One of the more unique projects that I had the opportunity to assist with was an original concept design for a product that went on to be known as the "Instacork" (www.instacork.com).

The client was looking for a way to help bars with their number one nemesis in the industry: fruit flies. Keeping fruit flies out of bottles of alcohol, once they've been opened and had a spill-stop placed on them for easy pouring by drink-makers, is generally an unspoken top-priority behind a bar. Once a bottle is opened, a direct path for the flies to land on and crawl into is inadvertently created. However, once they get into the bottle and come into contact with the alcohol inside, they die and sink to the bottom. That bottle will then be used until it's gone, which is not only gross, it's also a health code violation. The Instacork created a small, angled cork that popped in and out of the end of the spill stop as it's turned over, then re-corks as the bottle is returned upright. An absolutely fascinating, necessary, and excellent product!