scraps.
Product Design
Description
Develop new product ideas for the hospitality industry which radicalizes the current experience.
scraps. is a brand focused on creating amenities with partner hotels through the use of repurposed food waste. Targeting the hospitality industry, specifically hotels, scraps. provides and educates both the hotel and guests on the importance of sustainable tourism and SDG goal 12.
This project was completed for the Senior Product Design Studio taught by Stephen Chininis and Chris Hardy as an advisor.
Duration
5 weeks
July - August 2024
Tools
Fusion 360, Keyshot, Figma, Adobe Photoshop
The Problem
Cause of food waste in hotels
When looking into this topic, there were a plethora of causes for mass food waste, in which I focused on the top 3 relating to hotel practices and immediate areas for change.
Current food waste journey
When looking into this topic, there were a plethora of causes for mass food waste; therefore, I focused on the top 3 relating to hotel practices and immediate areas for change.
The Final Brand: scraps.
scraps. core value
Material Capability
With scraps. core revolving around repurposing food waste, I researched and compared the highly consumed food byproducts of hotels to the current technological advancements made with food scraps. This comparison was able to prove feasibility and realistic application of scraps. within the near future.
scraps. food journey
Through the advancements in food waste repurposing, scraps. will be able to redefine and repurpose our current scraps.
scraps. repurposed toiletry
Using the advances in food waste repurposing, scraps. would implement a closed- loop system within the partnered hotels to re-use food waste to create take-home toiletry amenities for guests. Each scraps. bag contained an info-card, educating the guest on how much food waste was used and showcasing the practicality and application of repurposed food waste.
scraps. information card
scraps. future expansion
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