Dam Da セラミックセット by Ann Dinh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ベイクウェア・テーブルウェア・ドリンクウェア・クックウェアデザイン Competition Category.

鉄キッチン用品· 2024

Dam Da セラミックセット

by Ann Dinh

Client: Ann T. Dinh

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in キッチン用品 Category

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The Design

About Dam Da セラミックセット

数千年にわたり、人々は陶磁器を作り続けてきましたが、3Dプリンティング技術が新たなルネサンスをもたらしています。Dam Daは、埋め込みデザインを通じて情報を伝えるセミハンドクラフトの陶磁器セットで、食材や概算の分量を詳細に示すと同時に、提供用の器としても機能します。その基本構造は、レシピの様々なバリエーション、異なる文化における異なる料理に対応できます。Dam Daは、時代を超えた芸術形式の本質を捉えつつ、未来の可能性を受け入れています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Dam Da セラミックセットは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Dam Da セラミックセットは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Dam Da セラミックセットは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: For millennia, people have created ceramics, and 3D printing is ushering in a renaissance. Dam Da is a semi-handcrafted ceramic set that communicates through embedded design, detailing ingredients and approximate measurements, doubling as a serving vessel. Its overall framework can adapt to different variations of a recipe, to different dishes, in different cultures. Dam Da captures the essence of a timeless art form embracing the possibilities of the future.
Research: For many Asian Americans, there is a struggle of belonging. “Go back to your home country” has been spat at, yet the United States is the only country they know and have. Food is a common link to their parent’s homeland, a cultural anchor that families can bond over. However, as their parent’s generation becomes older, will that bond hold true?

“Am I even Korean anymore if there’s no one left in my life to call and ask which brand of seaweed we used to buy?”
-Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist and songwriter of the alternative pop band Japanese Breakfast

How might we establish a method of connecting to food heritage that can be passed down through the generations?

Dam Da is a nesting set that provides a unit of measurement and serving. This set is particular to a family chicken pho recipe. However, the intended design can easily be adapted to different chicken pho recipes and other pho types, such as beef. Dam Da breaks with imperial and metric standards, defining “a little bit of this”.

Dam Da is coded between broth preparation, bowl preparation, and serving, by the color. The product is a reaction to the informal nature of cooking found in immigrant communities and how information could be documented in some way.

As the piece ages, the crackle glaze is marked by wear and provides a subtle indication of the amount. In addition, each piece has a graphic representation of what ingredient coordinates. The underside also has Vietnamese and English labeling.

“If food doesn’t have context and story, it just doesn’t taste that good.”
-Andrea Nguyen, Vietnamese-born, American food writer
Inspiration: Dam Da is designed for immigrant children as a culinary bridge to heritage. Family recipes, often unwritten and lost in translation, find a place in this ceramic set. Embracing the flexibility of home cooking allows approximations, encouraging personalization. While it can't replicate grandma's touch, it becomes a cherished heirloom, symbolizing resilience for those who started anew with little in a new country.