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A cooking utensil designed to reduce oil splatter by providing coverage during frying and sautéing.

#ProblemSolving

#Culinary

#UserCentric

#ToolDesign

SPILO

PREFACE

Sculpting a new kitchen essential.

The recent years has seen more number of people actively trying out various cuisines from their old country as well as cross-cultural cuisines, thanks to the availability of the Internet and YouTube.

25%

25%

25%

Increase in cooking enthusiasm across the globe by 2025.

60%

60%

60%

Users discovered and accessed recipes online - YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

68%

68%

68%

Cooking enthusiasts prefered Authentic cuisines with nutritional values - Traditional/ fusion recipe.

01 DESIGN
PROCESS

DESIGN PROCESS

SKIP RESEARCH

Skip "Research" and jump straight onto final design and comparison.

INTENT

Make clean-up after cooking easier and safer.

Since a lot of time is gone towards cleanup, many either leave it unhygienic or avoid cooking regularly all together. Strips off the spirit of experimentation.

Artistic render of product against vegetables to showcase the scale of form. This image was made with Blender Cycles.

ROADBLOCKS

Design Constraints.

CODA relies in several key technologies which are currently at its nascent stage. Future researches and breakthrough will dictate its vector.

Prototyping

Due to COVID lockdown, most of the prototyping exercies couldn't be realized. An actual scale model isn't available for this project.

Prototyping

Due to COVID lockdown, most of the prototyping exercies couldn't be realized. An actual scale model isn't available for this project.

Prototyping

Due to COVID lockdown, most of the prototyping exercies couldn't be realized. An actual scale model isn't available for this project.

Dimensions

The utensils considered were standard sizes found in Indian sub-continent. The size may needs to be adapted for more countries.

Dimensions

The utensils considered were standard sizes found in Indian sub-continent. The size may needs to be adapted for more countries.

Dimensions

The utensils considered were standard sizes found in Indian sub-continent. The size may needs to be adapted for more countries.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

OBSERVATION 1

Based on a internet survey, I concluded of all the tasks in a kitchen, Cooking was least liked by majority of poeple.

80%

80%

80%

Users find cleaning up after cooking as uncomfortable.

OBSERVATION 2

Indian cuisine have several different variations of "Frying" with 3 major use cases commonly used by 80% of citizens.

Shallow/ Deep Frying Meat

Shallow/ Deep
Frying Meat

Light Frying Snacks

Cracking Mustard Seeds

OBSERVATION 3

I tried to examine and understand the various parallel products available in the market for enabling a clean frying experience.

ISSUES

Based on interviews and observation, users faced a series of problems with cooking.

Low Visibility while Cooking

Less room for Spoon handling

Difficult
to Clean

Difficult to
Multi-task

Storage
Issues

Utensils aren't
Blending in

IDEATION

What's next in cooking?

In the pursuit to find the missing utensil type, I tried sketching several thought directions for cleaning in kitchen spaces and came to a design direction.

Ideation done on Procreate App on iPad (before the availability of consumer facing AI tools), to generate different directions for an accessible music player, such as walkman.

ITERATIONS

What's the perfect shape?

It was necessary to ensure the form should compliment its use case and must blend in with its environment - kitchen space. With this basic idea, several options were considered and filtered out.

Iteration 1

A large tumbler with holes to contain splatter with the help of angled edges.

Cons:

Multiple parts - complicated assembly.
Difficult to clean.
Not user friendly.
Unbalanced aesthetics.

Iteration 2

A sleek vessel similar to a bamboo steamer. There are 2 halves which have multiple use-cases.

Cons:

Inefficient oil splatter blocking.
Wood can retain smell and oil.
No handle for ease of use.

Iteration 3

A segmented lid with dedicated hot and cold zones and unique shape for multiple use cases.

Pros:

Efficient oil splatter blocking.
Easy to clean - Hot water bath.
Dedicated handle for upright and flipped use.
Familiar aesthetics - like a cookware lid.
Simplified Assembly.
Low learning curve - user friendly.

02 FINAL
DESIGN

FINAL DESIGN

VIEW RESEARCH

Skipped too far? Go back to Research and Ideation sections.

DESIGN DETAILING

A New cooking lid.

Spilo is a cookware lid - a kitchen utensil, which can ease kitchen tasks such as - frying, sieving, sautéing and transferring. Its helps with the cooking without taking away the visual, auditory and olfactory feedbacks of cooking experience.

Artistic render of product against vegetables to showcase the scale of form. This image was made with Blender Cycles.

Blends Right in.

The design blends well in the kitchen due to its cap like form. It can be used in multiple scenarios without any prior training. The inward dent ensures all oil splatter / even warm water splashes will fall back into the utensil while cooking.

Versatile and Beautiful.

The Knob enhances the use of the lid in both uses cases. Bamboo material is used to ensure there is minimal expansion due to heat while cooking and for its tried and tested durability.

TECHNICAL DETAILING

I wanted to ensure that the lid is as real as posibile despite having the limitations as mentioned earlier. I created dimensions chart to ensure that the lid will practical.

FUNCTIONAL QUALITIES

Does more work, without splatters.

This versatile lid design can be used upright, and flipped with multiple adjustments to achieve a wide array of functions like never before with a simple cookware lid.

Variable Strainer.

The lid design has several use cases such as - closing the lid gives a strainer with varying opening diameters. This helps with moe flexibility to cooking.

Enhanced control.

Adjusting the lid can provide the right size of access to add necessary ingredients without accidental spillage.

Artistic render of product in use to visualize how the product blends in with other utensils. This image was made with Blender Cycles.

cOMMERCIAL WORK

cOMMERCIAL WORK

#ProblemSolving

#Culinary

#UserCentric

#ToolDesign

SPILO

SPILO

SPILO

PREFACE

Sculpting a new kitchen essential.

25%

25%

25%

Increase in cooking enthusiasm across the globe by 2025.

Increase in cooking enthusiasm across the globe by 2025.

60%

60%

60%

Users discovered and accessed recipes online - YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

Users discovered and accessed recipes online - YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

68%

68%

68%

Cooking enthusiasts prefered Authentic cuisines with nutritional values - Traditional/ fusion recipe.

Cooking enthusiasts prefered Authentic cuisines with nutritional values - Traditional/ fusion recipe.

01

DESIGNPROCESS

DESIGN PROCESS

SKIP RESEARCH

SKIP RESEARCH

SKIP RESEARCH

INTENT

Make clean-up after cooking easier and safer.

ROADBLOCKS

Design Constraints.

Prototyping

Prototyping

Prototyping

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

OBSERVATION 1

OBSERVATION 1

Based on a internet survey, I concluded of all the tasks in a kitchen, Cooking was least liked by majority of poeple.

80%

80%

80%

Users find cleaning up after cooking as uncomfortable.

Users find cleaning up after cooking as uncomfortable.

OBSERVATION 2

OBSERVATION 2

Indian cuisine have several different variations of "Frying" with 3 major use cases commonly used by 80% of citizens.

Shallow/ Deep Frying Meat

Shallow/ DeepFrying Meat

Light Frying Snacks

Cracking Mustard Seeds

OBSERVATION 3

I tried to examine and understand the various parallel products available in the market for enabling a clean frying experience.

ISSUES

ISSUES

Based on interviews and observation, users faced a series of problems with cooking.

IDEATION

What's next in cooking?

ITERATIONS

What's the perfect shape?

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration 3

02

FINALDESIGN

FINAL DESIGN

VIEW RESEARCH

VIEW RESEARCH

VIEW RESEARCH

DESIGN DETAILING

A New cooking lid.

Blends Right in.

Blends Right in.

DESIGN
PROCESS

Shallow/ Deep
Frying Meat

FINAL
DESIGN