Almia Freidora de aire by Akachi Okafor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Electrodomésticos Competition Category.

HierroElectrodoméstico· 2025

Almia Freidora de aire

by Akachi Okafor

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Electrodoméstico Category

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The Design

About Almia Freidora de aire

Almia es una freidora de aire multifunción diseñada para cocinar sobre la encimera y servir en la mesa. Una olla integrada, al estilo de una cocotte, contiene los alimentos durante la cocción y puede llevarse directamente a la mesa. El cuerpo redondeado une la cesta y la carcasa principal en una única forma continua, y las superficies presentan un suave acabado mate. Una interfaz sencilla permite al usuario deslizar el dedo para seleccionar las funciones de freír con aire, hornear o deshidratar, ajustar el tiempo y la temperatura, y pulsar para iniciar. Almia está pensada para integrarse tanto en los interiores del hogar como en el uso cotidiano de la cocina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Almia Freidora de aire ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Almia Freidora de aire sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Almia Freidora de aire es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ALMIA represents a decor-complementary product seamlessly transitioning from an air fryer on the countertop to a ready-made meal on the dinner table, courtesy of its integrated Dutch-oven style pot. Serving as the evolution of the conventional air fryer, ALMIA embodies a soft matte aesthetic and a balanced user interface tailored to the needs of meal preparation, effortlessly guiding users from kitchen to dinner table without missing a beat
Tags: Airfryer, Appliance, Countertop, Tabletop, Cooking
Design Challenge: Ideating around the very build of the airfryer to create a design form that harmoniously blending the basket and main body took the most consideration. What curves, form continuity, and shape can be most effective were constant questions?
Research: After creating a competitor analysis chart with over 50 air fryers within the market, I defined their strengths, concerns, and flaws of the features. Two Venn diagrams were create to define the forms and features within those air fryers. One that overlapped "Microwave", "Basket" and "Toaster Oven" forms and one that overlapped "Airfryer", "Pressure Cooker", and "Oven" centered features. Using that quantitative data, I performed secondary research to understand drivers and restraints as well.
Inspiration: While airfryers are growing rapidly in customer ownership as one of the highest trending kitchen appliances, the function and aesthetics have been stagnant with industrial and metal forward materials. With research into the competitive market and user current sensibilities, ALMIA serves as advancement to the to the current architecture of Airfryer and complements ones interior design sense.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2023 and finished in April 2024 in Phoenix, AZ
Operation Flow: After turning on ALMIA, simply swipe to your preferred cooking setting whether it'd be airfry, bake, or dehydrate, pick the time and temperature for your meal, and press to start. After your meal is prepared, simple bring the pot from the airfryer instantly to the table fore your to enjoy
Team Members: Designer: Akachi Okafor