Designed by: Zoe Siu, ZOEE
Design Trust Affiliation: Friend of Design Trust
Description:
Over recent months, the ban on dining-in at restaurants has generated a lot of waste of disposable takeaway containers, contributing greatly to the problem of plastic-waste pollution. To address this issue, Zoe Siu takes inspiration from traditional wabi-sabi style food packaging, often made of natural materials, which is grounded in the principle of accepting impermanence and the incomplete. Wanting to explore the practicality, elegance, and simplicity of this traditional Japanese aesthetic approach, a bamboo and grass-made container is being developed as an alternative to single-use plastics. In the meantime, Zoe has designed a bamboo food container that can be woven at home - an encouraged act during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Image Credit: Zoe Siu, ZOEE
Website: ZOEE