Icy Bol per a Gelat by Heloise Rajkumari

Icy Bol per a Gelat by Heloise Rajkumari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Articles de Forn, Vaixella, Cristalleria i Estris de Cuina Competition Category.

FerroEstris de Cuina· 2016

Icy Bol per a Gelat

by Heloise Rajkumari

Client: Heloise Rajkumari

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Estris de Cuina Category

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The Design

About Icy Bol per a Gelat

Icy és un joc de vaixella per servir gelat. El gelat sovint se serveix en un bol amb la cullera col·locada per separat en un plat, sobre un drap o dins del propi bol. Icy uneix aquests elements i converteix la cullera en part integrant del recipient de servei. Una base magnètica manté la cullera al seu lloc mentre es transporta i se serveix el plat. Els bols prenen la forma de cristalls facetats muntats en un marc, en tres formes diferents, per suggerir peces de gel fredes i transparents. Els materials utilitzats són alumini, vidre de cristall, acer inoxidable i imants.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Icy Bol per a Gelat és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Icy Bol per a Gelat sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Icy Bol per a Gelat és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
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.
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.
Image Credits: Image #Main, #1,#2,#3,#4 : Creator Heloise Rajkumari