Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa by MrSmith Studio

Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Umkhiqizo Wezokwelapha Competition Category.

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Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa

by MrSmith Studio

Client: PRIMA Lab SA

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Umkhiqizo Wezokwelapha Category

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The Design

About Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa

Isipuni siwuhlolo lokukhulelwa olusetshenziswa kanye, oluklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa ekhaya. Isimo sithatha isikhuthazo esivela esipunini, sinemifanekiso emincane ethambile kanye nendawo ebanzi yesibambo. Yonke imiphetho iyindilingi ukuze inikeze ukubukeka okunobungane, njengoba uhlolo lusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esiyimfihlo nesinemizwa. Indawo yokubamba iyagobiseka futhi yenziwe yaba nkulu ukuze kube nokuqonda okungcono kokusebenza komzimba nokusetshenziswa okuvela ngokwemvelo. Isipuni sinobukhulu obungu-130 x 25 x 10 amamilimitha futhi sisinda amagremu angu-14. Umzimba wenziwe ngebhayoplastiki efakwe ngokugxumeka ukuze kunciphise umthelela wekhabhoni, futhi ubunzima bengxenye ngayinye bulinganiswe ukuze kongwe izinsimbi ezisetshenzisiwe.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Spoon Ukuhlolwa Kokukhulelwa iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Design of this product started in the analysis of the moment of use. This is a single use product, meant to be used in a very intimate, precious, emotional moment of a woman's life. Therefore all shapes have been softened and rounded in order to have a friendly look and grip area has been tilted and expanded for a better ergonomics.
Dimensions & Packaging: 130 x 25 x 10mm
Weights only 14 grams.
Tags: Medical, health, pregnancy, woman, design, soft, spoon, maternity, babies, comfort, bioplastic, ecofriendly, ingenious, ergonomics
Production Technology: Spoon is made with injected bioplastic, in order to reduce carbon footprint.
Thicknesses of the components has been calibrated in order to save material.
Design Challenge: The wider and tilted grip area required more complex geometry. Main challenge has been to design those shapes being sure that injected plastic pieces were going to match each other perfectly with very little tolerances
Research: Project started with a detailed market research, supported by a research on materials and production techniques.
User interaction and emotions are key factor in this project, therefore shape had to be friendly and comfortable.
Inspiration: Shapes and name of this project take inspiration by the spoon. Small soft shapes with a wider surface for the handle area.
Friendly, reliable and easy to use, this is how a pregnancy test should look like.
Project Duration: Project started in July 2019 and has been launched on the market in January 2020
Operation Flow: The soft shapes and the wider grip area makes ergonomics very easy and interaction with the product is very intuitive.
Patents: Prima Lab
Team Members: MrSmith Studio
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio