Although it may not look too different in function to the pre-existing Styrofoam cups/bowls that you add hot water to in order to have a meal, these expanding bowls are combining materials and technologies to make it a lot more sustainable. So much so that they have been awarded 'The Dieline Package Design Awards 2013: Sustainable Packaging Award.
Swedish research company Innventia teamed up with designers Anna Glansén and Hanna Billqvist from design agency Tomorrow Machine to develop a sustainable package customized for freeze-dried food. These expandable bowls save space during transportation by being compressed while being 100% biodegradable, being made from materials created by Inventia.
The paper composite is a patented cellulose-based material, but with properties similar to them of plastic. When hot water is poured into the package, the material reacts to the heat and transforms from a compressed package to a serving bowl.
The purpose of the collaboration between Inventia and design agencies like Tomorrow Machine, is to combine the knowledge of scientists and the creativity of designers to make use of the new material’s full potential and create the sustainable package designs of tomorrow - today. Found here.
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