Chewthpaste
Algae-based toothpaste capsules
Chewthpaste is a toothpaste that comes in a capsule form factor, instead of spreading the paste onto your brush, you simply bite on it to release the paste inside and then you brush as you normally would. The product will benefit those who travel for work, hotels will be able to cut down their plastic waste by replacing their mini-toothpastes with Chewthpaste. The traditional toothpaste tubes go to land-fills as the plastic-aluminium composition is hard to recycle. The playful interaction will also be very helpful for parents who have a hard time getting their children to brush their teeth.
Company/Institution
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. With over 59,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. Industrial Design is one of the majors within the School of Art and Design in The College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA), it is a multi-disciplinary art school at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Country
United States
Designer(s)
Savio Mukachirayil
Savio Mukachirayil is a post-graduate researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Graduated with BA Industrial Design from Loughborough University, then completed his MA and MSc at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London respectively. Currently Savio is working at the intersection of material science and industrial design in search of sustainable alternative materials to petroleum-based polymers.