Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi by Akachi Okafor

Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi by Akachi Okafor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Instrumentum Domesticum Competition Category.

FerrumInstrumentum Domesticum· 2025

Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi

by Akachi Okafor

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Instrumentum Domesticum Category

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The Design

About Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi

Almia est instrumentum aeris frigendi multiplicis usus, ad coquendum in mensa culinaria et ad ministrandum in mensa cenatoria excogitatum. Olla coniuncta, ad modum ollae Batavicae ("Dutch oven") formata, cibum dum coquitur continet et directe ad mensam cenae ferri potest. Corpus rotundatum corbem et principale receptaculum in unam formam continuam iungit, et superficies levi et opaco nitore instructae sunt. Simplex ratio utendi permittit ut utens digito ducendo aerem frigendi, coquendi in furno, vel siccandi eligat, tempus et calorem statuat, et premendo incipiat. Almia ad domesticas sedes aeque ac ad usum culinarium aptari destinatur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Almia Officium Aeris Frigendi ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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