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Decaffeinator Planter by Pearl Kraft & Katie McCann

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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Pearl Kraft & Katie McCann (PK) for A' Design Awards and Competition. You can access the full profile of Pearl Kraft & Katie McCann by clicking here. Access more information about the award winning design Decaffeinator here.



Interview with Pearl Kraft & Katie McCann at Saturday 25th of March 2017

FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
PK: A cradle-to-cradle product that lessens household waste.

FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
PK: Creating a planter that recycles water and coffee grounds.

FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
PK: To further develop the product into a sustainable, marketable design solution.

FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
PK: The design process took one month.

FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
PK: Coffee is a highly effective natural plant fertilizer, but so much of it ends up in landfills. We designed a solution that uses this "waste product" to its full potential, while also minimizing waste.

FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
PK: We are producing the product ourselves.

FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
PK: We wanted to design a product to beautify the living environment while also helping reducing household waste.

FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
PK: n/a

FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
PK: Coffee drinkers, people who want to reduce their environmental impact from their homes.

FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
PK: It is a

FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
PK: Decaffeinator is a product that reduces the amount of coffee grounds dumped into landfills, thereby "decaffeinating" them.

FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
PK: AutoCAD Rhinocerous Craftbot PLUS 3D Printer Formbot T-Rex+ 3D Printer

FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
PK: The modular, layered design of this planter.

FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
PK: Naveed Khan and Jeremy Littler (digital fabrication lab technicians).

FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
PK: We used technology in every stage of the design process, from 2D drawings, to 3D models, to 3D printing.

FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
PK: We conducted research to learn the effects of coffee on growing plants.

FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
PK: Our greatest challenge was working within the constraints of our 3D printers

FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
PK: We are interested to see how our design fares in a global competition with a wide range of jurors.

FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
PK: We improved our understanding of 3D modelling and learned a lot about the 3D printing process.

FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
PK: n/a


FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.

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