Returning from a 3 weeks holiday in Vietnam, we would like to find a way to send several typical asian souvenirs to relatives and friends. Inspired by Asia overall we aimed at developing a postbox that can be mailed and upon opening reveals itself as a bento-style box, including different gift items. This way the presents would reveal themselves in a traditional way and create a long lasting impression.

What to consider:

• all items should be seperated from each other, like the different food types in a bento box;
• the construct has to be stable enough to resist pressure during shipping;
• all items should be visible immediately, upon opening the box;
• finding the best way to secure items, without disabling them from being taken out, considering that the overal design should not be interrupted;
• inclusion of origami boxes and containers to capture the art of Asian paperfolding and find ways to pack smaller, loose items.