Quarter Coffee
Experience
Artcenter College of Design Student Gallery
2022 Summer
How might we still maintain the usual living quality while enjoying beautiful scenery during Overlanding?
Quarter Coffee Experience is a set of coffee making tools for coffee lovers to enjoy the journey and relax while making a cup of coffee.
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Design Background
"Overlanding has become a social trend."
A healthy growth of 5% to 10% per year (2017-2020)
Overlanding is to carry things needed and drive to a beautiful place. A way to have an immersive travel experience, embracing nature and the freedom of the journey.
Concerns people encounter during Overlanding
Tire & Fuel
Tiredness
Weather
Mechanical
Low living
quality
Misalignment
Argument
Why do we need to sacrifice living quality for Overlanding?
Glamping
where stunning nature meets modern luxury
The Coffee industry: Reaching higher grounds
Globally, the sale of coffee makes up to $ 42.5 billion market.
The age group most likely to overland (adults aged 25-40) are also heavy coffee consumers,
2 to 3 cups 44%
6 in 10 Americans drink coffee every day ( 7 in 10 at least once per week)
Criteria
Tranquil
Relaxing
Ceremonial
Then, I started exploring different foldable structures to make sure the whole set did not take up much space and was easy to use.
I tested out the structure and found that I need to change how the table is opened to ensure it is workable.
I decided to use hinges to make the whole opening automatic and make the table storage so that it can be used for coffee and other snacks.
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