Project 19 of 36
Roll Dispenser
- Year
- 2019
- Discipline
- Product
- Images
- 4
A roll dispenser born from curiosity about everyday objects that feel forgotten as technology moves on. The goal was to streamline the whole act of using it while cutting waste, and to make something that fits a modern home. It isn't limited to the kitchen or restroom: it adjusts to anything that comes on a roll, and taken further it could do away with the cardboard core altogether.
Overview
- Objective
Streamline using the object, reduce waste and make it more sustainable, while fitting modern homes.
- Mounting
Simple enough to screw-mount, or to pressure-fit through slots in a cabinet thanks to the plastic's flexibility.
- Packaging
None. The arms let it hang on store shelves, and it's durable enough to ship with minimal support, saving cost and material.
- Material
Bio-on PHA bioplastic: strong, 100% biodegradable and fully natural, water-resistant, with a porous surface that takes paint.
- Key features
Operational simplicity. Sustainable packaging and make-up. Form flexibility.
- Process
Sketch ideation, then paper and cardboard prototypes to test the fold, then kitchen and restroom versions in a final visualization.
Design language
Reduction as the design language: one folded form does the whole job.
- Form
A single folded sheet, where one bend makes the arm and another the cradle, so the roll and the next sheet are always presented.
- Gesture
Prototyped in paper and card, so the object keeps the honesty of a fold: nothing is added that the material couldn't do on its own.
- Color
Coral red and deep green over a pale ground: bright enough to be a deliberate object on the wall, not hidden hardware.
- Flexibility
The same profile reads as a kitchen piece or a restroom piece, and adapts to anything that comes on a roll.
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