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redesign of a household essencial
Growing up in England it has always been out of the question for me to be a coffee drinker. It was always going to be a tea drinker. While coffee drinkers can buy beautifully designed coffee-machines, I did not find any equivalent in the world of tea. Most kettles just did not appeal to me. So I set out to design my own.
Rather than using an additive approach for the handle, I wanted to integrate it into the main body of the kettle. This would also help with weight distribution, since the handle moved closer to the center of the object. The only part of the kettle that breaks the subtractive approach is the spout, which is supposed to be the center of attention of the tea ceremony.
Rather than using an additive approach for the handle, I wanted to integrate it into the main body of the kettle. This would also help with weight distribution, since the handle moved closer to the center of the object. The only part of the kettle that breaks the subtractive approach is the spout, which is supposed to be the center of attention of the tea ceremony.
Ellectric kettle prototype 2019 by Max O'Dell supervised by Prof. Bernhard Schmid-Wohlleber
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Spray painting the final prototype
Bending polystyrene around a wood jig
Attemts of bending the polystyrene
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