Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm by Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad

Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm by Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Zilver in Bakgerei, Serviesgoed, Drinkgerei en Kookgerei Ontwerp Competition Category.

ZilverKeukengerei· 2020

Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm

by Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad

Client: Creator studio

A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Keukengerei Category

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The Design

About Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm

De natuur is altijd een van de belangrijkste inspiratiebronnen geweest voor ontwerpers. Het idee kwam in de hoofden van ontwerpers door in de ruimte en het beeld van Milk Way Galaxy te kijken. Het belangrijkste aspect in dit ontwerp was het creëren van een unieke vorm. Veel ontwerpen die op de markt zijn, zijn gericht op het maken van het meest heldere ijs, maar in dit gepresenteerde ontwerp hebben de ontwerpers zich bewust gefocust op de vormen die worden gemaakt door de mineralen terwijl het water in ijs verandert, om duidelijker te zijn, de ontwerpers hebben een natuurlijk defect getransformeerd in een prachtig effect. Dit ontwerp zorgt voor een spiraalvormige bolvorm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Zilver

Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Icy Galaxy Ijsvorm is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The most important aspect in this design was to create a unique form. Many designs that are in the market focus on making the most clear ice but in this presented design, the designers intentionally focused on the forms which are made by the minerals while the water turns into ice, to be more clear the designers transformed a natural defect into a beautiful effect. The presented design is a mold that creates a spiral spherical form.
Tags: Ice, Icy galaxy, Ice mold, Ice maker, Silicon mold, Spiral spherical, Galaxy, Cocktail drink, Design, Bartender
Production Technology: The presented design is a mold which creates a spiral spherical shape, it could be used to make ice or chocolate bars, cakes, jelly, etc. The mold has two main parts, a silicon part which is the most important piece of this design. The silicone part is made from a food grade flexible silicon. The second part is a plastic frame to hold the silicon part vertically.
Design Challenge: The most challenging aspect was to design a mold that has the correct cutting point and design it in a way that could be used easily and get the expected form with no trouble. Also choosing the material was challenging, the designers had to do a vast research on different types of silicon and other materials that provides the expected results.
Research: The designers had to do a vast research on different types of silicon and other materials that operate the same and also consider the exact amount of flexibility which was needed. If the exact amount of flexibility was not considered, it could cause a deformation in the final result. too much flexibility or too much hardness could lead the result into failure.
Inspiration: Nature has always been one of the most important sources of inspiration for designers. The idea came to designers' minds by looking into the space and the image of Milk Way Galaxy.Considering the fact that the minerals inside water causes irregular globes and streaks appearing inside the ice when water turns into ice and the similarity that it has with the image of galaxy, it stroke into designers' minds to use all this to create an ice that could represent a galaxy. Imagine having a drink with a piece of ice that reminds you of a galaxy. A galaxy floating in your glass!
Project Duration: The project started and finished during the Summer of 2019.
Operation Flow: One of the important points while designing a product is to consider a way that it could perform better comparing to other designs. The presented design has several advantages in comparison to other designs. Because of its special form it takes less time to make ice, also it is important to mention that the spiral shape that provides a larger contact surface with the drink makes it able to cool the drink much faster. Not to mention that with this design, the designers minimized the amount of water used to make the same size ice balls.
Team Members: Ladan Zadfar
Mohammad Farshad
Image Credits: Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad