Iron Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design · 2016
Icy Ice Cream Bowl
- A' Design Award 2016 Iron Winner in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Awarded April 15, 2016
- CLIENT: Heloise Rajkumari
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About Icy Ice Cream Bowl
Icy is an ice cream serving dish set. Ice cream is often served in a bowl with the spoon placed separately on a plate, on a cloth or inside the bowl. Icy brings these elements together and makes the spoon a part of the serving dish. A magnetic base holds the spoon in place while the dish is carried and served. The bowls take the form of faceted crystals set in a frame, in three different shapes, to suggest cold and transparent pieces of ice. The materials are aluminium, crystal glass, stainless steel and magnets.
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- Unique Properties
- "Icy" is an ice cream serving dish set which can hold spoons. The intent is to bring together all the elements required while serving ice cream such as bowl, plate and spoon. The idea is to change the way spoons are placed while serving and treated as a separate entity. It is either placed on the plate or cloth underneath or inside the bowl. Icy makes spoons a part of the serving bowl with a magnetic base to keep the spoon intact. It makes the serving experience more elegant and less retrofit.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Packaging Dimension: 410mmx 205mm x 100mm
I base: 200mm x 60mm x 130mm, thickness 6mm
Conical crystal: 62mm diameter, 170 mm Height
C base: 172mm x 70mm x 70mm, Thickness 6mm
Princess shape Crystal: 75 x 75 x 65
Y base: 200mm x 45mm x 75mm, Thickness 6mm
Marquise shape crystal: 150mm x 55mm x 70mm - Tags
- Ice cream bowl, Crystal, tableware, minimalistic, bowl with spoon
- Production Technology
- Materials used are Aluminium, Crystal glass, 18/0 stainless steel and Sm2Co17 magnets. Aluminium has very low Relative Magnetic Permeability of 1 (equal to that of Air). So, it cannot shield the Magnetic field when its thickness is very less. The magnet is required to be embedded in the aluminium base. The pouring temperature while casting of aluminium is around 700 degree Celsius. Therefore, there is a need of a magnet which has high Curie temperature. So, Sm2Co17 magnet is used.
- Design Challenge
- Making right choice of materials was challenging to make the magnetic base work.
- Project Duration
- October 2015, Bangalore, India till February 2016.
- Operation Flow
- Place the spoon on the inner side groove of the base. The spoon will be attracted towards the base because of the magnet embedded inside it. This helps in keeping the spoon intact and remain stable while carrying and serving. Then place the crystal inside the groove or cut outs on the top of the base. Adjust to make sure the crystal surface coincides with the cuts on the groove. This provides stability and avoid slipping of the crystal on the cut faces of the groove.
- Research
- Prior art Study on materials which do not shield magnetic field was conducted. Aluminium was found to be a suitable material for tableware. Another study on magnets with high Curie temperature was done in order to choose a suitable magnet which will not lose its magnetic property while casting Aluminium at temperature 700 degree Celsius.
- Inspiration
- It all started in a restaurant when dessert came in a typical ice cream bowl and spoons on a separate plate. It provoked to think that why these elements are treated separately when they are meant to be together. This inspired to design Icy, bringing all the elements together and taking the form of highly refractive faceted crystals with a frame, to give a perception of chill, cold transparent ice pieces of different shapes to serve ice cream in the most elegant and minimalistic way.
- Image Credits
- Image #Main, #1,#2,#3,#4 : Creator Heloise Rajkumari
Colors of Icy Ice Cream Bowl
Design Interview about Icy Ice Cream Bowl
The idea is to bring together all elements used while serving ice cream desserts and make them appear as a whole.
The primary focus was to give a minimalistic perception and make the spoon appear that it belongs to the serving dish set and not just retrofitting.
Commercialize it.
Three months.
I designed this particular concept to change the conventional way of serving ice cream.
I intent to produce my own work.
It all started when dessert came in a conventional ice cream bowls and spoons on a separate plate. It provoked me to think why these elements are treated separately when they are meant to be together.
Icy is very much influenced by the contemporary design trends and also by faceted crystals of various shapes such as Marquise, Princess, etc.
Hotels and Restaurants
This design has an aluminium base to support the crystals and also hold spoon at the base and these make Icy unique.
The name came up when I was arranging the set in order. And suddenly the frames began to appear as the word "ICY". The entire set also gives a perception of chill, cold and transparent ice crystals floating above the frames.
Solidworks and Keyshot
The most unique aspect of ICY is that, it brings together all the elements required while serving ice cream by using a frame to support the crystal bowls and hold the spoon. It also has a magnet embedded at the base to keep the spoon intact.
I had few discussions with my designer friends to solve technical and manufacturing problems.
Technology is playing an important role for realizing this product in the way it is intended.
Study and research on materials which do not shield magnetic field and also magnets which has high curie temperature were done.
Casting the Aluminium frame with thin Sm2Co17 magnet embedded inside it.
I felt that this design is unique in terms of its functionality and aesthetics.
I had to drop many other ideas while developing this design because it will be difficult to manufacture. So, I had to think of a good idea which solves this manufacturing problems while the functionality remains the same.
The Crystals bowls have faceted surfaces. Even the grooves on the frame for holding these crystals have exactly the same surface facets. This is done so that the crystals sit only in one position without slipping off.