Origin: 2.97 Designing for People
Task: Make a toothbrush with reusable handle and disposable bristles.
Approach:
We started thinking about how to improve current designs and user experiences for the toothbrushes on the market, but at the same time, we tried to be eco-friendly too. At first, we began sketching and we made some quick prototypes to express our ideas. The toothbrush handle is pretty stable and won’t usually break, which is a better alternative to changing a whole new toothbrush every time and wasting a lot of materials and natural resources. Making a toothbrush with disposable bristles and a reusable handle would reduce a lot of waste. Connecting the tube inside the bristles is a way to dispense the toothpaste from the handle, however, it was harder than we expected. We started thinking about a simpler design that will reduce the complication in the current model. Our goal is to make a toothbrush that can have a lot of functions and ideas in it, but still be easy for people to use. Inserting a toothpaste tube into a toothbrush will make people’s lives more convenient and easy. Also, we tried to make a universal design handle that is adjustable and comfortable for different groups of people.