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First foam core prototype
I used this first prototype to explore types of compartments
for idea food storage and experiment with the unfolding process
Final acrylic prototype
In the final prototype, I incorporated users’
suggestions and explored the compartment geometry, materials, and
aesthetics |
Observations: I observed four attorneys at Altshuler, Berzon
Law Firm in San Francisco. I found that:
- They had trouble packing food without bruising or spilling.
As a result, they were limited in what foods they could bring
into work.
- They felt that eating lunch was stressful. They scarfed
down their food in ten minutes or less as they sat at their desks
and read briefs or checked their e-mail.
- They found different stages of the bag lunch process to be
stressful, such as deciding what to bring, preparing lunch, transporting
lunch, eating lunch, and cleaning up.
Solution Approach: I wanted to offer more than a simple
lunchbox by exploring the interaction between the form of the lunchbox
and the user’s emotional state
- Interplay between ritual, compartmentalization, relaxation,
and environment
- Consider each stage of bringing lunch to work (deciding what
to bring, preparing lunch, transporting lunch, eating lunch, cleaning
lunch)
- The process of unpacking the lunchbox should bring a smile of
relief to the user’s face.
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