Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri by Kayoko Nishii

Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri by Kayoko Nishii is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ, Ihe Egwuregwu, Ngwá na Ngwaahịa maka Anụmanụ Competition Category.

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Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri

by Kayoko Nishii

Client: Paw Bowl

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Paw Bowl bụ efere aja aja e ji eji nwayọọ enye nkịta na pusi nri. Ihe yiri ụkwụ anụmanụ e wuliri elu n'ime efere na-eme ka anụmanụ rie nri nwayọọ. Ụdị nke abụọ na-egosi naanị akara ụkwụ dịka obere ihe ejiji. Elu efere gburugburu na-egbochi ka nri ghara ịrapara n'akụkụ, ebe uto glaze na-eme ka ihicha ya dị mfe. Ntupo dị n'akụkụ efere na-enyere onye nwe ya aka iburu efere ahụ elu, ebe ibu dị arọ na oke oke nke efere ahụ, tinyere ihe mkwado dị n'okpuru ya, na-egbochi ka anụmanụ ahụ na-akwaga efere ahụ n'elu ala. A pụrụ ịhazi akara ụkwụ ahụ n'agba dị iche iche dịka mmasị onye nwe ya siri dị. Efere a dịkwa mma iji nwaayọ na igwe mmiri ọkụ (microwave) yana igwe asasa efere (dishwasher).

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Paw Bowl Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Efere Anụmanụ Na-eji Nwayọọ Nri maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Sleek and stylish pet bowl for dogs and cats with two types of unique inner "paw" designs. One design is raised to slow a pet's eating, and the second just slightly showing like a pet's signature to make you smile. The side grooves make it easier for the user to pick up the bowls. The smoothness of the material and design of the paw prints allow for easy cleanup. The color of the paw print can be personalized to make the appearance of tne bowl stand out.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ceramic bowl. Microwave and dishwasher safe.

Small bowl: exterior 45 mm H × 125 mm W (diameter)
interior 28 mm H × 90 mm W

Medium bowl: exterior 67 mm H × 185 mm W (diameter)
interior 40 mm H × 137 mm W
Tags: Ceramic, Interaction, Slow eating, personalized, whiskers, pet feeder, colors, paw
Production Technology: 1. Make a design image hand built by clay.
2. Digital modeling
3. 3D printing
4. Attached hand built paw sculpture.
4. Make a 4 parts plaster mold.
5. User testing
6. Research and improve glaze for the color.
Design Challenge: Trapezoid designing is what I had to learn for 3D modeling in order to create the same angle engaged design.
I used the 3D printed models to make the plaster molds and the stoneware prototypes.
I wanted the Paw to be changed to a personal choice of many colors, so I had to research and test many high fire clear glazes in order to find which one would show the actual bright color.
Research: I researched usable materials to find what would be the strongest, and this stainless steel. But stainless steel is not microwave safe and it is easy to push away because it is not usually heavy. Another option was porcelain. Porcelain would not be durable enough and would be many times the cost. Stone clay makes it heavy, strong, and beautiful. Also, I used to work in an animal hospital where we used stainless bowls and they remind me of sick animal patients. Pets are our family and we often use ceramic dinnerware ourselves. So stone clay was the best material for the pet bowl for me.
Inspiration: My best friend asked me to make a pet bowl for her cat Taiga, which she had just adopted from an animal shelter. Taiga did not like eating from plastic containers and she often ate too fast causing her to regurgitate the food.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2016 in Pennsylvania, United States and finished in October 2020 in Pennsylvania, United States and was exhibited in ARTSPACE 1241 in November - December 2020.
Operation Flow: The adorable paw is designed to help slow eating. The square exterior base design helps the bowl visually fit in any type of room, while the inner round arch helps prevent the pet's food from getting stuck.
The exterior curves reduce the chance of pets picking up and overturning the bowl. The material of the bowl is also thick and heavy enough that along with the extra foot pads the bowls are difficult for pets to bush the bowl away and also prevent scratching of floors. The bowl is perfectly designed on the sides to make it easier for someone to grab and lift the bowl.