Linlin Li · CLIENT: Linlin
Eleware is a set of tableware designed for modern dining in China. The set responds to the way traditional dining etiquette is changing over time. Eleware includes three pieces with distinct shapes. The bone plate has an increased height that hides the face and the bones when bones are spat out. The food plate has an inclined bottom that helps filter oil from the food. The bowl follows the same curve as a teacup, so soup can be enjoyed like tea. The pieces are made of clay and shaped by throwing.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Because of the globalization, influenced by different cultures, the traditional Chinese dining etiquette is changing through times. Eleware is a set of tableware combining current modern dining culture of China and design together to make dining process more elegant and less embarrassing. It has three innovative shapes- increasing the height of the plate to hide face and bones when spitting out bones, using inclined bottom to help filter out oil on the food and adopting the same curve as teacups to make people enjoy their soup like tea.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 140*130*40mm
140*130*120mm
110*100*55mm - Tags
- Culinary, Culture and ritual, Behaviour and Psychology
- Production Technology
- Clay Throwing
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of Eleware is the process of evaluation and getting feedback from different users. As different people have different feelings and opinions, it's hard to decide the right suggestions for me. The solution is to ask more questions to find the reasons behind the suggestions and evaluate the shape based on those reasons
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2017 in China and finished in August 2018 in China
- Operation Flow
- It has three functions. The bone plate can hide your face and bones when spitting out bones. The food plate can filter out oil by the inclined bottom. The bowl has the same curve as teacups to make people enjoy their soup like tea.
- Research
- Questionnaires, Participants or Experiments, Fly-on-the-Wall Observation, Interview, Prototyping, Photo Studies, Design Ethnography
- Inspiration
- This project was inspired by the culture and ritual in tableware design and how it's influencing the shape of culinary. As traditional culture and ritual are changing over time, the shape of the tableware should also change to fit the current cultural environment and make dining process less embarrassing.
- Image Credits
- Sound: https://y.music.163.com/m/song?id=27514104&userid=294773819&app_version=8.0.21
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