Or Estris de Cuina · 2023
Iedde Ganivet per a Musclos
- A' Design Award d'Or 2023 in Estris de Cuina
- CLIENT: Iedde
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About Iedde Ganivet per a Musclos
Iedde és un ganivet per a musclos dissenyat per obrir-ne les closques. El disseny és una reinterpretació de la grammella, una eina tradicional de Tàrent, Itàlia. El mànec té una forma pensada per reposar dins el palmell de la mà. La fulla segueix la corba de l'empunyadura i s'uneix a la base. La forma corbada manté l'eina en la posició correcta, de manera que no cal inclinar la mà. La fulla es talla per làser a partir d'una làmina d'acer inoxidable i s'endureix en un forn. El mànec està fet de fusta d'olivera. La fulla i el mànec s'uneixen mitjançant dos passadors.
About the A' Design Award d'Or
Iedde Ganivet per a Musclos és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Iedde Ganivet per a Musclos sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Iedde Ganivet per a Musclos crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.
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- Unique Properties
- The Grammella, a typical object of Taranto (Italy), is a tool used to shell mussels. Iedde is the result of a redesign operation focused on the analysis of the traditional grammella, its use, the geographical context and the mussel. The ergonomics of the tool, oriented towards a shape easy to handle, derives from the handle, whose shapes lend themselves to being received in the palm and from the blade that arises spontaneously following the curve of the grip, to connect harmoniously to the base
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width mm 125 x Depth mm 36 x Height mm 25
- Tags
- knife, mussels knife, kitchen tool, handmade, handcrafted, traditional, wood, iron, professional, mussel
- Production Technology
- The blades, in ma5mv stainless steel, were obtained from a 2 mm sheet metal with laser cutting technology, and hardened with heat treatment in the oven. The olive wood handle was made with a cnc machine. The components, blade and handle, were then assembled in a sandwich structure with 2 through pins and finally everything was finished with manual and bench equipment. Each piece was then branded and numbered with laser engraving
- Design Challenge
- The redesign of a traditional and authorless object, born from a necessity and not from a project, always represents an exciting challenge full of pitfalls because, overcoming simplicity and economy isn't never so simple. The main obstacle was that of the diffidence of sector operators in testing the prototypes. Mussel farmers and restaurateurs, accustomed to the use of traditional grammella, appreciated the qualities of Iedde only after assessing the effectiveness of the innovations introduced.
- Research
- Historical research has been oriented towards territorial uses and traditions, thus identifying the traditional grammella as the representative instrument of the maritime culture of Taranto. Interviews with mussel farmers and restaurateurs highlighted the weak points of the traditional grammella, once they were resolved, study sketches were made and then some prototypes to refine the instrument's characteristics. The result is Iedde destined to become a modern gift for the city of Taranto
- Inspiration
- The Taranto black mussel was recognized as Slow Food Presidium and in honor of this it was decided to make a re-edition of the traditional grammella. The mussel inspired the shape of the handle from which the whole instrument derives. A current image has been given to an anonymous design object born from necessity and not from a project. Iedde, with its shape, function and materials, isn't just a grammella, but an iconic object that refers to traditions and territory; a tangible visual message
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2022 in Taranto and finished in September 2022 in Taranto. The prototype was exhibited at the Ego Festival in Taranto in September 2022. In December 2022, 100 numbered pieces were produced and sold upon reservation and in February 2023, mass production was started for the national and international market. On February 28th it was exhibited at the Amoris Terrae event c/o Fasano (Brindisi - Italy)
- Operation Flow
- Iedde must be placed in the palm of the hand that closes around it. The blade is then inserted into the mussel and shells it with a back and forth movement, releasing the fruit enclosed inside (see the video). It works better than the traditional grammella thanks to the new shape of the handle and the curved shape which places the instrument in the right position, as opposed to the traditional version which, being linear, forced the user to tilt the hand (see the documentation).
- Patents
- Pending patent. UIBM n° 402023000000147. Giuliano Ricciardi. 2023. Italian
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Giuliano Ricciardi, Iedde 01, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Giuliano Ricciardi, Iedde Combo, 2023
Image #3: Photographer Giuliano Ricciardi, Iedde 02, 2023
Image #4: Photographer Giuliano Ricciardi, Iedde with mussels, 2023
Image #5: Photographer Giuliano Ricciardi, Iedde packaging, 2023
