Amazing Plastic Product Design for Future Homes from Creative Plastic Academy 2021 by GC and CEA

Feb Wed 2022

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The world is challenging us on multiple fronts: an aging society, natural disasters, and the COVID-19 pandemic… So how will homes of the future meet our lifestyle needs?!?!

Creative Plastic Academy 2021 was born from a collaboration between PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) to enable designers to comprehensively learn and understand plastics, and to design products for future living. Working with expert instructors from various institutions, the project addresses Universal Design for multi-generational living, Preventive Houses to cope with disasters, and Hygienic Houses for pandemic situations. The award-winning products in each category are as follows:

 

1. Universal Design - Health-Conscious Fish Sauce Bottle (Kidney & Heart) by Team Baby Boss

Kidney & Heart is a condiment bottle (for fish sauce/sauces) designed to control sodium content in cooking. Shaped like a kidney and heart—organs affected by excessive salt consumption—to raise users’ awareness of health impacts. The handle design is convenient for all users, especially the blind, elderly, and those with weak arm muscles, enabling them to cook with accurate and appropriate daily measurements.

 

The plastics used for the health-conscious fish sauce bottle are PP for the cap and handle, HDPE for the bottle body via injection molding, and silicone for the heart and kidney components.

2. Preventive House - Floating Outdoor Chair (PAR~LOY) by Team SYMmetrical

PAR~LOY is an outdoor table and chair set that becomes useful during floods. The design applies the floating principle of Catamaran boats, allowing the chairs to be disassembled and float on water. They can be adapted as storage units capable of supporting up to 160 kilograms, while the table can be converted into an evacuation walkway.

 

The plastics used for the floating outdoor chair are LLDPE via rotational molding and PU foam for the chair components, with wood-plastic composite for the table.

 

3. Hygienic House - Virus-Prevention Door (Digital Door Lock) by Team Sandbox

DIGITAL DOOR LOCK is a password-operated door handle set designed with consideration for COVID-19 virus transmission. It features virus-killing functions for personal items using UV light, an alcohol spray sensor, temperature measurement, and a disposal slot for face masks before entering the home. This creates confidence in cleanliness and safety for users both when leaving and entering their residence.

 

The plastics used for the virus-prevention door are high-gloss PC for the black door handle frame, and stainless steel for the handle grip.