NakedPak series is a line of zero-waste, edible meals, wrapped in soluble bio-plastic made of agar produced from algae.

The dishes are completely naked - not wrapped in plastic or paper, and to solve the food hygiene problem, the meals are rinsed well with water (just like fruits and vegetables) before being cooked. The dishes are individual meals, ready to be cooked, and contain all ingredients and seasoning necessary for a flavorful result. The entire NakedPak is placed in a pot, cooked while the wrapper melts and adds all the delicious flavors.

NakedPak series includes vegetable soup, spaghetti with tomato sauce, rice with green Thai curry, lasagna, and ice cream.

NakedPak is my graduation project in Product Design Bachelor, tutored by Naama Steinbock, in HIT, Holon, Israel.

NakedPak is a series of "naked" food dishes without any packaging.

NakedPak was created from the combination of two issues that have been of much interest to me over the past few years- anxiety from the climate crisis and my huge love for food.

For a very long time, food has been transported from place to place with different methods. Today, the natural and sustainable solutions which were used long ago, have been replaced by plastic and paper packaging in huge quantities. Meanwhile, the ocean is filling up with plastic, and according to the forecast- by the year 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than living creatures. (The World Economic Forum)

Material Research

In an attempt to find a natural soluble bioplastic, I started researching different materials that could function as a packaging material and could be eaten with its contents.

The final formula contains several edible and natural materials, with the essential ingredient produced from algae. The resulting material is transparent, tasteless, and can be manufactured as a two-dimensional sheet or as a three-dimensional structure.

Spices and sauces can be incorporated into the NakedPak natural material, thus producing flavored packaging that dissolves in simply boiling water.

The apple principle-or- "isn't that disgusting?"

One of the main concerns about such a product is hygiene. After all, packaging and wrappers are designed to separate food from the outside world. Like an apple sold in bulk, exposed to dirt, carried in a bag, and rinsed before being eaten, NakedPak is rinsed before being used. Most fruits, vegetables, nuts, and pastries are sold like apples, rinsed, or brushed off before consumption. Today, we are not familiar with that method for hot meals or ice cream. Therefore, NakedPak is a behavioral and mental change.

In this project, I offer five iconic tasty dishes. However, the NakedPak vision can be adapted to a wide variety of meals.

Each dish contains all the spices and flavors needed to be entirely prepared. The dish is rinsed in the sink, cooked in boiling water, and eaten!

The Soup- is made of vegetable stock and contains dry-frozen vegetables. The soup is rinsed, boiled in water, the stock melts, and the vegetables return to their juicy and flavorful state.

The Spaghetti- The wrapper is made of tomato sauce and produces a gradient that reveals its contents. The spaghetti is rinsed in the sink and cooked according to a "one-pan pasta" method. The wrapper melts away and cooks together with the spaghetti.

The Curry- The wrapper is made of Thai vegetable curry and contains a serving of white rice. The rinsed curry, boiled in water, dissolves the wrapper, and cooks with the tasty rice.

The Lasagna- Made from sheeted layers of different materials. A Beyond Meat (vegan substitute) sheet, a vegan cheese substitute sheet, a tomato sauce sheet, and a flat lasagna noodle sheet. The lasagna is rinsed, placed in a pan, covered with water, and baked in the oven.

The Ice cream- Flavorful vanilla ice cream wrapped in a layer of raspberry sauce. The ice cream is rinsed and ready to be eaten just like an apple!

NakedPak integrates processes that are taking place more and more all over the world. Today we have automated purchases, deliveries in autonomous vehicles, food produced in a lab, and a lack of familiar resources.

NakedPak is a suggestion for the near future, a vision, a dream. A perspective on the world that is evolving right before our eyes. A world in which we will not want to miss out on being comforted by delicious food.