Wärme
Timeline:
5 weeks (Sept. - Oct. 2025)
Goals of the Project:
Design and prototype a coffee/tea set for a hypothetical contexted client
-German and Austrian cultural background
-Common Ingredients: Red wine, Spices(Cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise), Citrus, Sugar, occasionally an extra shot of rum
-Served Hot
-All ingredients need to be steeped altogether
-Gives off an aromatic of common winter smells
Intention
Themes to look out for:
Stackability
Arrangement: 1 main warming vessel, 1 dry ingredient vessel, 2+ serving vessels
Symmetrical simplistic patterns
Vessels that are able to be warmed(Stove) or rewarmed(Microwave)
Product Reference Board
Someone living at a smaller scale would be looking for:
Something that understands the limited space the host would have
Stackability
Ease of Access
Something that brings people together without forcing it
Community
Something that makes everything someone may need within arms reach
Cup Exploration
Attempting handled and non-handled vessels
Volume of each vessel aimed around 8 - 12 oz
Vertically tapered down serving vessels with visual interest
Concepts learned from exploration: Noticed Self-pouring Pots to be the most successful as to limit the amount of pieces in the set (Compactability)
Self Serving Pot Concepts
Ladle Assisted Pot Concepts
Spice Holder and Family Exploration
Refined Sketches
First Round of Models
Rests in hand comfortably
Trying more dramatic middle curvature
Bottom Knob Handle needs scaled up for reformed
Top handle feels comfortable for pouring
Trying Adjusted front curvature
Trying adjusted proportions
Handle feels secure and comfortable
Built in filter through shoulder
Trying a fully scaled up piece
Trying a vertically scaled up piece
Fits well in hand
Trying thicker handle for security
Storage is successful underneath lid of pot
Volume of holding may be an issue
Pouring feels natural
Trying a scaled up piece
Trying a scaled up piece or lid
Mimics common bottle form
Refined Models
Oval profiled handle is comfortable in hand
Harsh should on spout gives secondary hand for stability
Infinitely many ways to hold mug
Curvature of overall form mimics back curvature of pot
trying no handle for more ergonomic opportunity
More angular form than other two bodies
Matches handle of pot
Trying vertically scaled piece
Render Progressions
Vertically scaled up
Vertically scaled up, adjusted divet
Change of form
Added locking mechanism
Added tactile recognition of how to perform lock
Emphasized divet in side view
Added tilt in spout, strengthened top handle
Slight Adjustments to angles and connection points
Changed structure of handles, adjusted shoulder angles
Final Full Set Rendered
Exploration of Colorways
Blood Orange
Plum
Cherry
Starfruit
Warm and natural themed colorways represents the creation of community from the warmth of the drink and the olfactory taste profile of the room it surrounds
Prototype in Context
Full Warming Pot Steeping
Full set with all dry ingredients for making Gluhwein
Bottom half of Pot boiling sugar water