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Cork Tape

This product concept aims to bring a sustainable and innovative material into the typology of the Tape Dispenser. Though more research and development is required before this concept can be brought to live, it was a good exercise in understanding the limitations of form when met with material constraints.

In my research I noticed that there were very few designs that were able to lay flat against a desk. So in my sketches and ideations I considered this flat lay entry point, as well as a form that would be successful using the manufacturing method of Compaction Molding.

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The dispenser would be sustainably made using only cork and OEM parts, and it would also blend in with other desk tools inconspicuously. Moving forward I will research compaction molding processes that do not need to use harsh chemicals that would render the cork uncompostable, and improve the support structure of the cork body.

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Modeled in Rhino 6.0 and annotated in Adobe Illustrator

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