UNWRAPPED!
exhibiting the present and future technologies of food packaging
Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Hand sketching
Laser cutting
Prototyping tools
Modular fabrication methods
Sustainable materials
Skills
Exhibit design
Systems thinking
Sustainable packaging research
Spatial storytelling
Modular construction
Visual communication
Collaborative design
Full-scale fabrication
Unwrapped! is a full-scale, freestanding exhibition that examines food packaging as both a technological system and a cultural habit—one shaped by convenience, preservation, and increasingly, sustainability. Situated within the Future of Food framework, the project investigates how current food packaging technologies operate today, and how emerging materials, systems, and behaviors might reshape packaging in the future.
Through research-driven design, the exhibit presents food packaging not as a static object, but as a system of parts—from material sourcing and fabrication to transportation, use, reuse, and end-of-life. The installation highlights the environmental cost of present-day packaging practices while proposing alternative futures that prioritize lightweight construction, modularity, portability, and reduced waste.
Designed as a compact, transportable system that can be assembled on-site, Unwrapped! reflects the same constraints it critiques: efficiency, scalability, and responsible material use. Visitors move through and around the exhibit, encountering packaging concepts that explore biodegradable materials, reusable structures, and speculative packaging technologies that extend beyond single-use consumption.
By “unwrapping” both physical packaging and the systems behind it, the exhibit encourages viewers to reconsider how food packaging functions today—and how design can intervene to create more sustainable, transparent, and intentional futures for food.
In collaboration with Francesca Golden and Fehinti Oluseye
