The DiFOLD team designed the origami bottle around the principle of reducing packaging waste while creating a stylish water bottle. The product is foldable, reusable and recyclable, using the foldable design technology developed by DiFOLD co-founder petar zaharinov. It is compact when folded and stable when unfolded. Origami technology can reduce the volume of empty containers by 80-90%, thereby achieving thorough logistics optimization and saving fuel and carbon dioxide emissions.
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With the first product, the founders of DiFOLD-radina popova and petar zaharinov-aim to demonstrate the potential of this design technique and build a strong community behind the origami bottle, allowing them to enter the reusable packaging industry , Where this technology can have a greater impact. DiFOLD's patent-pending folding technology differs from other folding technologies in that it reduces polygons along the circumference of the tube. They are reduced to only four. In this way, the structure works in two very different ways. First of all, it stays round and looks like an unfoldable structure when unfolded. Secondly, it works like a rigid origami mechanism in folded and semi-folded states.
The design is reusable and foldable
In order to move from one state to another, the structure needs to be pressed on a specific point along its crease. Another huge advantage is that it can handle not only cylindrical shapes, but also conical shapes and mixtures between them. The designer proposes that using this concept, almost all shapes and containers can be made foldable.
The space occupied by the bottle after folding is reduced by 80%, and it can be placed in a pocket or bag
DiFOLD’s origami bottle uses the simplest triangle pattern and can be folded in just three steps. This makes the product very practical and compact, while giving it a simple and stylish design. It is made of very high-end and durable thermoplastic (TPC, TPE-E) polymers-arnitel and its bio-based version-arnitel eco, all supplied by DSM. It can be recycled multiple times without significantly degrading quality, and was certified from Cradle to Cradle in 2013. It also complies with food safety standards, does not contain BPA, and has an operating temperature range of -30°c to +100°c.
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The bottle is not only designed for at least 5 years of intensive use, but it is also easier to recycle in a closed loop by avoiding mixed materials and overmolded parts that are difficult to separate. In addition, the duo plan to formulate policies to collect old bottles and convert them into new products through their future distribution channels. DiFOLD launched the origami bottle on kickstarter on June 16, 2020, and it only took 4 hours to get all the funds.
The bottle is perfect for concerts or festivals
The bottle is ideal for outdoor lifestyle
30,000 frequently used reusable bottles can save 82 million PET bottles and 1,200 tons of plastic in 5 years
Origami bottle is the first non-paper origami bottle
Reusable packaging container-concept
Technical principle-only 4 polygons along the circumference of the tube
Final product-origami bottle
Product design and invention: petar zaharinov of DiFOLD
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