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Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi by Kayoko Nishii

Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi by Kayoko Nishii is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn ta' Kura tal-Annimali, Ġugarelli, Provvisti u Prodotti għall-Annimali Competition Category.


ĦadidKura tal-Annimali· 2021

Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi

by Kayoko Nishii

Client: Paw Bowl

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Kura tal-Annimali Category

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The Design

About Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi

Test tal-Ktieb: Paw Bowl hija skutella taċ-ċeramika li tnaqqas il-veloċità tal-ikel għall-klieb u l-qtates. Forma ta' saqajn mgħollija ġewwa l-iskutella tbaxxi r-ritmu tal-ikel. Verżjoni oħra turi l-marka tas-sieq bħala sinjal ħafif biss. Il-wiċċ intern rondu jżomm l-ikel milli jibqa' maqbud, u l-finitura llustrata lixxa tagħmel it-tindif faċli. Il-ħnejjiet fuq il-ġenb jgħinu lis-sid jerfa' l-iskutella, filwaqt li l-korp ħoxni u tqil flimkien mal-buttuni tas-saqajn iżommu lill-annimali milli jimbuttaw l-iskutella mal-art. Il-marka tas-sieq tista' tiġi personalizzata b'kuluri differenti. L-iskutella tista' tintuża fil-microwave u fil-magna tal-ħasil tal-platti.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Paw Bowl Funzjoni Primarja: Skutella għall-Ikel Bil-Mod għall-Annimali Domestiċi huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.

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