Mushroom 반려동물 식기 by Kama Muta is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 동상 in 반려동물 케어, 완구, 용품 및 동물용 제품 디자인 Competition Category.

동반려동물 케어· 2024

Mushroom 반려동물 식기

by Kama Muta

Client: Kama Muta

A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 반려동물 케어 Category

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The Design

About Mushroom 반려동물 식기

머쉬룸(Mushroom)은 반려동물의 급식을 위해 디자인된 세라믹 볼입니다. 볼의 높이와 형태, 깊이는 반려동물의 신체 구조와 식습관에 맞춰 설계되어 편안하게 먹을 수 있습니다. 안쪽으로 곡선을 이루는 테두리는 사료와 물이 볼 밖으로 흘러나오지 않도록 잡아주어 급식 공간을 깨끗하게 유지하는 데 도움을 줍니다. 볼은 얕은 형태와 깊은 형태로 제작되어 건식 사료와 습식 사료를 분리해 담을 수 있습니다. 각 제품은 손으로 직접 다듬은 뒤 전통 도예 방식으로 유약을 입혀 소성합니다. 언더글레이즈 마감은 색상을 안정적으로 고정시키고 식품 안전성을 뒷받침합니다. 전체적인 외형은 버섯의 형태를 연상시킵니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 동상

Mushroom 반려동물 식기, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Mushroom 반려동물 식기, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Mushroom 반려동물 식기, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This pet bowl is designed with care for the health and well-being of pets to bring a pleasant dining experience for lovely creatures. The height, shape, and depth of the pet bowl are designed in line with physiology and eating habits of pets to ensure pets have easy meals while preventing food spills. Plus, its mushroom-shaped design adds more natural elements to the dining environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, 72.5 mm x 52 mm x 26 mm
Tags: ceramic pet bowl, mushroom-shaped design, round wide mouth design, dry and wet food separation, splash-proof design
Production Technology: Pottery artisans carefully polish the clay blanks by hand, and then glaze and fire them with traditional pottery-making techniques, incorporating the culture of clay and fire into each pet bowl in the form of cultural imprints.
The underglaze process can firmly seal the colorful paint inside the bowl without any color loss, which also avoids the dissolution or penetration of harmful substances for food safety.
Design Challenge: The major challenge for pet bowl research and development is being outstanding among similar products and giving birth to practical and appealing pet bowls. Drawing inspiration from mother nature and learning from the shape of mushrooms, the pet bowl has a unique aesthetic design. The scientific design also offers optimized food enjoyment for pets, and the smooth and easy-to-clean ceramic bowl surface keeps food residue or bacteria residue away to safeguard the health of pets.
Research: Increasingly becoming the family members of humans, the quality of life, eating habits, and health of pets have become a focus among pet owners, driving the growth of market for pet appliances such as meal bowls. However, the dull-looking and taste-lacking pet bowls available on the market are designed causally, making feeding or water difficult with food or water splash, increasing the cleanup tasks.
Inspiration: Inspired by the shapes of mushrooms, the pet bowl is practical and ecologically beautiful. Following the mushroom growth, the pet bowl is outlined by smooth and gentle curves to evoke a sense of vitality. Incorporating botanical elements into pet appliances aims to encourage appreciation and respect for nature.
Project Duration: The project was launched in September 2022, completed in February 2023 in Shenzhen and published in July 2023 in Shenzhen.
Operation Flow: The reasonable height and round wide mouth ensures a comfortable dining experience for pets. Its inwardly converging bowl grooves can keep food or water inside the bowl to avoid splashing food or water out when pets are overly passionate or rough to enjoy their food, thus keeping the dining area neat. In addition, the product of various sizes has a shallow and deep bowl shape, which can separate wet and dry food.
Team Members: Chen Liang