Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu by Ann Dinh

Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu by Ann Dinh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Yanuna Llamkana Kamay Competition Category.

FierruYanuna Llamkana· 2024

Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu

by Ann Dinh

Client: Ann T. Dinh

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Yanuna Llamkana Category

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The Design

About Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu

Waranqa waranqantin watakuna, runakuna allpamanta mankakuna ruwasqaku, kunanñataqmi 3D imprimiy musuq kawsayta pusamuchkan. Dam Da huk chawpi makiwan ruwasqa allpa mankakuna huñu kanmi, chayqa willan ukhuman churasqa ruwayninwan, mikhunakuna tupuyninkunapas sut'inchaspa, mikuy quy p'uku hinapas llamk'aspa. Llapan estructuranqa allinman wakin mikhuy kamaykunaman, wakin mikhuykuna, wakin kulturakuna hina. Dam Da hap'irin mana tukukuq artepa sonqonta, qhipan pacha atiykunata chaskispa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu 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. Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu 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 Dam Da Allpamanta Ruwasqa Mankakuna Huñu 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: For millennia, people have created ceramics, and 3D printing is ushering in a renaissance. Dam Da is a semi-handcrafted ceramic set that communicates through embedded design, detailing ingredients and approximate measurements, doubling as a serving vessel. Its overall framework can adapt to different variations of a recipe, to different dishes, in different cultures. Dam Da captures the essence of a timeless art form embracing the possibilities of the future.
Research: For many Asian Americans, there is a struggle of belonging. “Go back to your home country” has been spat at, yet the United States is the only country they know and have. Food is a common link to their parent’s homeland, a cultural anchor that families can bond over. However, as their parent’s generation becomes older, will that bond hold true?

“Am I even Korean anymore if there’s no one left in my life to call and ask which brand of seaweed we used to buy?”
-Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist and songwriter of the alternative pop band Japanese Breakfast

How might we establish a method of connecting to food heritage that can be passed down through the generations?

Dam Da is a nesting set that provides a unit of measurement and serving. This set is particular to a family chicken pho recipe. However, the intended design can easily be adapted to different chicken pho recipes and other pho types, such as beef. Dam Da breaks with imperial and metric standards, defining “a little bit of this”.

Dam Da is coded between broth preparation, bowl preparation, and serving, by the color. The product is a reaction to the informal nature of cooking found in immigrant communities and how information could be documented in some way.

As the piece ages, the crackle glaze is marked by wear and provides a subtle indication of the amount. In addition, each piece has a graphic representation of what ingredient coordinates. The underside also has Vietnamese and English labeling.

“If food doesn’t have context and story, it just doesn’t taste that good.”
-Andrea Nguyen, Vietnamese-born, American food writer
Inspiration: Dam Da is designed for immigrant children as a culinary bridge to heritage. Family recipes, often unwritten and lost in translation, find a place in this ceramic set. Embracing the flexibility of home cooking allows approximations, encouraging personalization. While it can't replicate grandma's touch, it becomes a cherished heirloom, symbolizing resilience for those who started anew with little in a new country.