Vegetable Dough Toolset by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li

Vegetable Dough Toolset by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Boartersguod, Spultsjes en Hobbyprodukten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsBoartersguod· 2021

Vegetable Dough Toolset

by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li

Client: PolyU Design

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Boartersguod Category

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The Design

About Vegetable Dough Toolset

De boartersguodynstruminten jouwe snijden, drukken en squeezen om bern te helpen ferskate doughfoarmen te meitsjen. In protte ark foar spieldeeg op 'e merke binne lykwols basearre op geometryske foarmen. Dêrom, it team kombinearre beide bern ergonomyske ôfwagings en ferskillende grienten & # 039; foarmen om dizze arkset te ûntwerpen. De ûntwerpútdaging wie om de juste ergonomyske te identifisearjen dy't de hângrutte fan bern passe kin, sadat it team in protte sketsmodellen produsearre om it komfort te testen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Vegetable Dough Toolset is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Vegetable Dough Toolset wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Vegetable Dough Toolset foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Through interesting toolset shapes, children can have more interactions to make different dough shapes with fun. In regard to ergonomics, the diameter and body curve of the eggplant rolling pin can better support kids to make a flat of dough. The carrot cutter with round shape is easier for kids to hold and cut dough. The mushroom extruder allows kids to observe the process of extruding the dough.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package size: 35cm x 23cm x 21cm.
Tags: Dough, fruit and vegetable design, Series design, sustainable toy, hands-on skill
Production Technology: The material of the toy is plastic, which is made by injection molding.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part is to find the right ergonomic size that can fit the hand size of most children. So we make many models to test the comfort of users. Hope that through the process of making dough sculpting by children, the abilities of art, play, and imagination can be improved.
Research: To develop a series of designs through the tool design using different vegetables and fruits. It is very important to cultivate children's hands-on ability. Hope that through the process of making dough objects, children's six abilities can be improved: creativity, concentration, cognition, logic, aesthetics and expression skills.
Inspiration: Currently, most of the dough toolsets on the market are based on geometric shapes. More consideration should be given to the ergonomics of the child, so that it is not easy to get tired from making dough for a long time. Therefore, this project uses the fruits and vegetables that children often eat in daily life as inspiration.
Project Duration: Duration: January 2019 to January 2021. Location: Hong Kong and Ningbo.
Operation Flow: This toolset provides cutting, pressing, and squeezing actions to help children make their dough shapes. Children's ergonomic considerations and the shapes of different vegetables were combined to design this toolset. Moreover, turn the handle of the caterpillar and use Apple's brain to turn out many creative materials for making colorful dough works. The main function is to help children squeeze out noodles and cut them into ingredients. Through mechanical design and considering children's ergonomic, children can more easily extrude noodles by rotation.
Team Members: PolyU Design: Dr Yi-Teng Shih
Ningbo MiroKids Toys Co.,Ltd: Mr Vincent Mao
Mr Jay Li
Ms Gana Xu
Image Credits: Mr Vincent Mao, Dr Yi-Teng Shih, Mr Jay Li, Ms Gana Xu