Tumblepot
Tumblepot = Tumbler + Milkpot
Tumblepot is a product for milk tea lovers who work in the office. With Tumblepot, your milk tea making experience will become easier and more comfortable.
I narrow down the user group to office workers as I thought having a space to keep the user’s personal belongings and accessibility to electricity are necessary to make milk tea outside the house.
To make Masala Chai and Royal Milk Tea, you have to steep tea leaves with water first, put milk and keep simmering. Masala Chai is very popular in India and Pakistan (even more popular than coffee) and Royal Milk Tea is popular in Japan and Korea. However, there are not many cafes that have good milk tea in many countries where milk tea is less popular. Therefore, many milk tea lovers make and enjoy milk tea at home but cannot enjoy it outside the house.
I conducted in-depth interview with milk tea lovers to understand what keeps them from making milk tea outside the house and tried to solve those issues through my design.
Users can bring a moderate amount of fresh milk from home by carrying it in the Tumblepot. In a similar way, you can bring the Tumblepot back home and wash it properly.
When making milk tea, simply pour aside the milk into the cap as you have to empty the Tumblepot to boil the water first. The cap is designed to be able to contain an amount of milk that is enough to make a cup of milk tea. Then pour milk tea into the cap and drink it from there or drink directly from the Tumblepot. Depending on the way you enjoy it, the strainer will be located on the cap or in the tumbler.