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Speculative Design

TIPSY

Bringing the joy of mixology to people's homes

A home cocktail maker that balances aesthetics and taste, bringing the joy of mixology into people's homes.

Project type
Group project
Duration
7 weeks

Project Brief

TIPSY is a seven-week group project in speculative design with a simple goal: bring the joy of mixology into people's homes — a home cocktail maker that balances aesthetics and taste.

TIPSY project brief board with the goal of bringing the joy of mixology home and the project details "Group work · 7 weeks".

Background

Cocktails are rising in popularity among young people who enjoy a "tipsy moment", yet mixing drinks on the spot during home gatherings is difficult — the barrier to mixology is high, and the equipment and base spirits involved are complex, while safety concerns make many people forgo small indulgences.

Background board with scenario charts of people's willingness to choose cocktails and analysis of the high barrier to home mixology.

Concept Sketches

Concept sketches map the machine's core parts: six kinds of base spirits, a capsule flavour box, a water tank, a recovery tank, and a stirrer.

Concept sketch board showing the six base spirits, capsule flavour box, water tank, recovery tank, and stirrer.

Concept Presentation

The concept is presented as a rendering with a companion software interface, letting people craft drinks at home with the machine's built-in system.

Concept presentation board with the TIPSY rendering and part of the companion software interface.

Model Display

A working model demonstrates the finished home cocktail maker.

Model display board with photos of the finished TIPSY prototype.