Radically Practical Products
Radically Practical Product Series
Radically Practical is a series of weekly experiments done for a course ‘Creative Strategies’ developed by professor Fridolin Beisert, which helps students develop strategic approaches & methodologies to creativity. The brief was to create a series of products using a creative strategy of choice.
The first strategy I used was “Planting Limits” and the second “Radically Practical” - Inspired by one of Nonobjects’ design methodologies. It is a design methodology that explores the boundaries of “traditional product thinking” and asks the question:
“How practical can a product be?”
I chose to redesign three objects: Matches, Pasta, & a tape dispenser.
1. Scatola: Radically Practical Pasta
Scatola is a 3D printed pasta which was inspired by a question: Can your food be designed more practically?
The repetition of squared openings allows for a unique textural eating experience one can almost play and feel with one’s tongue. The openings affords your fork to perfectly fit - evoking the nostalgia of eating macaroni as a child, forking them on each prong, oh so satisfying.
The Process
Brief: Create an entry for the 2017 Barilla Smart Pasta Competition. Design a unique eating experience and pasta shape utilizing 3D printing technology.
Strategy: Planting Limits
Limit: Design with ‘Right Angles’ only.
2. Ember
Radically Practical Matches
A set of matches redesigned for specific everyday occasions, using the design methodology “Radically Practical”.
Process
It started with a question: Can a match be more practical?
2 Minute Match
Tired of holding short matches and then burning your fingers? The two minute match lets you hold onto the match for a radically practical period of time.
"That was cake" Match
Have only one match to do the job of lighting a ton of birthday candles? Wasting 2 minutes of your life? The “That Was Cake” Match allows you to light multiple candles at once so you can just get on with singing Happy Birthday.
The rest of the gang...
3. Tape-anista
Tape-anista is a Radically Practical Tape Dispenser. Tape for every width you want at any length you want it, for every job out there.
**Work still in progress
