Abstract

The United States is facing an obesity epidemic. This is a multi-faceted problem to which there is not just one answer. What is Design’s role in ending the obesity crisis? Designers work with the environments and tools people use every day. These environments and tools affect our eating behaviors. This project addresses the effects of environment upon eating habits. Using existing research and research conducted specifically for this project, this paper proposes design guidelines for creating tableware to help reduce consumption. Also documented are an appropriate product identity and presents one product solution to address the obesity problem — a specialized set of tableware.