for large gatherings of people to consume food

When: Imagined in a block party, or family BBQ setting, it would be used as a way to entertain the guests while waiting on the food. We want our ceramic pieces to be part of the preparation process.

Why/Impact: We imagine it be behavioral as it's not necessarily the most effective way to do something but it's fun and a new way to do it. This can make the consumer find the entire experience more enjoyable.

Emotion Response: The object or tool is meant to take the user through a reimagined experience on how to consume "walk around" food. This is correlated with feelings of excitement satisfaction, and uniqueness as several other people give you compliments, and ask you question about your new gadget.

Iteration 1: Sketches

We were originally looking to design a new way to prepare a burger in a Block party like setting.

Iteration 1: Prototypes

We started creating quick and dirty prototypes based on our early sketches. However, we found that our prototypes lacked the color and playfulness our design requirements asked for.

We started looking in a completely other direction by looking at separate ways to consume party food

Iteration 2: Concept Re-integration

We took a giant step back, and with the help of our coaches, we were able to find something we thought had a promising outlook. We settled on an object that could holding everything you usually would on a paper plate, on a waist platter. Experimenting with placement and aesthetics, we geared toward creating high fidelity prototypes of our new vision.

Precedents

Pleinware: A playful response which questions whether a tableware needs a table to exist. Lauren Tedeschi invites others to lend their attention to eating habits beyond the table by keeping the convenience of street food and combining the comfort of indoor dining.

Yukon Glory Platter: A set of objects meant specifically to hold all aspects of a burger on one plate. With restaurant esc platting, you can enjoy the dining experience of a restaurant at home.

Iteration 2: Compartment Organization

Iteration 3: Mold Making

Iteration 3: Adjusting Waist Fit

We had all of our ceramics intact and running, we needed a base plate that could easily be carried around and could hold the weight of the ceramics with ease. This brought several challenges for the attachment system, we ended up by using wedges to support the pieces.

Drinking Cup

Wooden Tray Table

Strap-On Belt

Condiment Saucers

Burger Platter

Fry Carton

Support Wedges