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Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato by Kayoko Nishii

Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato by Kayoko Nishii is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Uywa Kamay Competition Category.


FierruUywa· 2021

Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato

by Kayoko Nishii

Client: Paw Bowl

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Uywa Category

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The Design

About Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato

Paw Bowl nisqaqa ceramica plato, allqukunapaq utaq michikunapaq pisi-pisi mikhuy platom kachkan. Ukhupi hukninchasqa chaki-hina (paw-hina) rikch'ay mikhuyta pisi-pisillamanta mikhuchin. Huk kaqnintaq chaki-hina rikch'ayta pisillamanta chaki-señalta rikuchin. Ukhu muyu pata hina kasqanmanta mikhuykuna mana huch'uykunapi hark'akunmanchu, kachi-kachi lluqllusqa qhawariynintaq chuyanchayta pisillamanta ruwan. Waqta kinraykunapi wasllakunas kikin kaq apayta yanapan, wasa kinraytaq llasa, rakhu ukhu kasqanwan chaki-tapaynintinwan uywa kuna platota pampa patanta mana thunkanankupaq hark'an. Chaki-hina señalqa hukninchasqa llimp'ikunapi allichasqa kanmanmi. Platoqa microwave-pi hinallataq dishwasher-pi hap'inapaqpas allinmi kachkan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Paw Bowl Allin Mikhuy Pisi-Pisi Uywa Plato yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

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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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