Nira water bottle design in a bid to elevate Malaysian coconut industry
The coconutstands asthe fourthmostimportant industrial crop in Malaysia. It produces a myriad of products including nira water, usually involvesthe use of plastic bottles. Data collection wasinitiated by literature reviews, followed by direct observations and interviews to gather additional inf...
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6853/1/FH02-FRIT-20-37696.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6853/ |
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| Summary: | The coconutstands asthe fourthmostimportant
industrial crop in Malaysia. It produces a myriad of products
including nira water, usually involvesthe use of plastic bottles.
Data collection wasinitiated by literature reviews, followed by
direct observations and interviews to gather additional
information relevant to the research. Three main issues were
identified, namely accelerated fermentation process, nira
water sours rapidly and rainwater seeping into nira water.
Design process started with the establishment of design
statement, followed by the criterias of design, namely
aesthetics, product function, and ergonomics. Ideas and basic
principles of nira water bottle product were brainstormed at
Design Conception stage, progressing to its amalgamation into
a single design at the Design Embodiment stage. The next
stage is Selected Design, where the researcher produced
rendering, detailed drawing and full-scale model. Details of
proposed materials and production process were also
prepared. Design process was completed with nira water
bottle design appreciation via Feldman theory that comprises
of four steps, namely description, analysis, interpretation, and
evaluation. With this new nira water bottle design, it is hoped
that the issues faced by nira water entrepreneurs in Malaysia
could be somewhat mitigated. Hopefully this researchwill be a
step forward in enhancing and upgrading the Malaysian
coconut nira water industry, which is now seen as a potential
source of wealth for the country, in addition to be on par with
the world's leading producers of nira water. |
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