Seal the meal

It could have been one soggy brown bag too many that prompted London-based award-winning designers Dan Black and Martin Blum to come up with a better way to carry lunch. Inspired by Japanese bento boxes, Black+Blum’s Box Appetit (about $22) is a well-crafted, sturdy polypropylene box with a transparent lid that locks firmly in place. In addition to a small covered insert for dressing or nuts, there’s a covered triangular dish for a sandwich or salad and space in the middle for the rest of your meal. Individual compartments mean one dish can be microwaved while other food stays cold. Also, there’s a single fork/knife for one-hand eating. Black and Blum have thought of everything. Available at Institute for Human Centered Design, 200 Portland St., 617-695-1225, www.ihcdstore.org; Kitchen Outfitters, Acton Woods Plaza, 342 Great Road, Acton, 978-263-1955, www.kitchen-outfitters.com; the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 100 Northern Ave, 617-478-3165. www.icastore.org.