Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau by Akachi Okafor

Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau by Akachi Okafor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Kāinga Competition Category.

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Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau

by Akachi Okafor

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Kāinga Category

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The Design

About Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau

Kupu Pukapuka: Ko Almia he purenga hau maha-mahi kua hoahoatia mō te tunu kai i runga i te papa kāuta me te whakaputa kai ki te tēpu. He kōhua kua whakauruhia ki roto, he rite ki te ahua o te umu Tatimana, e pupuri ana i te kai i te wā e tunua ana, ā, ka taea te mau tika atu ki te tēpu kai. Ko te tinana porotaka e hono ana i te kete me te whare matua kia kotahi te āhua whakaputa, ā, ko ngā mata he oro maeneene, mātotoru te āhua. He atanga ngāwari e taea ai e te kaiwhakamahi te parare kia kōwhiri i te tunu-hau, te tunu-pokepoke, te whakamaroke rānei, te whakarite i te wā me te pāmahana, ā, ka pēhi kia tīmata ai. Kua hangaia a Almia kia noho tika mō ngā roto whare noho, tae atu ki te whakamahinga i te kāuta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Almia Mahi Matua: Purenga Hau mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

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