Industrial designer Charles Wilson might be known for his award-winning sofas for King Living or his SW1 Swivel chair, but for the past five years he’s turned his hand to designing a much more rudimentary product: takeaway containers.

A keen cook and bon vivant, Wilson set out on this mission after feeling exasperated by an all-too-familiar affliction: ordering takeaway from a favourite local restaurant, only to feel guilty about all the empty single-use plastic containers left at the end.