Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà by Takashi Sekimitsu

Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà by Takashi Sekimitsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìbùdó àti Ohun-èlò Ìta Competition Category.

IdẹOhun-èlò Ìbùdó· 2024

Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà

by Takashi Sekimitsu

Client: Norinori Life

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ìbùdó Category

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The Design

About Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà

Ààrò àgbékà tí a lè lò pẹ̀lú orísun ooru kan ní òkè àti ìsàlẹ̀ fún ìlọ́wọ́rọ́ àti ìgbádùn BBQ àti bẹ́ẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Ìrètí igi rẹ̀ mú kí ó fúyẹ́ àti láìléwu láti fọwọ́ kàn nígbà lílò. Àwọn ihò ìgbéró afẹ́fẹ́ tó wà láàárín ìrètí igi àti ààrò náà ń mú kí ìlọ́wọ́rọ́ parí ní ìsẹ́jú ogún láìsí ìfẹ̀ẹ́fẹ́ pẹ̀lú abẹ́nnútí nítorí ìpa èéfín. Ìdérí náà, tí ó tún lè jẹ́ tábìlì, lè lò láti pa iná rẹ́lẹ̀ ní àìléwu nípa bíbò àwọn ihò ìgbéró afẹ́fẹ́ náà. A lè pín ara gan-an àti ìrètí igi sọ́tọ̀ kí àwọn apá irin lè fọ̀ pátápátá.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Up Down Grill Ààrò Àgbékà ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This product has a special three-layer structure: an outer layer of air, insulation material, and wood. It effectively retains heat and prevents burns. There are no similar products available. The insulation design allows the oven to make the most of a single heat source, enabling users to cook in the lower section while enjoying BBQ or pot cooking in the upper section. The removable upper fire bed makes charcoal cleanup easy.
Dimensions & Packaging: size: 40cm x 40cm x 32 cm
weight: 16kg
material: Stainless steel (SUS304), aluminum, wood (white ash), pottery
Tags: oven, grill, outdoor, camping, heatinsulation
Production Technology: To ensure that even family members can use the kiln safely, insulation and wood frame make it lightweight and safe to touch during use. The ventilation openings between the wood frame and the oven provide a chimney effect that allows the oven to reach a pizza baking temperature in about 20 minutes without fanning it with a fan. The wood frame is assembled in a way that allows expansion due to heat to escape, and is black in color, which is compatible with metal and does not show dirt. To reduce the burden of cleanup, the lid, which can also be used as a table, can be used as a fire extinguishing lid by closing the ventilation openings when it is covered. The main body and wood frame can be separated so that the metal part can be washed entirely for hygienic and long-lasting use.
Design Challenge: Since the wood frame was adopted to make the oven lightweight and safe at the same time, it was necessary to prevent the wood from burning even under conditions where the oven section reaches 400 degrees Celsius or higher. In addition to the use of special heat-insulating materials, a structure was studied to prevent the hot metal parts from coming into direct contact with the wood.
Research: Interviews with Italian chefs defined the development requirements (oven over 350 degrees Celsius, under 20 kg, under 200,000 yen) because there were no safe ovens that could be carried around. In addition, a wood frame was adopted because user interviews indicated that they were concerned about the presence of children and pets at barbecues and other events. After creating a prototype and conducting user tests, some users expressed a desire to use the oven in home gardens and resorts, so a luxurious design with a black base that would fit in with such settings was created and commercialized.
Inspiration: Noridomi Ironworks is a company that makes handmade, custom-made sluice gates and industrial machinery. Taking advantage of their craftsmanship to create highly original metal products, they collaborated with local furniture designers to develop a grill that allows for easy barbecuing and oven cooking in home gardens and balconies.
Project Duration: This product was launched in Japan on June 1, 2022
Operation Flow: The Up-down Grill is a portable oven grill with a unique insulated structure that uses heat from both above and below, enabling a variety of cooking in a single unit. 350-400 degrees Celsius, similar to a brick pizza oven, and the far-infrared effect of the Hasami-ware pizza stone enables authentic pizza to be cooked in 2 minutes. A griddle and heat-resistant plate can also be inserted, allowing you to enjoy various dishes other than pizza. The wood frame keeps the surface temperature from rising, making it safe for children and pets.
Patents: This product is patent pending (Patent Application 2023-011315, filed 1/27/2023) by Noritomi Ironworks Co.
Team Members: Derector: Kenzo Noridomi
Assistant Director: Kentaro Kawakubo
Creator: Shigeru Yamada
Designer: Takashi Sekimitsu
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Tsuneharu Doi, Up Down Grill, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Tsuneharu Doi, Up Down Grill, 2023.
Image #3: Director Kenzo Noridomi, Up Down Grill, 2023.
Image #4: Director Kenzo Noridomi, Up Down Grill, 2023.
Image #5: Director Kenzo Noridomi, Up Down Grill, 2023.