SHARED CHOPSTICKSA set of chopsticks and spoon that NHD designed for China Port Museum store. During the COVID-19 pandemic, China has developped a new dining culture in which people use shared chopsticks and spoons to help bring food from the serving bowls and plates into individual person's bowls and plates. This can significantly reduce the spreading of virus among family members.
The one important problem to solve is the confusion between individual chopsticks and shared chopsticks on the same table - people can easily mix them up and put individual chopsticks into serving bowl where others are taking food from. People also don't have the dedication and patience to the change of dining culture. Therefore, the shared type must be apparently different and very easy to tell. |
Functional Approaches:
- The shared type is designed in an apprent larger size than normal individual type. - The spoon is deeper as well, giving people more space to decide how much soup to take from the serving bowl. - Easy to find. Having a copper head at the ends makes the type heavier and not likely to miss around the table while people are sharing them. Style Concept: As a client design project for China Port Museum. The seaports and sailing has been a major inspiration source. The copper head is designed in port bollard shape which offers the weight in both its quality and look. The whole design is named "码头与海" (The Port and The Sea) to give a blank space of imagination of stories behind the design. The freedom of imagination is actually more interesting than a defined story itself. The preferred wood for the entire set including the placement box is Elm or Walnut. However, considering the production cost, any wood type that's hard and dark is good. |
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Client: China Port Museum Store
Designer: Ning Hua
Finished: April 21, 2020
Designer: Ning Hua
Finished: April 21, 2020
