Home Water Storage
SOLUTION
Many users like to use bottles & jugs as they can be used anywhere in the house. Tupperwaew Stax allows the user to separate the main storage into individual parts and use them separately.
Tupperware Bubble on the the other hand is a clear spherical decanter that uses a simple swivel motion to pour water. This concept is playful & simple yet nostalgic of the old terracotta pots used in the kitchen.
CHALLENGE
Apart from purity and quality of water, Movement and dispensing of water around the house poses a great problem. Users want easy availability & access to water storage devices
The aim of this project was to research home water storage experiences in an Indian urban scenario & create concepts to tackle problems faced.
Client: Tupperware
User observation Study
We conducted a total of 40 user observation studies to gain further insight into user practices & needs.
Insights
The clustering and re-clustering of data led to the formation of actionable insights that helped develop my design criteria
Design Criteria
MOODBOARD
As a water storage solution, the concepts should have a clean, luxurious & fresh feel to them .
The form, color & materials should also portray the design language of the clients existing product lines.
Form Ideation & Development
Keeping my design criteria in mind, I started developing initial ideas that helped improve user practices.
The initial Ideation led to the development of 3 concepts that took inspiration from Indian cultural practices.
FEEDBACK
f the 3 concepts, the Stax seemed to have the most potential. However, it needs a more subtle design with lesser and sturdier parts.
The client was also interested in the idea for a decanter as a smaller decentralized water storage solution. However , the Iso-jug was too complex and the client suggested a simpler approach driven by an initial ideation sketch.
Iteration II
Final directions
Tupperware Bubble uses a simple swivel motion to pour water. Playful & simple yet nostalgic of the old terracotta pots used in the kitchen.
Tupperware Stax allows the user to separate the main storage into individual parts and use them separately.
Tupperware Bubble
This concept gives a sense of hygiene as the water looks completely sealed bubble.
A transparent body reinforces the idea of purity..
The stand uses a male-female connector to attach to the bubble. The stand is off centered , so that the spout always returns to the top.
The spout can be completely detached from the bubble by simply pressing and turning it.
The wide mouth and standing position allow easy filling. To remove water from the bubble, the spout is simply tilted.
The mouth is 100mm wide, which allows easy cleaning of the bubble. A single piece body is easy to clean and does not have complicated parts.
The spout seals itself to keep the water untouched. To pour water out, you simply squeeze the spout and tilt the bubble.
Unlike other water jugs, the spout comes to the water instead. As the water in the bubble goes down the placement of the glass changes. The base therefore has a cutout that allows placement for the glass.
The Bubble represents the purity and simplicity that users expect from their water containers. The form allows it to fit in any scenario and blend into its environment.
Tupperware Stax
Many users like to use bottles, jugs as they can be used anywhere in the house. This storage(s) allow the user to separate the main storage into individual parts and use them separately. Different tumblers are of different sizes.
This dispenser is divided into 2 parts namely: the dispenser with 5ltr. Capacity, and the storage (2.5ltrs.)
The stand is integrated into the dispenser and the storage can simply be placed onto the dispenser to be used.
The storage has 3 legs (15mm) that stop the outlet from touching the floor. The storage outlet remains sealed unless it is placed over the dispenser.
When the storage is placed over the dispenser, the 3 activators on the base get pressed, causing the valve to open. When the storage is lifted, the springs force the valve shut.
As the water is transferred into the dispenser automatically, there is no need to physically transfer the water. As a result, there is no contact with the drinking water.
Further, the decentralized storage allows the user to control the amount of water by buying the appropriate number of add-ons
Users have difficulty in locating the spout under the storage to put the glass/bottle on the base.
A colored rubber marker on the base shows where the glass is to be placed and the ripples around the marker give the feeling of a pebble dropping in water.
Both the concepts are available in the standard Tupperware colors. The Stax uses a semi-translucent plastic body, a textured lid and a silicon marker fro grip.
