Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora by Rahul Agarwal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Articles de Forn, Vaixella, Cristalleria i Estris de Cuina Competition Category.
BronzeEstris de Cuina· 2026
Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora
A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Estris de Cuina Category
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The Design
About Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora
Text del Llibre: Polygons redissenya la cullera dosificadora com una eina plana que crea volum només quan cal. Un joc complet de sis mesures es comprimeix en dues làmines fines. El volum es determina per la posició en què s'agafa, i després els imants guien i fixen la forma. Després de l'ús, torna a l'estat pla per a un eixugat i escampat ràpids que redueixen el malbaratament d'aliments, i s'emmagatzema magnèticament a la nevera. Traduir els principis de l'origami a un producte rentable i segur per als aliments va requerir una enginyeria estructural innovadora per garantir una durabilitat superior a 100.000 plecs alhora que es redueix l'ús de material, l'espai d'emmagatzematge i el malbaratament en el transport.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Bronze
Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Polygons Funció Primària: Cullera Dosificadora satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- After 3000 years, the spoon is reconsidered through patented origami engineering. Polygons compresses a complete measuring set into a 0.1 inch sheet that forms six calibrated volumes - 0.5, 1, and 2 Tbsp on the large sheet, and 0.25, 0.5, and 1 tsp on the small; wipes clean, and magnetically sticks to the refrigerator. Engineered for over 100,000 bend cycles and up to 80 percent lower material and freight waste, it unites precision, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability in a single design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- CAPACITY
Large spoon: 0.5 Tbsp, 1 Tbsp, 2 Tbsp
Small spoon: 0.25 tsp, 0.5 tsp, 1 tsp
MATERIALS
Food grade thermoplastic, food grade hydrophobic silicone, embedded neodymium magnets
DIMENSIONS
Large spoon: 180 x 54 x 2.8 mm
Small spoon: 108 x 30.3 x 2.8 mm
WEIGHT
Large spoon: 31.5 g
Small spoon: 12 g - Tags
- Folding measuring spoon, Fold flat measuring spoon, Origami measuring spoon set, Polygons measuring spoon, Polygons 3 in 1 spoon, Adjustable measuring spoon, Collapsible measuring spoon, Space saving measuring spoon, Magnetic flat measuring spoons, Patented measuring spoon
- Production Technology
- Polygons required three years of development and more than 1000 prototypes to translate origami geometry into a durable, washable kitchen tool. A multilayer construction combines food grade thermoplastic, silicone living hinges, and embedded rare earth magnets. Each hinge varies in thickness to control folding with tolerances near 0.1 mm, enabling precise volumes and durability beyond 100,000 cycles with no separate moving parts or assembly.
- Design Challenge
- The core challenge was translating paper origami into a durable consumer product. Unlike paper, the system had to withstand repeated washing, food contact, and more than 100000 folding cycles without fatigue. Achieving this required precise hinge engineering, magnet integration, and volumetric calibration within injection molded geometry. By consolidating six measurements into two inseparable components, Polygons shifts the category from incremental improvement to structural reinvention.
- Research
- Type of research: practice based industrial design research integrating materials engineering and user interaction.
Objective: replace bulky nested spoons with a planar system.
Methodology: iterative prototyping of crease maps and hinge systems.
Tools: CAD, 3D printing, mold trials, fatigue testing beyond 100,000 folds.
Participants: home & professional cooks and students.
Result: patented planar measuring tool.
Impact: less material, lower freight footprint, reduced food waste. - Inspiration
- Polygons was inspired by the most ancient and universal measuring tool - the human hand. Long before utensils existed, the hand's instinctive ability to shift from flat to cupped allowed people to measure and transfer materials, such as cupping water from a stream, scooping grains from a sack, or portioning herbs and spices by feel. A flat hand transforms into a functional volume with a simple natural gesture.
- Project Duration
- The project's manufacturing R&D and refinement spanned 3 years across India and China. Extensive development focused on multi-layer live-hinge optimization, volumetric calibration, tooling precision, and large-scale manufacturing validation to make durable origami-based products commercially viable.
The product was officially launched to consumers in Q4 2024 and is currently in global distribution. - Operation Flow
- Polygons rests flat on the fridge, in a drawer, or used as a bookmark inside your recipe book.
Intuitively, the position you pick it up from determines its volume - lift from a marked point and it folds into that exact measure, secured by the satisfying click of magnets.
After use, it opens flat to clean with just a wipe, reducing water and soap usage.
After scooping and flattening, it can also spread and scrape off viscous ingredients like honey, minimizing food waste. - Patents
- Patented.
Patent No: US10175084B2
Patent Holder: Rahul Agarwal
Year: 2016
Jurisdiction: USA
Copyrights belong to Rahul Agarwal, 2025
Trademarks belong to Rahul Agarwal, 2025
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