Tom Chan and Melanie Man ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ

Tom Chan and Melanie Man ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱟᱸᱰᱷᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2020 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱨᱟᱸᱰᱷᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ· 2020

Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ

Tom Chan and Melanie Man ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Hazuto

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Book Text: ᱦᱟᱡᱩᱴᱳ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱱᱫᱷᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱴᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱱᱛᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱵᱨᱟᱥ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱯᱷᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱭᱪᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱬᱜᱟᱶ, ᱯᱷᱟᱴ, ᱴᱷᱳᱠᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱷᱟᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱨᱟᱠᱷᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ। ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱭᱪᱟᱯ-ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱪᱷᱩᱸᱮ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱱᱩᱵᱷᱚᱵ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱚᱞᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱟ ᱥᱴᱮᱱᱞᱮᱥ ᱤ�season ᱪᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱚᱠ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ। ᱥᱠᱨᱩ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱤᱱᱰᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱱᱮᱜᱮᱴᱤᱵ ᱠᱳᱱᱟ-ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱠ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ। ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱰᱷᱟᱹᱪᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱯᱟᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ-ᱟ। ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱱ, ᱯᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ, ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱨᱚᱝ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱰᱷᱟᱹᱪᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱢᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱨᱜᱳᱱᱳᱢᱤᱠ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Hazuto ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: Wood boards with metal elements or handles are not new. But fit a one-piece steel rim around it, create a corner nook, and you have an on-trend package that works as well as it looks. The aesthetic differentiators here are efficiency and form. No separate handle to disrupt the singular rectangular flow. Functionally, the rim prolongs warping. Knocks and drops are insulated. The austere stainless steel rim contrasts with the warm wood. The screws are characteristically placed to complete an industrial sensibility, communicating sturdiness. This two-tone form is clean and eye catching.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: 230 x 14 x 325 mm
Width mm x Depth mm x Height mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: kitchen, cutting, serving, board, wood, hazuto
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Black Walnut is selected for the wood type, due to its perfectly moderate hardness (Janka index 1010) that doesn't dull knives nor easily dent. A rich dark colour elevates the board beyond your everyday bamboo board. Edges are carefully rounded for durability and handling comfort. Food-grade 304 stainless steel is used for the rims and screws, to be long lasting and corrosion resistant. The rim has been brushed and polished multiple times, achieving a brushed effect that renders any welds miraculously invisible.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The concept simplicity and execution are the most challenging parts.
It was not easy to fit the metal rim to be in full contact with the board, especially the corners. Our benchmark was always to have the rim in one continuous piece, as a demonstration of workmanship. We spent a long time testing options to ensure welding spot is invisible. Of many, only one metalworking supplier achieved our satisfaction.
The market variety is a benefit (for research) and a difficulty (to be original). To excite users in an over-saturated category is hard, but our design was readily accepted by our testers.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: Research: Online channels (e.g amazon, hktvmall), social media channels, industry reports.
Methodologies: Product Value radar chart, Aesthetic mapping, competitive analysis, small focus group meetings.
Impact on design: size to be small for space-conscious urban kitchens, but big enough for needs of small family. Material to be decorative and high performance (hardness, shape stability). Market analysis suggested to consider gifting, serving, decorating functions as well as everyday cutting. Warping is common issue so the screw locations are chosen to delay warping.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: I was partly inspired by the endless technology product varieties that seemed to encompass us now. I am drawn to some of their use of contrasting metallic elements, to bold visual results. The concept culminated from a daydreaming moment, where I thought a chopping board bound by a metal rim could look engaging and robust. Coming from a metal works background myself helped inform the rim specs. Deep dive into online retailers and industry reports gave us user expectations and trends. We ended up prototyping different materials, adjusting dimensions and features before we were happy.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Project started in October 2019, with final design completed by December 2019 and first batch samples made by 2020 January.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: No instruction manuals need to be included for the endless uses of this versatile board! Hazuto board can be used for everyday cutting, or for serving bread, cheese, salad, fruits, steak. On display, it can be hung up or used as a table condiment tray for complementing most atmospheres.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: Design registration pending in Hong Kong and China.
Trademark registration pending in HK and China.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Tom Chan
Melanie Man