SUPÉ
A more sustainable cookware system for college students to working age adults - for IKEA
Group Project Members:
Ansel Iisaka
Lillian Lin
Sean Tsai
14 Weeks - Product Design Group Project - Kitchenware
Supé?
That's Swedish for supper.
Supé is an all-in-one meal preparation toolkit for young adults looking to cook more and cook better. We give them everything they need.
MILLENNIAL USER
18-35
College age to early working adults
Lives with 2 roommates
Argues about kitchen utensils
Learning to cook during the pandemic
Has a part time job and limited living budget
USER STUDY
The State of Kitchenware Used by College Students
THROW-AWAY CULTURE
- Going from college life to working life means moving
- Tendency to dispose instead of recycling or reusing items
HEAVY USE OF PLASTICS
- Negative environmental impact
- Infrequently recycled
- Usually ends up in the landfill
DIFFICULT TO ORGANIZE
- Amateurs buy unnecessary utensils
- Hard to organize / differentiate
- Often a cluttered mess
Benchmarking the Competitors
The consumer base we aimed to design for is highlighted in grey.
BENCHMARK PRODUCTS
Pack Out: a process that takes apart an object to learn from it's design
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Plastic injection molded together
Metal blade made separation a
destructive process
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Cheap all-plastics vs. Glass and live
hinges
Co-molded seals not replaceable
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Cookware can be combined and simplified
Material choice concerns
SUPÉ
Our Redesign
REDESIGN LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (LCA)
Sustainable Minds Deep Dive
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INDIVIDUAL SKETCHES
A Selection of Personal Sketches for the Supè Project
GROUP IDEATION
PROTOTYPE TESTING
Testing various different prototypes of the Supè system
