Initial sketches

After my research trips from the V&A, I started working on my ideas of creating a waste management unit for people live in flats in London. Drawing from my inspirations of the artefact in V&A: A Japanese lacquer picnic set from the Edo period. I sketched down some ideas for my design.

I loved how everything is compartmentalized in this object so I want to use the same idea to create a product for waste management at home. I choose to use the existing recycling categories from my council and use that as the guide to compartmentalize within the unit. I also recalled the lecture about the inclusiveness so I wanted to put Braille for visually impaired people to help them navigate the slots on top of the bin.