Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye by Kama Muta

Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye by Kama Muta is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Ibicuruzwa by'Inyamaswa z'Urugo Competition Category.

BuronzeIbicuruzwa by'Inyamaswa z'Urugo· 2024

Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye

by Kama Muta

Client: Kama Muta

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibicuruzwa by'Inyamaswa z'Urugo Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye

Mushroom ni igikombe cyakozwe mu bumba (ceramic) cyagenewe kugaburira amatungo yoroye. Uburebure, imiterere n'ubujyakuzimu by'igikombe byubahirije imikorere y'umubiri n'imico y'amatungo mu kurya, bityo ibiryo bikaba byoroshye kugerwaho. Umupaka wagize insobe yerekeza imbere ufasha kugumana ibiryo n'amazi imbere y'igikombe, kandi ugafasha ahantu ho kugaburira kuguma hameze neza. Igikombe gikorwa mu miterere ebyiri, imwe yoroheje n'indi ijyakuzimu, bigatuma ibiryo byumye n'ibiryo bitose bishobora gutandukanywa. Buri gikombe gisukurwa n'intoki, hanyuma kikirikwa amabara maze kigatunganywa ukurikije uburyo gakondo bwo gukora ibyabumba. Ubwiza bw'ibara bushingiye ku buryo bwo gushyira irangi munsi y'ubwiza (underglaze) bufasha kubungabunga umutekano w'ibiryo. Imiterere rusange y'igikombe isa n'ibihumyo (mushroom).

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Mushroom Igikombe cy'Amatungo Yoroye ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This pet bowl is designed with care for the health and well-being of pets to bring a pleasant dining experience for lovely creatures. The height, shape, and depth of the pet bowl are designed in line with physiology and eating habits of pets to ensure pets have easy meals while preventing food spills. Plus, its mushroom-shaped design adds more natural elements to the dining environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, 72.5 mm x 52 mm x 26 mm
Tags: ceramic pet bowl, mushroom-shaped design, round wide mouth design, dry and wet food separation, splash-proof design
Production Technology: Pottery artisans carefully polish the clay blanks by hand, and then glaze and fire them with traditional pottery-making techniques, incorporating the culture of clay and fire into each pet bowl in the form of cultural imprints.
The underglaze process can firmly seal the colorful paint inside the bowl without any color loss, which also avoids the dissolution or penetration of harmful substances for food safety.
Design Challenge: The major challenge for pet bowl research and development is being outstanding among similar products and giving birth to practical and appealing pet bowls. Drawing inspiration from mother nature and learning from the shape of mushrooms, the pet bowl has a unique aesthetic design. The scientific design also offers optimized food enjoyment for pets, and the smooth and easy-to-clean ceramic bowl surface keeps food residue or bacteria residue away to safeguard the health of pets.
Research: Increasingly becoming the family members of humans, the quality of life, eating habits, and health of pets have become a focus among pet owners, driving the growth of market for pet appliances such as meal bowls. However, the dull-looking and taste-lacking pet bowls available on the market are designed causally, making feeding or water difficult with food or water splash, increasing the cleanup tasks.
Inspiration: Inspired by the shapes of mushrooms, the pet bowl is practical and ecologically beautiful. Following the mushroom growth, the pet bowl is outlined by smooth and gentle curves to evoke a sense of vitality. Incorporating botanical elements into pet appliances aims to encourage appreciation and respect for nature.
Project Duration: The project was launched in September 2022, completed in February 2023 in Shenzhen and published in July 2023 in Shenzhen.
Operation Flow: The reasonable height and round wide mouth ensures a comfortable dining experience for pets. Its inwardly converging bowl grooves can keep food or water inside the bowl to avoid splashing food or water out when pets are overly passionate or rough to enjoy their food, thus keeping the dining area neat. In addition, the product of various sizes has a shallow and deep bowl shape, which can separate wet and dry food.
Team Members: Chen Liang