Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka by Andrea Ragazzo

Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka by Andrea Ragazzo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Meafale Umukuka Competition Category.

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Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka

by Andrea Ragazzo

Client: Ragazzo Design Studio

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Umukuka Category

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The Design

About Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O Luzern o se laina o meafaigaluega o le umukuka na fuafuaina mo le kuka i aso taitasi. O mea faigaluega taitasi ua fausia e avea ma vaega e tasi, lea e aveesea ai laasaga o le fa'apotopotoina ma fa'aitiitia ai mea faigaluega ma le galuega. O le mea na faia ai o le polypropylene ua fa'amalosia i fiber tioata, na filifilia mo lona malosi, tumau, ma le saogalemu o mea'ai. O meafaigaluega e mafai ona onosaia le vevela e oo atu i le 210 tikeri Celsius ma tumau pea ona malulu e aloese ai mai le tafia o ipu ma ulo e le pipii. O mea taitasi e fua i le 325 i le 110 i le 95 milimita ma le mamafa e oscillate mai i le 38 i le 58 kalama. O ogaumatua ua fa'afuaina mo se u'u lelei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Luzern Meatotino Fa'aletusa: Meafaigaluega o le Umukuka ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: LUZERN kitchen utensils are designed in the best tradition of Italian love for ergonomics and sensuousness. Entirely manufactured in Germany, this one-piece design saves on material and labor, while delivering a uniquely ergonomic experience. Each utensil is made of glass fiber-reinforced Nylon material, improving stiffness, while guaranteeing a high food safety standard. All tools are heat resistant up to 210 degrees Celsius.
Dimensions & Packaging: 325 x 110 x 95mm, between 38 and 58g in weight
Tags: Kitchen Utensils, One-Pice Design, Carl Schmidt Sohn, Reinforced Plastic, Ergonomic Design
Production Technology: Injection-molded, glass-fibre reinforced PP material.
Design Challenge: There was not much of a research challenge for this project since kitchen utensils have been around for a very long time. Also, in terms of manufacturing and materials, the choice to us glass-reinforced PP was straight forward. PP is commonly used, food-safe has excellent properties and reinforced with glass, has the stiffness needed for the job.
Research: The initial design phase was straight forward since the client knew exactly what kitchen utensils he wanted. We also knew from the beginning that we needed them to be in injection-molded plastic, requiring zero assembly steps.
Based on this simple design brief, we focused our research on different ergonomic handle options, while fine-tuning the material properties. It helped that the tooling and production would be handled in Germany, which is known for very high-quality manufacturing.
Inspiration: In essence, our goal was to create a one-piece design for each utensil which would be stiff enough for daily use, while also being ergonomic in its use. Usually, this would not be much of a difficulty when using metal as a base material. But since this was supposed to be a budget-line of utensils, plastics were the obvious choice. To achieve stiffness while maintaining excellent ergonomics, we had to reinforce standard PP material with glass filler, while paying most attention to the sculpting.
Project Duration: The project lasted from April 2017 until July 2017 in Hong Kong
Operation Flow: If you love to cook, you only want to use the best tools available. And if you own expensive non-stick pans and pots, then metal utensils are out of the question. Only soft kitchen utensils made of plastic or wood, help prevent scratches. But if you want something light, stiff, ergonomic and durable, then Luzern kitchen utensils are the right choice. Not only do they avoid scratching your expensive pans and pots, but they also fit perfectly in your hand.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Andrea Ragazzo
Image Credits: #1: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
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