The knife is the undisputed essential kitchen gadget. However a blade is only as good as its edge. Sharpening is usually neglected when the sharpener is not immediately accessible, or misplaced. Stage is an innovative kitchen knife that seamlessly integrates the fundamental practice of sharpening into the food preparation experience within a single compact tool. Stowing the sharpener within the knife handle provides quick access to a proper sharpening tool and negates the need for...
Zack Yu
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2011 -
2011The piping bag has existed in kitchens for ages and is generally known to be an implement used mainly by skilled pastry chefs. They always require two hands which inhibits the ability for fine detail or gestural drawing technique.
Pip is every Chef’s best friend regardless of skill or age. Pip is vibrant, charismatic and always up for new adventures. It’s right at home being used by a professional to adorn an expensive wedding cake or in the hands of a child to help mom...
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2010The shape of this sake bottle is inspired by an old Chinese folktale (ghost story) that my grandma used to tell me when I was little: In the ancient time, when it was very late at night, intoxicated man often got possessed by fox spirit who disguised herself as a beautiful woman with a wide-brimmed rain hat. The drunken man would take her home, and in the end, he would be eaten by the fox spirit.
The requirement of this project was to model the object on Rhinoceros 4.0 and afterward,...