Yogurt Cup Redesign
2019/ Product design/ FH Potsdam
The disposable plastic yogurt cup is an ordinary plastic packaging that is lightweight, well-sealed, and simple in the manufacturing process. However, the contemporary design of such yogurt cups still has many shortcomings that cause inconvenience in use and garbage collection.
- The lid is easily torn off and separated from the cup, which will become another plastic fragment left in the natural environment.
- Empty yogurt cups take up too much space in the waste collection.
- It is not easy for people to drink leftover yogurt from a cup.
Design Goal
- Avoid small plastic pieces from a yogurt cup.
- The easy manufacturing process and efficient transportation.
- Reduce the volume of the discarded yogurt cup.
Sketch
3D Modelling
Prototype
Material: thin PVC sheet
Molding technique: vacuum deep-drawing
Process:
a. Print the mold with the 3D printer
b. Make a plaster mold from the 3D printed model
c. Vacuum deep-drawing
d. Reworking
b. Make a plaster mold from the 3D printed model
c. Vacuum deep-drawing
d. Reworking