Apero
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September-December 2022
Individual Project
The University of Edinburgh
Brief: Design an eating or drinking vessel
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There is a lot of modular and stackable tableware on the market, however modularity tends to be used mostly for storage purposes, for the ensemble to serve as decor when not in use, or unfortunately as a marketing gimmick that brings no real advantage to the user.
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Apero changes this by taking full advantage of modularity in enhancing the experience of serving and presenting food. Inspired by French ‘apéritif dinatoire’ culture, it allows for presenting, serving and storing a wide range of different foods in a wide range of different ways.
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A user buying Apero would get 1 dish, 6 cups, and 6 lids. The dish can be used to serve/present food, to hold the cups if they have food in them or to hold the empty cups for optimised storage. The cups can be used to hold different foods, or serve individual portions of food held in the dish. The lids allow for storing food that would be left in the cups, as opposed to having to transfer leftovers to a separate dish or tub. The cups can also stack, to allow for storage separately from the dish. This stacking function also works with the lids in place, which is also optimal to store cups of food, for example in the fridge.
