Wi-Fi-connected, automatic stirring multi-cooker that can sous vide, deep fry, simmer, sear & more!   Overview Replace all of your cooking devices with this Wi-Fi-connected multi-cooker that can sous vide, deep fry, simmer, sear, saute, boil, steam and slow cook… all while autonomously stirring the food. MasterSous offers a truly hands-free cooking experience. Simply use the MasterSous mobile app to remotely adjust cook times and control the automatic stirring mechanism that keeps food in constant motion for even cooking!                               MasterSous allows you to sous vide, deep fry, simmer, sear, saute, boil, steam and slow cook food without any extra add-ons, accessories or devices.    For recipes that require constant or occasional stirring, MasterSous is your hands-free assistant. Now you can caramelize onions for an hour without standing over the pot. And if you're making a popular dish like risotto, it's even easier – just select the pre-programmed, one-touch setting and go. MasterSous also allows you to program the stirring speed and stirring interval. For instance, you can set your grandma's pasta sauce to stir slowly every 2 minutes for 4 hours.   The digital controls allow for precise control of time and temperature, so that your food doesn’t overcook or burn. MasterSous’ cooking temperature can range from 100°F to 450°F, and its infrared temperature sensor makes sure it’s precise. It also has pre-set food settings for more than eight types of common oils, so you can heat oil right up to its smoking point, without going over, for perfect crispness and moisture retention.    With the MasterSous mobile app for iOS and Android devices, all of the settings that are available on the machine are at your fingertips, even when you’re out of the house.  You can increase the cook time or temperature, know exactly when your food is done, keep the food warm or shut it off altogether. MasterSous will also alert you if cooking has been interrupted.   The beauty of MasterSous is that you can get rid of all the other bulky cookers that clutter your counters and replace them one modern, yet classic, device. Plus, it comes in four different colors, so you can choose what best matches your style. MasterSous is the perfect accessory to every kitchen!   But, if keeping your cooking tools out isn’t your thing, MasterSous is only 16.5 inches tall and 18 inches wide, so it will easily fit tucked away.    And don’t worry, just because it’s sleek doesn’t mean MasterSous isn’t roomy. MasterSous has plenty of space (6 quarts!) to cook large amounts of food for the whole family… and still have leftovers for friends!   All of the materials used to craft MasterSous are safe for cooking and never contain any chemicals like PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic Acid).   The MasterSous sensors make it easy to tell when your food is ready through the infrared temperature sensor. What’s more, the cooking interruption indicator will send a message straight to your smartphone should something interrupt your cooking. The sensors even enlist auto-shut off when your food is done.    Take away the stigma of cleaning up with MasterSous. MasterSous’ non-stick materials make cleanup a cinch, so you can get to the fun stuff…eating!             Upgraded metal finish       As busy or working family men and women ourselves, we came to find that our love for cooking was being put on the back burner. That’s why we created MasterSous.  MasterSous was designed with the intention of helping with three of life’s limited resources: time, space and money. MasterSous was imagined to be the ultimate sous chef, relieving us of the time-­consuming tasks involved in healthy cooking for our families, all while consolidating the functions to fewer devices which require less room and overall cost.           Dr. James Collins is a board-certified physician with 14+ years of medical experience spanning from outpatient, inpatient and emergency room settings. He graduated with honors while receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology and Chemistry from the University of Florida and earned his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. In addition to serving as the Chief Resident during his residency training at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Collins has held numerous leadership positions and served on multiple hospital committees.  Dr. Collins has 27+ years of leadership and advisory experience that began as President and Founder of his first business after graduating high school. This continued during his undergraduate studies while holding the positions of Executive Director and Vice President of the nation’s largest Premedical Chapter of the American Medical Student Association with more than 500 members.  Dr. Collins also served as a committee member on the Best Care Collaborative, a prominent committee assembled with the aim of improving patient outcomes through enhanced hospital processes that is comprised of multiple hospitals from the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Western Wisconsin area. He served on this committee from 2013 to 2015.  As the inventor, Dr. Collins brings vision, motivation, inspiration, and team build in order to help engage and deliver MasterSous.     Started by Steve Casteel, Parallel Design opened its doors for business in 1998 as product development firm. Steve’s goal was to combine expert personnel with state of the art equipment to meet industry demand. Partnering with John Cichello and now headquartered in Wooster, OH, Parallel Design is geared around product innovation and now services several Fortune 500 companies as well as many individual entrepreneurs. Parallel Design provides all aspects of development including industrial design, engineering, advanced 3D CAD modeling and prototyping. Parallel Design delivers manufacturing services by partnering with select ISO certified manufacturing facilities located throughout Asia. Their team has worked closely with many leading companies, which include: Closet Maid, Coleman, Compaq, Dial Industries, Inc., Diebold, Appliance, GE Energy, GE Indust, Security, Gojo, Hoover, Kraftmaid Cabinetry Inc, Matco Tools, Moen, Playtex Products Inc, Rubbermaid, and Scotts Company. For more information.     Edison Nation, Inc. is a vertically integrated innovation aggregation and full-service product development and manufacturing company, offering innovation sourcing, design, sales, fulfillment and shipping services. Edison Nation’s model is to provide a risk mitigated platform that connects innovators with companies to bring new products to market. For over 10 years, Edison Nation has been and continues to be the trusted destination for innovators, partners and consumers alike and the trusted leader for quality innovation. A partial list of leading companies that Edison Nation currently works with includes Bed Bath & Beyond, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, People, Home Shopping Network, and Rite Aid. For more information, please         We can’t thank you enough for checking out our project and helping us make MasterSous a reality.  We know not everyone will be able to support us with a pledge, so even if you can’t give a dollar or purchase a MasterSous, if you’re a supporter of MasterSous, you can help us spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and anywhere else you can think of!  

a scientifically proved milestone in regard to health, quality and non toxic cooking. The 'Nature Series' cookware is the result of ten years of research and is made of microcrystalline titanium   We are a company  of developers and designers specialised to develop and produce outstanding products made from Titanium. We do work mostly only with this material, so we have achieved major innovations over the past 15 years. The 'Nature Series' cookware is the result of ten years of research and is made of microcrystalline titanium. This kind of nontoxic metallic material is used by the developers as it promises more health and safety. The kitchen tools are easy to clean thanks to the specific characteristics of their surface. Furthermore, adhesion of food molecules is effectively and sustainably reduced because of the anti-adhesive qualities of the titanium.     Titanium is known for its unique characteristics to be harmless to the human body! Therefore it is even often used in the medical field.   It keeps the taste and characteristics of food original and does not influence its authentic taste.  As the key technology of the product, the Microcrystalline titanium has unique hardening characteristics, providing a non scratch surface which is easy to clean.  Furthermore, the adhesion of food molecules can be reduced effectively because it features a fine and rolling texture.  So it serves several advantages compared to non-stick coating pans on the market.   If you want to get another single pot, please contact us ∅ 26 cm fry pan (26*6cm) Net Weight：1.31 kg ∅ 26 cm fry pan (26*6cm) and ∅ 20 cm pot (20*12cm ) ∅ 20 cm pot (20*12cm ) and ∅ 26 cm pot (26*6cm) ∅ 26 cm fry pan ((26*6cm)) ∅ 20 cm pot (20*12cm) Net Weight（with lid ）：1.902 kg / ∅ 24 cm pot with lid  (24*17cm)) Net Weight（with lid ）：2.812 kg ∅ 16 cm pot (16*9cm) Net Weight（with lid ）：1.347 kg ∅ 30 cm wok (30*9.5cm) Net Weight（with lid ）：2.714 kg Energy saving, since the heat is quickly evenly transferred to the whole pot healthy microcrystalline titanium surface/ physical non-stick     Reduces oil vapors!   Microcrystalline titanium VS stainless steel Coin！ Cobblestone！ As the key technology of the product, the Microcrystalline titanium has unique hardening characteristics, providing a non scratch surface which is easy to clean.     Risks and challenges Our biggest risk is the unsuccessful completion of this indiegogo campaign. All we need now is the crowd to launch Boyou Titanium Pots. Pilot production round We designed the Boyou Titanium Pots with an experience and research of more than ten years. A pilot production round was part of our design process, which lasted more than a year without any problems. We will ship Boyou Titanium Pots directly from the factory to your home. We will keep you posted Is there nothing that can go wrong? Of course there is: setbacks, such as delays in our production process or with our carrier, can always occur. However, our motto is: 'for every problem there is a solution'.

Help us bring the interactive experience to Capitol Hill with an in-house bakery and amazing coffee. Our team wants to bring a truly unique experience in the form of a first-ever interactive-design cafe, Q Cafe, to Seattle. Fused with the desire to bring high-quality coffee and fresh baking products, we want our customers to engage with the interior of the cafe - be it through the revelation of its secret doors or the lever mechanism that takes your order directly from the espresso bar on the first floor to the mezzanine. This project reflects our desire to pull people away from their phones, start thinking outside-of-the-box, and interact with the world around them. This is what we have done with our first project, Quest Factor Escape Rooms - the largest escape-room company in WA state.   With over four years of experience in creating immersive designs and interactive puzzles at Quest Factor, we can ensure that this element of Q Cafe will be top-notch. In addition to engaging experiences, we want to bring high-quality baking products to our customers every day. This is why we partnered with local Chef Koulikova (From V With Love), who will not only treat you to everyday-fresh croissants, crepes, and sandwiches, but introduce the Seattleites and its visitors to the mesmerizing beauty of mirror-glazed desserts.   Each cafe location will be built with a unique thematic design. The theme of the first Q Cafe will be the fusion of luxurious Victorian style and steampunk. It will be reflected from the space interior with bookshelves, gears, and tapestry to the steampunk-style desserts and thematically-dressed employees.   In November, we were able to secure a lease in a prime location in Capitol Hill with 3500 SQFT of gorgeous space with a spacious patio, mezzanine, and big floor-to-ceiling windows for our customers to enjoy Seattle's moody weather from the inside of the cafe.   · THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP TO REALIZE THIS DREAM ·   The total costs of this project are at about $300,000, which includes construction of the space with intricate design and immersive elements and bakery and coffee equipment. The initial goal of $130,000 will help us speed up the construction process and incorporate some puzzle elements to the interactive design of the cafe.  However, raising over this goal would not only help us buy some essential bakery and coffee equipment, but allow us to run the initial months of the new business more smoothly as we will be building a stronger customer base.   To show you how much we appreciate your support for our campaign, we have prepared a variety of exciting perks, so everyone is bound to find something that is right for them. We have three different tiers (or levels) of rewards: LEVEL #1: you can receive Q Cafe goodies. These include exciting merchandise such as long-sleeve shirts, beanies, and travel tumblers as well as vouchers for escape rooms and delicious coffee we will be serving at our location on Capitol Hill. LEVEL #2: you can become one of the Q Cafe members by getting one of the five different levels of memberships that come with merchandise, escape room vouchers, and lifetime-long discounts at all of our Q Cafe locations. LEVEL #3: you can get goodies from our pastry Chef Koulikova in the form of merchandise, mirror-glazed cakes, and classes with the Chef on how to make one of those jaw-dropping desserts. · FIND THE RIGHT PERK FOR YOU ·   Learn more about our professional team of passionate individuals with unique ideas and strong goals. We are a team of immigrants who have moved to the United States at different points in our lives and all are truly grateful for the opportunities this country has provided us with - the opportunities of being self-made entrepreneurs and venture creators.   One of our main goals is to provide our customers with everyday-fresh products - no frozen prepackaged food that you tend to get at the majority of coffee shops. To do so, our Capitol Hill location will include an in-house bakery and we will be partnering with local farms to get organic produce for everything we will be producing at the cafe. In addition, we are committed to the green culture of Washington state, so we will be using and restoring recycled furniture at all of our locations. Lastly, we do not plan to stop on Capitol Hill. By helping us through this campaign, you help us get a start at a larger chain of fresh bakeries and interactive-design coffee shops over the Greater Seattle Area. Our goal is to open Q Cafe at our existing escape room locations in UW-Seattle, South Lake Union, and Redmond and we are also looking to have shops in Edmonds, Sammamish, Issaquah, and New Castle areas.   In addition to exciting perks, we would like to offer additional stretch goals that would benefit all customers of Q Cafe. Raising $10,000 more over our initial goal of $130,000 would allow us to do the following: STRETCH GOAL #1: incorporate an interactive element at Q Cafe that will have enough puzzles and challenges to keep a group of 2-4 people busy for 30 minutes STRETCH GOAL #2: add moving "alive" portraits at the Capitol Hill location that are bound to get any Harry Potter fan excited STRETCH GOAL #3: create an intricate mechanism of taking your prepared order from the ground floor to the mezzanine in a steampunk way.   The biggest challenge of this project is its high costs and the necessities of a large amount of funds to be available to complete. Your involvement in this campaign is truly appreciated by our team as it will allow us to incorporate our creative skills in this exciting experience. Besides the challenge of the costs, our team is equipped with all the skills needed to make this project high in its quality.   The best way you can help besides donating to this campaign is sharing it with other amazing people who, you think, would be just as excited about it as you. · This is why we decided to start a referral challenge to get you excited about spreading the word! · To do so, follow the simple steps and make sure you use your Indiegogo share tools: At the end of the campaign, we will gift one of the five memberships to those whose Indiegogo share link was used the most to donate to our campaign. There will be a total of 5 winners of this Referral Challenge! · Help us spread the word and get rewarded! ·  

Street Beet is raising money to transform from pop-up to RESTAURANT! Street Beet 100% Vegan Comfort Food Street Beet was started by two friends with a common interest- to make the most delicious vegan food we could dream up! Both being vegan and living in Detroit, we had very limited dining options available to us. We shared nostalgic cravings for the foods we grew up eating like mac and cheese, fried chicken, and Taco Bell! We asked ourselves, how can we make these familiar foods that everyone loves out of plants? So, we quit our day jobs and dove straight into what would become the most important endeavor of our lives, Street Beet! Today, our events draw diverse crowds of hundreds of people who wait in long lines that wrap around the block. While most of our guests are from Metro Detroit, our social media following of over 15,000 has attracted travelers from New York, Chicago, Pennsylvania, and Canada. This year we were named “Best Pop Up Dining Experience” by Hour Detroit Magazine, we participated in the Forbes 30 under 30 Food Festival, and we have received national and local recognition from P.E.T.A,  VegNews, Metro Times, The Detroit News, WDET and so many more.  Our food does not have barriers. We provide a menu and an experience that is safe and inclusive for people of all cultural backgrounds, all religions, all races, and all ages. We believe in making sure nobody is ever left out and everyone feels welcome. Our food is not just for vegans. Our menu caters to folks with all different needs. Whether you are limited due to health reasons or religious beliefs, you have a food allergy, or you just want to eat more plant-based, our food is for you! When we open to the public at our Brick & Mortar, we will be providing consistent access to affordable, sustainable, allergen-friendly vegan comfort food!  Without a space to call home, Street Beet is at a stand-still. Pop-ups are incredibly taxing mentally and physically, and unpredictable (in pretty much every way). We want to serve food out of a space of our own so we can rely on the efficiency and function of our own equipment, and no longer be limited with storage space available to us. We desperately want to stop breaking the news (to people who have traveled and waited) that we have sold out of food. A restaurant of our own will allow us to shorten wait times and feed more people. Rather than hosting a few events per month, we could be open all of the time! We love what we do, and we want to do this forever. We need this money to begin the buildout for our very FIRST restaurant here in Detroit. Thank you for your consideration in helping us get there! If you cannot contribute monetarily, we sincerely appreciate you sharing this link.

Story Overview   Grow the perfect indoor garden without any hassle with Nature Box - the smart, simple and sustainable way to bring fresh, organic greens and flowers into your home. ✅Automated Watering & Lighting ✅App Control and Reminders ✅Soilless Nutritional Substrate ✅Organic and Non-GMO ✅Swappable Refill Packs *On mobile, click “READ THE STORY” to learn more about Nature Box Indoor Garden. Nature Box is the future of indoor gardening. Compostable and replaceable plant pods grow your favourite flowers and herbs (or anything else with the simple push of a button). And all of it, from the lighting to the watering, is automated to give you the best possible growth on your indoor garden while being eco-friendly.     Nature Box is designed to provide you with maximum return on an indoor garden for minimal effort. You’ll save time and energy by not having to weed, fertilize, water, or worry about lighting for your indoor garden as the Nature Box is totally automated. And it’s so small it can add a splash of green to any indoor space, from your home to your office to your art studio.             Nature Box is totally automated - from the lights, to the watering system, to the nutritional release in the soilless substrate. Each system runs automatically with minimal upkeep and effort from your end to maximize the growth of your plants in an eco-friendly way - all you have to do is refill the water tank and Nature Box will do the rest. Using Special Glow Lights to optimize the rate of your garden growth, Nature Box is automatically set to be on for 16 hours and OFF for 8 hours ON (the optimal amount to maximize the growth of your plants) so you don’t have to worry about turning them on or off each day. You can also extend the light handle as your indoor garden sprouts to promote healthy growth in your plants.   With the auto-watering system you’ll only need to add water every 2-3 weeks to the Nature Box. It will distribute the water as your garden needs it for maximum growth. And when the internal water is low your app will remind you to add more water to the system.   The Nature Box App will remind you when to add water. You’ll even be able to write about your plant’s growth and share it online and compare with others growing their own Nature Boxes.  We will be offering 24/7 customer support through Facebook, Messenger or through our email!In the future we are planning to offer support directly through our App to better help you grow your indoor garden.   Nature Box is extremely clean and very organic. Its soilless coconut fiber substrate ensures there’s no dust, pest or dirt making it ideal for indoor gardening. And each seed is pesticide and herbicide free, non-GMO and carefully selected to provide a beautiful look and taste when fully grown.   Nature Box uses a soilless substrate made from organic coconut fiber that is packed with formulated, slow releasing plant nutrition, making it more affordable so you can grow your indoor garden without the need for soil. After years of research our team made the soilless nutritional substrate to provide high value and growth for a decent price - and we will be patenting it very soon!   You can choose what to grow in your Nature Box in the future - either edible or ornamental plants.The base Nature Box arrives with a packet of Basil, Mint and Dill seeds but you can decide from various options and grow a diverse garden in your home soon.    With Nature Box’s easily interchangeable Refill Packs you can switch out plants in no time at all with no dust or messes occuring. Grow anything you’d like from Basil, Dill, or Mint. And we’ll be adding even more options for your Nature Box in the future!   Note: 3 Refill Packs contain seeds of basil, mint and dill.   Nature Box is totally automated - from the lights, to the watering system, to the nutritional release in the soilless substrate. Each system runs automatically with minimal upkeep and effort from your end to maximize the growth of your plants in an eco-friendly way - all you have to do is refill the water tank and Nature Box will do the rest. Using Special Glow Lights to optimize the rate of your garden growth, Nature Box is automatically set to be on for 16 hours and OFF for 8 hours ON (the optimal amount to maximize the growth of your plants) so you don’t have to worry about turning them on or off each day. You can also extend the light handle as your indoor garden sprouts to promote healthy growth in your plants.   With the auto-watering system you’ll only need to add water every 2-3 weeks to the Nature Box. It will distribute the water as your garden needs it for maximum growth. And when the internal water is low your app will remind you to add more water to the system.   The Nature Box App will remind you when to add water. You’ll even be able to write about your plant’s growth and share it online and compare with others growing their own Nature Boxes.  We will be offering 24/7 customer support through Facebook, Messenger or through our email!In the future we are planning to offer support directly through our App to better help you grow your indoor garden.   Nature Box is extremely clean and very organic. Its soilless coconut fiber substrate ensures there’s no dust, pest or dirt making it ideal for indoor gardening. And each seed is pesticide and herbicide free, non-GMO and carefully selected to provide a beautiful look and taste when fully grown.   Nature Box uses a soilless substrate made from organic coconut fiber that is packed with formulated, slow releasing plant nutrition, making it more affordable so you can grow your indoor garden without the need for soil. After years of research our team made the soilless nutritional substrate to provide high value and growth for a decent price - and we will be patenting it very soon!   You can choose what to grow in your Nature Box in the future - either edible or ornamental plants.The base Nature Box arrives with a packet of Basil, Mint and Dill seeds but you can decide from various options and grow a diverse garden in your home soon.    With Nature Box’s easily interchangeable Refill Packs you can switch out plants in no time at all with no dust or messes occuring. Grow anything you’d like from Basil, Dill, or Mint. And we’ll be adding even more options for your Nature Box in the future!   Note: 3 Refill Packs contain seeds of basil, mint and dill.   Compatible with most sockets - some countries may need an adapter to fit prongs.           We, long-time friends Fan and Sasa, came together over a shared inability to keep herbs alive year-round and we realized all the smart soilless gardening devices currently on the market were either too expensive, too impractical to use, or only grew ornamental flowers. After realizing there was a market need for a smart, simple and renewable automated indoor garden the two of us decided to come up with our own design. We were joined by Jabuko and Hikmet, and together we have created the Nature Box.    How many different things can I grow with Nature Box?Right now you can grow Basil, Mint and Dill. We will be offering more options in the future. If I have questions how do I contact you?You can reach us 24/7 at our email [email protected] as well as on Facebook or Messenger. How can I contact your team?You can contact us at [email protected] How many countries do you ship to?We are offering global shipping to all of our backers. Can I change my address before you ship?You can log into your Indiegogo account and change your address. If you encounter any issues contact us at [email protected] How can I cancel my order?You can log into your Indiegogo account and cancel your order or if you encounter any issues contact us at [email protected] Can I claim multiple perks?Yes, you can claim as many perks as you’d like. Do you offer refunds?We will be offering refunds while the campaign is active. After the campaign ends we will not be offering refunds.

A lunchbox that's hermetic, microwavable, dishwasher safe, FOLDABLE and POCKET-SIZED!     Overview After closing our first Kickstarter campaign with over 205% of funding, we are ready to present Vi Lunchbox to Indiegogo audience! Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that fits into a pocket: it is the most innovative and thinnest lunchbox in the world! Are you ready for the lunch break revolution?! Join us in our mission and Enjoy your meal! Hey!! How many times did you have to bring your own lunch into the office or to university? And have you ever noticed how annoying is it to carry an empty and dirty lunchbox in your bag all day long once you’ve finished eating? Today, we are happy to introduce a huge innovation for your lunch break: Vi Lunchbox.   Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that once emptied of its content can be folded and fitted into your pocket! Finally, after your lunch break you won’t have to carry around multiple plastic bags and you can simply forget about the existence of your lunchbox! Vi is only 14.5x12x1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in) – officially making it the thinnest lunchbox in the world! Carrying around Vi will be like having a smartphone in your pocket, just more beautiful and colorful!   Vi is available in a range of 6 different colors: yellow, pink, red, green, blue and transparent, so you can choose the one that best represents you!   Vi has an hermetic and leakproof sealing system, therefore it can be filled with every kind of food, both solid and liquid. At the end of the meal, the dirty part of the box can be folded upon itself, so that it doesn’t come into contact with other surfaces, so you can avoid the risk of dirtying your pocket or bag.    Vi even comes with a foldable fork with which you can comfortably eat, so you don’t even have to bring your own, heavy cutlery from home!       The history behind Vi Firstly, let’s introduce our team: we are Manfredi, Enrica and Riccardo, three Italian students who took advantage of their experience at university to create Vi Lunchbox. During our student years, in order to save money and eat healthily, we brought our lunch from home, and countless times we had to deal with the annoying encumbrance of a big, empty lunchbox in our backpacks, taking up space that could instead be used for important things… such as books! Numerous times we had to bring our empty lunchboxes to the cinema or to an exhibition, and this lead us to think, ‘is there really not another solution?The idea of creating Vi came about in September 2017, and was inspired by Manfredi’s interest in the usage of Chinese origami as a means to improve the life-quality of astronauts. He thought, ‘Why not apply the origami folding principle to a lunchbox? In this way, once the lunchbox has been emptied, it can be folded and it won’t take up so much space in your bag!’ In the first phase of product’s development, we spent months watching origami tutorials, looking for the perfect design. To our minds, the product’s design was crucial, as we did not want to create another of the many functional, but plain-looking lunchboxes. We wanted to create the perfect lunchbox, that would meet the publics’ needs also from an aesthetic point of view - an object both functional and pleasing to the eye.  Vi’s current design is minimal - simple and elegant. We believe it truly embodies ‘Made in Italy’, something we are proud to bring to the world!               Once we had settled on a design, we started to engineer the perfect lunchbox, carefully selecting materials, measurements, machines and modes of production.Over the past few months, we have been constantly asking for our followers’ advice whilst working. In fact, for us, what matters the most is that Vi turns everybody’s lunchbreak into an enjoyable moment! As a result, after less than a year, three students without money, but with an innovative idea, had conceived a new philosophy for lunchtime. How Vi works: Fill Vi with every kind of food   Enjoy your lunch   Fold Vi    Remove the sachet inside Vi   Wash it   And reuse Vi again and again!   Why we are the Dream Team: - Manfredi has already had crucial work experiences, as well as having created a start-up which in 2015 was prized as one of the 3 best Italian start-ups due to its innovative content. - Enrica, our marketing expert, managed to find more than 1,000 potential customers in three months with $0 budget. - As an aerospace and nanotechnology engineer Riccardo has in depth knowledge of advanced engineering technologies and materials and is used to technical interfacing with industry producers.   The goals of the project Our primary goal is to eliminate every form of waste, from the waste of unnecessary space to the widespread plastic waste. Due to this reason, Vi is 100% eco-friendly. Vi is easy to hand-wash and dishwasher-safe, therefore it can be re-used as long as desired.     Furthermore, in such a way, the compulsive usage of disposable plastic boxes is eliminated. The material which composes Vi is called polypropylene. This is a non-toxic and food-certified material, which is 100% recyclable and BPA-free. We care about the environment and that's why our choice is totally green.   Technical Section Vi started to become a reality by means of a simple sheet of paper, folded according to the Origami principle. After multiple prototypes, Vi has finally assumed its definitive shape. It was a remarkably difficult product to conceive, due to its non-conventional character and to the low budget available. - Vi is a food container composed mainly of polypropylene, a frequently employed plastic in the food industry. Polypropylene is favoured due to its a-toxicity, chemical resistance, and resistance to high temperatures. Propylene is also easily recyclable and microwaveable. Furthermore, it has a low environmental impact and it is pleasing to both the eye and touch. A critical feature of polypropylene is its capacity to form living hinges – that is to say the folds which allow Vi to assume different shapes. These hinges have a long duration with repeated cycles of folding in time, which enable us to ensure our customers that Vi will remain functional over time.     In order to respect the original concept derived from origami, Vi’s main body is made from semi-finished propylene sheets, which are subsequently refined through processes and equipments that are suitable for foods. Layers of propylene film positioned on the upper part of the container allow a hermetic sealing system through an airtight cursor. In addition, Vi has two interlocking lids ‘tongue and groove’ which guarantee its isolation from the environment, thereby enhancing the safety of our customers’ food.  When Vi is open, hence ready to be filled with food, it has an internal basis of 11. 5 x 12. 5 cm and it is 5. 8 cm high (4.5 x 4.9 x 2.3 in). As a result, it has an internal volume of 0.83 liters (28.1 oz). Instead, when it is folded on itself, its dimensions are 14.5 x 12 x 1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in). Any normal pocket of a jacket should therefore be able to fit 3 or 4 Vi Lunchboxes!   Why Vi is different from other lunchboxes? Vi is 100% hermetic and leakproof;  Microwaveable: you can comfortably heat your lunch in your office’s microwave, leaving the food directly inside Vi;  Dishwasher-safe: Vi is easily washable either by hand or in the dishwasher. In this way you can reuse it as many times as you want! You won’t need disposable containers ever again (which contribute significantly to plastic wastage)!  Vi can be folded upon itself: in this way, after lunch, you can use the handy folds of your lunchbox to close it!  It occupies zero space in your bag!   It contains a foldable fork!    How much do you like Vi?  In terms of watching what you eat, lunch is the toughest meal of the day: eating out is often expensive and you can never be sure about the quality of what you are eating. Why should you give up eating healthily when you are out of the house? Vi allows you to take your lunch or snack always with you, and once finished eating you won’t be burdened by the box!    One of the greatest features of Vi is that it can be used by everybody in every situation: we have spoken to people in different lines of work, from students, workers, to sportsmen and mothers, and they all appreciate the effectiveness of Vi. Examples:  Students at university and children at school, after having had their lunch, will have the necessary space for books and notebooks in their backpacks;   Workers in the office will be able to put Vi in a pocket of their suit or in their 24 hours;   Sportsmen can enjoy their lunch during their excursions without having to carry around a big, empty box for the rest of their activity!  Mothers prepare around 180 lunchboxes for their children throughout the year, and we think they would be excited to know that their children see their lunchbox as a new ‘game’ to play, through folding Vi on itself each time!   Travelers, instead of spending time at the restaurant, can bring their lunch with them and enjoy it in every corner of the city without interrupting their trips, and are then be able to fold the lunchbox and put it comfortably in their pocket!     Our numbers 2500 followers on social media. More than half of them explicitly expressed their interest in the product by asking for the link to purchase it;  150 bloggers who supported us during the campaign by joining the team, demonstrating their belief in this product’s potentiality; 1000 email of people written to our newsletter.   Deadlines 19 August: Start of the campaign  19 September: End of the campaign  3 October: Start of Vi’s production  1 December : Start shipping products   Special thanks to:     LazioInnova and LazioFabLAB for providing services, consultancy/mentoring and laboratories in which we produced the prototypes free of charge.  to Lazio FabLAB technical managers: Manlio DiDio, Davide Mariani, Giovanni Vona, Marco Pesoli, Silvia Pùtano. and to Elisa Faccioni (video editing)   Press:    

Introducing the recovery detox drink that ensures you will never miss a day. Reset AfterDrink enhances the natural body and encourages it to recovery up to 5 times faster. Its complementary ingredients include various antioxidants and amino acids known to aid in faster recovery:  Reset AfterDrink is a strong 2-components system that contains a unique recipe containing large amounts of Glutathione, Cysteine and Choline. By ingesting more of these components, Reset AfterDrink upgrades the natural body, allowing it to process  Acetaldehyde up to five times faster. Use Reset AfterDrink after drinking alcohol and before going to sleep to eliminate the poisonous Acetaldehyde quickly, and be free of it the next morning.     We offer free shipping to the US, Canada and all countries in the European Union and Worldwide free shipping for 12, 30 and 90 packs.       The Business Manager: Imagine yourself having to go to a 2-day conference where you know you are expected to drink at night with potential clients but also to operate at your fullest capabilities the next day. Take a Reset just before you go to bed the night before and increase your body's ability to break down the alcohol for you to be sharp the next day. Take a Reset Afterdrink and never miss a day! The Holiday Traveler: You find yourself located in Dubrovnik, Croatia with a group of friends. You know you want to go out but also have to be awake the next day for a scheduled city tour early in the morning. Take a Reset Afterdrink and never miss a day! The Festival-Goer: You know you will have an amazing time at Coachella but 9 days of partying will probably take a toll on anyone. Take a Reset along to give the body a boost and speed up its recovery. Take a Reset Afterdrink and never miss a day! The pharmacist-developed detox drink designed to eliminate the effects of alcohol and restore the body overnight.     Dirk Zoutewelle: He is a nutrition expert and performance coach, with over 20 years of practice, who studied health science and orthomolecular medicine. There are many products available that claim to remedy the adverse effects of alcohol overnight. So, what makes Reset AfterDrink different?  We have done our research! Our remedy was developed from the age-old tale that eating a raw egg after drinking would leave you waking up hangover-free. We discovered that the active ingredient of the raw egg  - Cysteine, does in fact assist with defeating hangovers. The tricky part is getting it into the body in sufficient quantities and utilising its enhancing effect. This research led us into a unique two-component product,  Reset AfterDrink.     The most harmful substance produced by Alcohol is Acetaldehyde, too much of this can have the potential to damage brain cells, cause headaches and directly affect the stomach and intestines. Naturally our bodies can handle small amounts of Acetaldehyde, and will break it down to create Acetic Acid - this acts as fuel that provides energy. A problem only occurs when we supply our bodies with an abundance of Acetaldehyde from alcohol, leaving us with too much for our body to  break down naturally.    Acetaldehyde breaks down in your liver more slowly than Alcohol itself, thankfully our bodies naturally produce our own Glutathione, this is an antioxidant that helps to create Acetic Acid. Unfortunately, we only have a small amount of Glutathione in our system. Although our bodies recycle this substance it takes a relatively long time to do so, meaning that there is likely to be a lot of Acetaldehyde left in your body the next morning.         Glutathione:Your body converts alcohol first into acetaldehyde before it is converted into acetic acid, which is commonly used by your body. Acetaldehyde is toxic and should be removed as quickly as possible. To do this, glutathione is used, a peptide that is produced by your own body, but is only available in small quantities as reserve when it is not needed. When drinking alcohol, this reserve quickly runs out. For this reason, Reset added glutathione to give your body more of the required ingredients to quickly process the acetaldehyde. Cysteine:Glutathione can be recycled by your body, but not very fast. To help your body to get rid of theacetaldehyde faster, your body can make more of the required glutathione. Therefore, amino acids are needed and cysteine is one of the three acids to do so. This amino acid, a nutrient, is not extensively available in your body and could only be obtained via consumption. For example, chicken eggs contain this nutrient, but not in the quantities that are required. Therefore, Reset added cysteine in this food supplement to help your body produce glutathione. By adding cysteine, the acetaldehyde can be processed up to five times faster. Vitamin C:Vitamin C is used by your body to make small modifications in the cysteine amino acid in order to use it in the right form. It is also commonly used by your body as an anti-oxidant to remove other radicles in your body. Asparagine:Asparagine is also an amino acid that your liver requires to process alcohol and other degradation products of alcohol. It stimulates the Krebs cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle. Choline:Choline supports the cleansing effect of the liver. Thiamine B1:Thiamine is an important vitamin that is also used to help breaking down the alcohol in your body and its waste products. It is also important in other cleansing processes in the liver. Vitamin B6 and B10:Both vitamins are also important for the cleansing effect of the liver. Drinking alcohol causes less absorption of these vitamins, which can cause a shortage in your body quickly. Melatonin:Melatonin is the body's sleep hormone which is important for natural sleep. Because your bodycleanses itself during your sleep, it is important that you sleep well. Melatonin is made by your body from serotonin. Drinking alcohol causes a greater consumption of serotonin, which means that less melatonin can be produced.  

No Big Whoop! Bakery's Story Hi!  I'm Widdi Turner, Chief Whoopie Officer of Some of you know me as an actor (from the Food Network’s Good Eats with , or as a producer of TV and radio commercials, or one of many other assorted hats I've worn.  But in addition to all of those things, I’ve been baking whoopie pies for the past 8 years!  I first made them for a bake sale my baton twirling troupe, Turnin’ TriXXX, had at the Euclid Ave Yacht Club, a wonderful dive bar in Little Five Points neighborhood in Atlanta, and I haven’t stopped baking them since! I’ve bootstrapped No Big Whoop from the beginning and the business has grown each year, so I finally took that big leap this August to lease my own commercial kitchen at PREP Atlanta.  When this dream kitchen became available I had to ask myself, if not now, when? So I invested my savings into the deposit, initial rent, and all the various licensing fees that come along with it.  But now I need your help to cover the additional supplies, equipment, and runway to handle this new expansion of No Big Whoop!   What Your Support Will Mean… It will mean the WORLD to me! -I will be able to produce on a larger scale so I can increase my wholesale base, such as local coffee shops and lunch counters, as well as large corporate & online gift orders; -I can cover the costs of furnishing the kitchen with tables, shelving, racks, storage & equipment; -I can finally hire employees to handle the increase in production and allow me to work more on the business! (Yes, I baked all 50,000+ whoopies over the past 8 years myself!) -A budget for research and development for new flavors and new products, such as vegan and gluten-free whoopies, and keto products. Oh, and did I mention I'm BRINGING BACK MARSHMALLOWS!! -I can update my website to streamline online orders for shipping across the country! My goal for this crowdfunder will help me cover a good portion of this list and it’s enough to get me started.  Anything we can raise beyond that will help me reach the rest of my goals and reach them sooner!    "What do I get?" My everlasting gratitude!  Oh, you mean perks?  In addition to the usual whoopies, mugs, t-shirts, etc.,I am offering some fun experiences, opportunities to support local Atlanta theatres in a unique way, a Casseroles package, a special perk for Alton Brown fans, and more!  Since I'm starting this crowdfunder just before the busy holiday season, most perks will be distributed after the beginning of next year.  Thank you for your patience!     Risks & Challenges There are always risks in starting new businesses, especially in food world. I plan to continue wearing my other hats and working to support this bakery as it grows, hopefully with a team of employees that can keep the wheels turning.  I'm also very fortunate to be at PREP Atlanta, a commercial kitchen facility that is more than a landlord - their team provides business development support, mentorship, marketing advice, and more.  They want me to succeed, and I appreciate all the guidance & connections they have provided.  I'm confident that with their support and this crowdfunder, No Big Whoop! Bakery will be on a steady course for success.   Other Ways You Can Help I realize not everyone can help financially, or perhaps you can but want to do more!  Here are some suggestions: -Share this crowdfunder with your friends and social media! -Spread the word about No Big Whoop! to your friends, employers, community, so that they can order whoopie pies! -Let me know who your favorite Atlanta coffee shop or lunch counter is, and let them know they should carry No Big Whoop! whoopie pies!

My name is Eric Bostwick and I am taking on single use plastic.  While re-filling reusable water bottles is the most eco-friendly answer to our growing rate of single use water consumption, I know that this isn’t always an option — thirst doesn’t always strike at the most convenient of times.  After learning of the high rates of mismanagement regarding recycling plastic bottles, and then finding out that 70% of all aluminum that has ever been mined continues to be in circulation, I knew that aluminum water was the next best thing. In an effort to change our outlook towards bottled water, I have founded Wonder, a spring water brand that comes in an aluminum bottle which offers ease of use while still being much more sustainable than plastic.  As a brand, Wonder is so much more than a water company — it is a way of life. At Wonder, we are constantly looking for solutions, living in curiosity, and removing fear. Join us on our mission to take on plastic and make drinking water more full of wonder. I am looking to raise $75,000. This is going to purchase the printed bottles and caps, filling of the sparkling and still spring water, boxes, and marketing/sales material. $25 gets you one case of either still or sparkling water. $50 gets you two of the first cases of either still or sparkling water. $100 gets you two of the first cases of either still or sparkling water plus a Wonder baseball hat. $250 gets you 5 cases mix and match of still and sparkling water plus a Wonder baseball hat and t-shirt. $500 gets you one case of water (still or sparkling) per month for a year plus a Wonder baseball hat, T-shirt, and tote. $1,000 gets you a year supply of Wonder! That is one case of still and one case of sparkling per month for a whole year. You’ll get all the other fun merch too. Wonder baseball hat, t-shirt, and tote. You can also support Wonder by sharing this campaign with friends, family, and anyone interested in helping build a brand that believes in creating solutions for a cleaner future.

In the wake of a tumultuous election season, after a “deportation bus” has toured our state and with polling places closing across rural Georgia, it is more important now than ever to mobilize voters. This project aims to do just that. This mobile art installation will be traveling around the state, engaging suburban and rural Georgians, and inspiring them to make their voices heard in this critical election for all of Georgia. Because hope is a stronger tool than hate. The five artists of Living Melody Collective (Haylee Anne, Angela Bortone, Jessica Caldas, Danielle Deadwyler and Angela Davis Johnson) are partnering with local activist, Liliana Bakhtiari, to paint a school bus to mobilize the vote in Georgia.  In response to voter machine concerns, and voter suppression tactics like recent events in Randolph County, Living Melody Collective will draw inspiration from the history of voting rights and trace the changes in the voting systems through history from paper ballot to our current electronic system. We are crowd-funding this mural through Indiegogo and painting it in time for voter engagement leading up to the upcoming midterm elections November 6th. For Living Melody Collective, this piece will be a natural expansion of their mission to create beautiful artistic disruptions for social justice and the community. This school bus project comes on the heels of a 32 ft mural for the Center for Civil and Human rights that addressed Dr. King's late work with homelessness and exclusivity filtered through the scope of the current housing crisis in Atlanta. Their partnership with Liliana Bakhtiari is a collaborative civic engagement through art. For the artists, this is not just a static mural but a mobile installation that will create a conversation around the importance of voting, and motivate people to engage.  This project is a continuation of Liliana Bakhtiari’s platform of commitment to community, accessibility and equality for all humans. Liliana's 2017 run for city council was founded on the principles of positivity, equity and accessibility, building off of her extensive history of organizing and activism. She made national headlines as a queer, Muslim daughter of Iranian-Azeri immigrants and refugees during her first run for political office. As her next move after running for office, Bakhtiari bought this school bus in Bartow County to support progressive candidates, including Stacey Abrams for Governor during the midterm elections this November.  What We Need Our goal is $15K. This money goes toward supporting the artists who have already volunteered their time and supplied all of the high-quality automotive paint and other painting supplies. We also need to get this mural around Georgia, which means gas money. With your generous contributions, we will be able to make it to the outer limits of Georgia and engage voters every day up until November 6th. The Impact This effort is a continuation of Liliana Bakhtiari’s platform of commitment to community, accessibility, and equality for all humans.  We are hoping not only to raise awareness around the current gubernatorial election, but also to bolster excitement for other statewide and down ballot races that have the potential to drastically impact Georgia's future and so often go un-noticed. It is important to us to reach people from all landscapes, all socio-economic backgrounds, and all ideologies. It is more important now than ever to unite as Georgians in order to imagine a better Georgia for everyone.  

Gracious Partners, We are hoping and pushing to raise a total of $10,000 for this project. Our bare minimum was set at $6,000, but we are hoping you will partner with us to produce a state of the art aquaponics system and greenhouse. There are some adjustments to the system and greenhouse that we have realized would produce a better product that will serve as a motivation and stimulant to a health food movement in this food desert. Going beyond our minimum will help us do that! Please read on to learn more about the problem and our solution. The Bonton Food Desert and Our Aquaponics System You have the opportunity to make an impact for a community in need. It will empower them to stand up against hunger and provide a healthy lifestyle for generations to come! Please come alongside us so that we can make a difference together! The neighborhood of Bonton is one of the worst food deserts in Dallas and the US. That means that at least 500 people or at least 33 percent of the census tract's population resides more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store without the means to travel. For a Bonton resident to get groceries, they must take a bus for 1.5 hours, do their shopping, and haul their groceries 1.5 hours back. There simply isn't healthy food within the geographic and economic grasp of a "Bontonian." Thus, most grow up eating packaged snacks and french fries from the local beer&wine store and are suffering the health consequences. I met a man dying of kidney and heart failure at 41, and another going blind from diabetes in his 40's, not because of hereditary issues. Rather, they have had terrible nutrition since their birth. Quite a perdicament, right? Bonton's residents and HIS BridgeBuilders refuse to wait until somebody else solves their problem. They are embracing a plethora of urban farming techniques, one of which is aquaponics. Aquaponics is a system in which the waste produced by fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purifies the water for the original fish. It is an efficient system that has huge potential in helping this community! Here is a picture: The first aquaponics system built in this community has been an enormous success. Many residents are working on it and reaping the benefits of its produce. The community is excited about how this can help provide healthy and affordable food for their families. However, with winter coming, the aquaponics system needs to be winterized by mid-October. That is where you come in! By investing in this project, you will be an important part in our quest to saturate Bonton with fresh healthy food. We are using unique urban farming techniques to give fresh fruit and vegetables to Bonton's residents and to teach them how to replicate these systems for their families. One of these techniques is aquaponics, defined as "a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water." The aquaponics system has provided much needed produce to many in the community. However, the system will be extremely disadvantaged and almost completely fruitless (and vegetabless ;) if it is not protected against the coming winter weather. We desperately need to construct a greenhouse around our aquaponics system and winterize it to ensure year-around production. Your contribution will be a vital part of our success! What We Need & What You Get We need to continue providing this urban farming aquaponics system to the community throughout the winter. To that end, we need a greenhouse, a heater and other winterizing equipment to ensure the fish and produce from the system can continue to provide fresh, easily accessible, and healthy food to Bonton's residents. To pay for the equipment, labor, and cost of transacting here, we need $10,000. Here is a preliminary drawing of what the greenhouse will look like! In order to keep with our theme of community restoration, we will acquire most of our building materials from Habitat Home restorations in the community. Furthermore, the building process of this greenhouse will intentionally include members of the community. They will be taught throughout the project and will take charge in some of the work. Furthermore, they will be some of the many beneficiaries of the system's produce. We are committed to spending this money with integrity and wisdom (so much to do and so little resources to do it!). So, if we do raise more than our goal, 100% of all funds will enable other vital community farming projects. This greenhouse is but one of many things we are doing to saturate this food desert with the nutrition that its residents desperately need. As a reward, we want to keep you involved and updated on this project. Check out the various reward levels to your right and please know that every dollar makes a HUGE difference! Please check out some perks to your right and get yourself involved in a great cause! Other Ways You Can Help Money doesn't grow on trees and you may not be able to give financially. However, you can still be a vital part of helping us reach our goals. Send this page to everybody you know via social media, email, and word of mouth. We need you to advocate for the provision of good food in this food desert!

Overview After closing our first Kickstarter campaign with over 205% of funding, we are ready to present Vi Lunchbox to Indiegogo audience! Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that fits into a pocket: it is the most innovative and thinnest lunchbox in the world! Are you ready for the lunch break revolution?! Join us in our mission and Enjoy your meal! Hey!! How many times did you have to bring your own lunch into the office or to university? And have you ever noticed how annoying is it to carry an empty and dirty lunchbox in your bag all day long once you’ve finished eating? Today, we are happy to introduce a huge innovation for your lunch break: Vi Lunchbox. Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that once emptied of its content can be folded and fitted into your pocket! Finally, after your lunch break you won’t have to carry around multiple plastic bags and you can simply forget about the existence of your lunchbox! Vi is only 14.5x12x1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in) – officially making it the thinnest lunchbox in the world! Carrying around Vi will be like having a smartphone in your pocket, just more beautiful and colorful! Vi is available in a range of 6 different colors: yellow, pink, red, green, blue and transparent, so you can choose the one that best represents you! Vi has an hermetic and leakproof sealing system, therefore it can be filled with every kind of food, both solid and liquid. At the end of the meal, the dirty part of the box can be folded upon itself, so that it doesn’t come into contact with other surfaces, so you can avoid the risk of dirtying your pocket or bag. Vi even comes with a foldable fork with which you can comfortably eat, so you don’t even have to bring your own, heavy cutlery from home! The history behind Vi Firstly, let’s introduce our team: we are Manfredi, Enrica and Riccardo, three Italian students who took advantage of their experience at university to create Vi Lunchbox. During our student years, in order to save money and eat healthily, we brought our lunch from home, and countless times we had to deal with the annoying encumbrance of a big, empty lunchbox in our backpacks, taking up space that could instead be used for important things… such as books! Numerous times we had to bring our empty lunchboxes to the cinema or to an exhibition, and this lead us to think, ‘is there really not another solution? The idea of creating Vi came about in September 2017, and was inspired by Manfredi’s interest in the usage of Chinese origami as a means to improve the life-quality of astronauts. He thought, ‘Why not apply the origami folding principle to a lunchbox? In this way, once the lunchbox has been emptied, it can be folded and it won’t take up so much space in your bag!’ In the first phase of product’s development, we spent months watching origami tutorials, looking for the perfect design. To our minds, the product’s design was crucial, as we did not want to create another of the many functional, but plain-looking lunchboxes. We wanted to create the perfect lunchbox, that would meet the publics’ needs also from an aesthetic point of view - an object both functional and pleasing to the eye. Vi’s current design is minimal - simple and elegant. We believe it truly embodies ‘Made in Italy’, something we are proud to bring to the world! Once we had settled on a design, we started to engineer the perfect lunchbox, carefully selecting materials, measurements, machines and modes of production. Over the past few months, we have been constantly asking for our followers’ advice whilst working. In fact, for us, what matters the most is that Vi turns everybody’s lunchbreak into an enjoyable moment! As a result, after less than a year, three students without money, but with an innovative idea, had conceived a new philosophy for lunchtime. How Vi works: Fill Vi with every kind of food Enjoy your lunch Fold Vi Remove the sachet inside Vi Wash it And reuse Vi again and again! Why we are the Dream Team: - Manfredi has already had crucial work experiences, as well as having created a start-up which in 2015 was prized as one of the 3 best Italian start-ups due to its innovative content. - Enrica, our marketing expert, managed to find more than 1,000 potential customers in three months with $0 budget. - As an aerospace and nanotechnology engineer Riccardo has in depth knowledge of advanced engineering technologies and materials and is used to technical interfacing with industry producers. The goals of the project Our primary goal is to eliminate every form of waste, from the waste of unnecessary space to the widespread plastic waste. Due to this reason, Vi is 100% eco-friendly. Vi is easy to hand-wash and dishwasher-safe, therefore it can be re-used as long as desired. Furthermore, in such a way, the compulsive usage of disposable plastic boxes is eliminated. The material which composes Vi is called polypropylene. This is a non-toxic and food-certified material, which is 100% recyclable and BPA-free. We care about the environment and that's why our choice is totally green. Technical Section Vi started to become a reality by means of a simple sheet of paper, folded according to the Origami principle. After multiple prototypes, Vi has finally assumed its definitive shape. It was a remarkably difficult product to conceive, due to its non-conventional character and to the low budget available. - Vi is a food container composed mainly of polypropylene, a frequently employed plastic in the food industry. Polypropylene is favoured due to its a-toxicity, chemical resistance, and resistance to high temperatures. Propylene is also easily recyclable and microwaveable. Furthermore, it has a low environmental impact and it is pleasing to both the eye and touch. A critical feature of polypropylene is its capacity to form living hinges – that is to say the folds which allow Vi to assume different shapes. These hinges have a long duration with repeated cycles of folding in time, which enable us to ensure our customers that Vi will remain functional over time. In order to respect the original concept derived from origami, Vi’s main body is made from semi-finished propylene sheets, which are subsequently refined through processes and equipments that are suitable for foods. Layers of propylene film positioned on the upper part of the container allow a hermetic sealing system through an airtight cursor. In addition, Vi has two interlocking lids ‘tongue and groove’ which guarantee its isolation from the environment, thereby enhancing the safety of our customers’ food. When Vi is open, hence ready to be filled with food, it has an internal basis of 11. 5 x 12. 5 cm and it is 5. 8 cm high (4.5 x 4.9 x 2.3 in). As a result, it has an internal volume of 0.83 liters (28.1 oz). Instead, when it is folded on itself, its dimensions are 14.5 x 12 x 1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in). Any normal pocket of a jacket should therefore be able to fit 3 or 4 Vi Lunchboxes! Why Vi is different from other lunchboxes? Vi is 100% hermetic and leakproof; Microwaveable: you can comfortably heat your lunch in your office’s microwave, leaving the food directly inside Vi; Dishwasher-safe: Vi is easily washable either by hand or in the dishwasher. In this way you can reuse it as many times as you want! You won’t need disposable containers ever again (which contribute significantly to plastic wastage)! Vi can be folded upon itself: in this way, after lunch, you can use the handy folds of your lunchbox to close it! It occupies zero space in your bag! It contains a foldable fork! How much do you like Vi? In terms of watching what you eat, lunch is the toughest meal of the day: eating out is often expensive and you can never be sure about the quality of what you are eating. Why should you give up eating healthily when you are out of the house? Vi allows you to take your lunch or snack always with you, and once finished eating you won’t be burdened by the box! One of the greatest features of Vi is that it can be used by everybody in every situation: we have spoken to people in different lines of work, from students, workers, to sportsmen and mothers, and they all appreciate the effectiveness of Vi. Examples: Students at university and children at school, after having had their lunch, will have the necessary space for books and notebooks in their backpacks; Workers in the office will be able to put Vi in a pocket of their suit or in their 24 hours; Sportsmen can enjoy their lunch during their excursions without having to carry around a big, empty box for the rest of their activity! Mothers prepare around 180 lunchboxes for their children throughout the year, and we think they would be excited to know that their children see their lunchbox as a new ‘game’ to play, through folding Vi on itself each time! Travelers, instead of spending time at the restaurant, can bring their lunch with them and enjoy it in every corner of the city without interrupting their trips, and are then be able to fold the lunchbox and put it comfortably in their pocket! Our numbers 2500 followers on social media. More than half of them explicitly expressed their interest in the product by asking for the link to purchase it; 150 bloggers who supported us during the campaign by joining the team, demonstrating their belief in this product’s potentiality; 1000 email of people written to our newsletter.