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A soap shredder that turns bar soap into flakes, hands-free.

Eco Soapr wanted an appliance that shreds bar soap into single-use flakes. We designed it from concept sketches through CMF, the shredding mechanism, electronics and a production-intent housing.

Client
Eco Soapr
Industry
Consumer appliances
Year
2025 to 2026
Services
Industrial design, engineering, prototyping, DFM
Status
Production-intent design
Eco Soapr soap shredder in six colorways on pedestals
The brief

Bar soap, without the mess.

The product had to grate a bar of soap reliably, dispense hands-free, sit on a counter or mount to a wall, and be simple enough to build at a sellable cost.

What we did

How we approached it.

Concept sketches

We explored stands, wall mounts and head shapes on paper, then picked one direction with the client.

Color, material and finish

We rendered the design in several colorways and finishes to settle the final look.

Shredding mechanism

A motor and gear train drive twin cutter rollers that grate the bar. We engineered the module and its housing around it.

Electronics and details

A sensor triggers the shredder, with a status LED and USB-C charging built into the head.

Design for manufacturing

We took the design through many CAD revisions, planning the parts for molding, die-cast and sheet metal, and prepared packaging.

The result
Twincutter rollers on a gear drive
Hands-freesensor-triggered dispensing
2 waysto install: counter or wall
How it works

Load a bar, close the lid.

Assembly animation made from our CAD with Flores Motion Studio.

Gallery

From the project files.

Eco Soapr soap shredder, white version, front and back
White version, front and back
Eco Soapr soap shredder, matte black version, front and back
Matte black version, front and back
Eco Soapr soap shredder, lid open, side view
Lid open, side view
Eco Soapr soap shredder, concept sketches
Concept sketches
Eco Soapr soap shredder, early cmf render on a vanity
Early CMF render on a vanity
Eco Soapr soap shredder, lid open with a soap bar inside
Lid open with a soap bar inside
Eco Soapr soap shredder, sensor, led and usb-c port
Sensor, LED and USB-C port
Eco Soapr soap shredder, draft analysis for injection molding
Draft analysis for injection molding
Eco Soapr soap shredder, retail packaging render
Retail packaging render

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