3D printed breakfast utensils with a dual purpose
A good design idea must be fuelled by a healthy breakfast, and Karolina Walichiewicz’s Three Good Eggs salt shaker and pepper grinder set is a combination of both.
“”The set consists of a matching salt shaker and pepper grinder, both shaped like eggs resting in small cups. The pepper grinder snaps apart for filling with peppercorns and the ground pepper falls out the bottom, while the salt shaker is plugged with a white rubber stopper recessed into the bottom surface. The salt shaker itself can be removed from its stand that also doubles as a utensil for holding a hardboiled egg—completing the third “good egg”.
This kitchen set is simple and minimal in its design, with only the sprinkling holes overtly distinguishing the salt from the pepper. The oval geometry of the eggs is slightly flattened on each side to provide a subtly integrated gripping surface. The color, light weight, and slight texture of the 3d printed surface enhances the egg-like look and feel of the pieces.”
The Californian’s design experience predominantly comes from a background in architecture and model making, as opposed to product design. Her interest in all sorts of manual and digital materials and processes has enriched her various craft projects. Karolina has experimented with woodworking, casting, sewing, welding, vacuum form, lamination, wire bending, origami, laser cutting, 3d printing, and others, giving her an insight into a wide range of fabrication methods. She was first introduced to the world of digital making at the University of Michigan, where she was a grad student of architecture. Karolina’s course allowed her access to the digital fabrication lab that had a 3D starch printer, which inspired her to further explore digital fabrication.
Eventually she came across Ponoko via the Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories technology blog and decided to enter Ponoko’s spring design contest.
Read about Karolina’s design process after the jump:
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Posted in 3D Printing, Functional Art + Objects, Maker Stories, Yana Skaler by yana | Comments are off for this post
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