This bento-inspired three-tier lunch box has a carrying case that doubles as a tablecloth so you can always enjoy a proper meal!

Busy workdays sometimes mean compromise for our meals. Instead of sitting down to fully enjoy a meal and our full lunch hour, we’re three-quarters of the way through a sandwich the size of our face five minutes after closing time. As relaxing and recalibrating as sitting down to eat a proper meal can be, work always seems to come first. SOC is a lunch box created by designers at Midea who hope to bring back the ceremony of enjoying a meal, even during the busier workdays.

SOC Lunch Box is a three-tier lunch container packaged inside a magnetic carrying case that doubles as a tablecloth. The three levels of SOC provide space for the user’s different food items to be separated and neatly arranged, with enough room inside for utensils and a metal cover that keeps the food steamed throughout the day. With three enclosed compartments, each meal taken from SOC will taste as fresh as when it was made. Once each meal is properly placed inside SOC, the closed lunch box gets folded into its case which securely locks with a magnetic buckle.

The lunch box itself gets wrapped up in a magnetic carrying case that unfolds to create a tablecloth or placemat for mealtime. The tablecloth is easy to clean and comprises three layers, made from PU anti-fouling, temperature insulation support, and silica gel material. Included to encourage users to make a ceremony of each meal, the placement is meant to keep the meals from spilling on desks.

Designer: Midea

SOC Lunch Box comes in three layers, with enough room for a full meal, steam cover, and utensils.

SOC Lunch Box gets wrapped up in a magnetic carrying case that doubles as a tablecloth to have for mealtime.

When unfolded, SOC’s carrying case works as a durable placemat for meals. When folded, the tablecloth magnetizes and locks into place to function as a carrying case.

Coming in an array of different colors, SOC Lunch Box is a meal companion fit for everyone.

The tablecloth of SOC morphs into a carrying case through the box’s magnetic buckle mechanism that works to lock the carrying case in place.

A Drone Makes Thanksgiving Dinner

Drones are great for filming aerial videos and the like, but what else can we make them do? Well, for one thing they could help with making your Thanksgiving dinner. Autel Robotics proves that it can work.

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The company used one of their X-Star Premium drones to fry a turkey breast, whip potatoes, and chop carrots to cook a full turkey day meal. I won’t drone on and on about it. You can check out the video for yourself and see if you want a drone’s help in the kitchen during the holiday.

It slices, it dices. It is really really messy! Granted, it is not the most safe or effective way to prepare a meal, but it is fun. You are probably better off using the drone for 4K aerial footage instead.

[via Geekologie via Laughing Squid]

Manageable Mile-high Mealtime

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Flying Wings is innovative in-flight tableware for economy class. It’s thoughtfully designed for both passengers and flight attendants in order to maximize mealtime! Each unit is based around a portioned green board in the middle that is combined with the tray. The top plates and cups fit the holes on the board. Even if the cabin is shaky, it keeps items in place when flight attendants are delivering meals. Furthermore, the special shape of dishes and cup also makes it easier for passengers to use them, especially during turbulence. Both sides of the green boards can be opened for the placement of cutlery or waste. To address environmental concerns and the increasing desire for passengers to take the cutlery home, the design of the cutlery uses patterns and fixed paper that takes on a more serious tone.

Designer: Lan Szu-Ting

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Body Fuel

I am training hard and on a mission to knock off some excess weight, so I totally understand the need to eat the right food at the right time. According to my trainer, the timing of our meals should be set, which is why the FuelME concept is apt for us. It is a customizable and sustainable meal box that features room for utensils, snacks and supplements. One can carry three to six meals at a time and the food remains fresh as ever.

Designer: Han Huynh

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