Rubbermaid X NatGeo
Personal project.
3 months.
We all eat.
Eating rules a lot of our lives. It’s something we tend to do together—in families, in cafeterias, in workplaces, in restaurants. We take food to our friends when they aren’t feeling well and we celebrate special occasions with food. It’s the one thing that’s truly universal, geographically wordless, and multicultural. What we eat, and how we eat it, is a simple of who we are. We relate to others by eating things in the same way.
Simple, daily experiences—like eating, should be educational, clutter-free, and eye-opening.
I pack my lunch in a Rubbermaid container every day, and National Geographic shows us non-adventure-photographers how other people live and what makes their lives meaningful.
MAKING HOMES FOR STUFF
Lunchtime in Mumbai, India
Homecooked meals are packed into metal tiffins, and are delivered to workplaces by dabbawalas with incredible accuracy and efficiency.
Form exploration
Lunchtime in Kobe, Japan
Families prepare meals in their homes, organizing their components into bento boxes. Coworkers eat together in a shared space.
CAD exploration
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Final visuals
Three lunchboxes, each inspired by vastly different cultures.
BRINGING THE ENDS OF THE EARTH CLOSER TO HOME
Lunchtime in historic Cornwall, UK
Tin miners packed simple foods in tin pails, which were lightweight and easy to transport. Meals were eaten during short breaks, often underground.
They’re not just lunchboxes. They’re windows to the world.
Moodboards. Photos by National Geographic
