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Eddy Glass
In collaboration with ,
A hard cider glass to enhance the drinking experience
Features
Straight Lip Beading
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Narrowing Opening
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Aroma Accuenting Bowl
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Swirling Ribs
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Temperature Control
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Nucleation Etching
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Easily Storable
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Draining Ribs
16 oz​
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2 3/4 mm Walls
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Organic Geometry
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No Ribbed Overhangs
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Rotationally Asymmetrical
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Lower Third Center of Gravity
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Fixed Blown + Hinge Molded
Marketing Potential
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Large Printable Surface
Fully or Partially Wrapped
3" of Printable Area
Room for Logo Etching
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Glass for Atypical Beers
Hoppier, Aroma Based Beers
Promotes Head Retention
Process
Opportunity
Design a "Stealable Glass"​
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What is Stealable?
Aesthetically Interesting
Flavor Enhancing
Comfortable Grip
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Craft Beer Demographic
Primary White Male
Profitable but Stagnant
Crowded Market
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Hard Cider Market
50% Demographic Split
Estimated $5 Billion Market
CAGR of 10% in United States
Few Market Options
While the original opportunity was to design a beer glass for bars and restaurants, it was found that the growing hard cider market was actually a better market to design an optimized glass for.
Manufacturing
ARC Guidelines​
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Most Economic Process
Fixed Blown
Hinge Mold
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Process Stipulations
1.5 - 3mm walls
No Flat Edges
No Sharp Angles/Points
Concentric Bottom
Concentric Widest Point
200mm Max Diameter
1.5mm Min Radai Geometry
Organic Geometry Ok
Rotational Asymmetry Ok
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To ensure the design was grounded in reality, the final manufacturing processes needed to be understood.
Design Criteria
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Aesthetics Must Draw The Eye From Across The Bar
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Must Be Manufacturable With ARC's Processes
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Must Enhance The Flavor
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Must Enhance The Drinking Experience
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Must Be Comfortable To Hold
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Must Provide Large Marketing Potential
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Must Be Easily Stored In By Restaurants And Bars
Market Survey
Understanding the market cider glasses' specific flavor enhancing features was vital before initial conception.
Initial Concepts
The initial concepts started looking at simply an aesthetic glass. However since hard cider releases aroma with agitation, the initial concepts quickly pivoted to increasing that agitation. The main concept moving forward encourages the user to swirl the glass. The liquid inside would flow up the ribbing and create eddies.
Generation I
Our first test proved function as intended, however it did not feel very comfortable in the hand.
Generation II
Our second mockup updated the spiral pattern to have it follow the contour of the hand. This version provided the swirling motion inside of the glass we wanted and was comfortable to hold.
Final Renders
