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Mike Wiggins
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Key Consumer P

ain Point

With Urbanization, consumers will see 1) smaller spaces, 2) shared resources & 3) finances energy focused less on goods and more on experiences. For my team, this translated to small, sub-standard kitchens shared with multiple people who don't want to invest in expensive appliances.


FROM SKETCH TO REALITY

Concept Exploration
Concept Exploration

Preliminary concepts centered around determining a variety of ways to shield food while cooking it.  

The initial direction focused on making the top and bottom identical to minimize mold investment, but later shifted to a smaller cover to reduce part cost.

Familiar Forms
Familiar Forms

Initial form studies centered around the familiarity of cookware.  Later this direction was abandoned for two reasons: 1. the risk of something looking like cookware and accidentally being used as cookware & 2. a unique product deserves a unique look.

Technical Concept
Technical Concept

The team explored the option of a modular platform that allowed for different temperatures & different grilling patterns.

Final Product
Final Product

In these sketches, ergonomics of side & top handles were solidified and top profile designs were explored to bring Tupperware Visual Brand Language cues into the fold.

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INTERACTIVE ANIMATION

TWO PRIMARY MODES: Dual-Contact Grilling & Single-Surface Baking.

SOLUTION: Elongating the shape to just beyond a perfect square allowed the same cover to be used in both instances.

SEE HOW IT WORKS: Below, click & drag to see it transition from Grilling to Baking.

 
 

BUILDING IN VERSATILITY

Grill, gratin, steam, saute, bake...all in the microwave.

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PRODUCT IN ACTION

 

 FEATURE DOWNLOAD

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