Advanced Studio 2018
Yale School of Architecture
Lisa Gray, Alan Organschi
The project consisted of the research, design, & prototyping of a household object guided by principles of circular economy, in which the life cycle of the object is considered not only from its material sourcing, but all the way down to destination of both the object and its manufacturing byproducts in an attempt to reintegrate the material back to its production cycle.
The Living Cup is a stackable series of cups made from coffee grinds and sawdust, both industrial byproducts of the coffee and timber industries. The stack of modular cups is designed to provide a wide range of use in the household, aiming to replace and reduce excess consumer products as well as the wasteful disposable containers we are all familiar with. In addition to its capacity to be recycled, its biodegradable nature lends itself to ease of composting at the end of its life.
