Xpress Bowl

The Xpress Bowl aims to provide a good alternative for disposable takeaway meal packaging in bid to reduce Singapore’s plastic consumption and hence extend the lifespan of the Pulau Semakau Landfill. By tackling the main drawbacks of current lunchboxes found by survey and research, the Xpress Bowl encourages a lifestyle switch to using reusable lunchboxes for takeaway meals by meeting the needs of busy Singaporeans.

Through many rounds of trial and error, the Xpress Bowl is a designed with a form that is collapsible yet secured by a button buckle at the bottom that can be pressed to release. It also has an inner thin, flexible silicone lining that stores the food and is replaceable if needed, extending the product’s lifespan. It is made of sustainable bamboo and recycled aluminium, making it more eco-friendly.

The Xpress Bowl is specially catered for tertiary-level education students and working adults, as it is collapsible for efficient storage and the silicone lining can be flipped inside out for easy cleaning. It can also be carried using its handles and is even equipped with a utensil set for maximum convenience. These functionalities are all packed in one sleek and modern design, that can come in different colours.

Tableware Design Inspired by Synergistic Complementary Opposites Derived via Non-Visual Language of Sound

Tactuitive is a series of tablewares, comprising 4 items: including Rice Bowl, Soup Bowl, Side Dish and Tea Cup. The main concept is based on the theme of complementary opposite: Convergence and Divergence. This synergetic pair is inspired by the feedback of a group of visually-impaired people after listening to Haru No Umi (The Sea in Spring) composed by Michio Miyaki. Tactuitive has an intuitive nature which empowers the visually-impaired people to distinguish the functions of four separate utensils via the number of diverging and converging lines on its texture.