'Twist' Salt and Pepper Dispenser.
Target Market:
- Early twenties to late thirties.
- Young people looking for an interesting alternative for the Salt and Pepper dispenser.
- People who buy unique things for thier homes.
- People who value the objects in the kitchen.
- People who want to lighten up the dining area.
How it enriches the experience:
Salt and Pepper. Two important things to put on a dining table. The traditional salt and pepper dispensers were the glass bottle with metal cap types which were ridiculously small that made them hard to find and easy to lose. There was not much joy from using one, if any at all.
The Twist Salt and pepper dispenser is a two in one dispenser featuring, as the name would suggest, a twist action to release the pepper unit from the salt unit. Larger in size and easy to hold, this dispenser is also made with colour, bringing colour to the dining table.
Its egg-like form features a round bottom which allows it to be used easily and handled effectively, giving the user staisfaction and a sense of purpose. The round bottom also serves to give the unit a lower center of gravity hence preventing spills. The twist action is a novelty one, but also functional as the twisting action seals the pepper unit.
The unique shape, colour and size would bring a new 'thing' to the dining table which would provide conversation, and add some new colour to the table. This would in turn give a much more positive vibe in the room and hence enrich the experience.
4 comments:
i like how you have created an interactive way to combine the salt and pepper shaker into the one container, saving space on the dining table. its shape being larger at the bottom is also quite interesting and it works well fitting into the hand.
the design could be improved if there was also a way to dispense both the salt and pepper at the same time, and not simply one at a time. (however if thats already the case then disregard my comment)
I like how you have taken a product that has been exposed to little evolutionary change. The salt and pepper shakers are objects that are commonly occurring in hospitality and household settings. A product that improves the life of the directed target market by taking an ordinary object and beautifying it is a good approach to adopt.
I believe that the product is very pleasing aesthetically. I can see how the grinder would fit comfortably in the palm of the hand with the spherical base.
Attention to the centre of gravity to avoid spillage shows that the product design has been carefully thought out, and the union of successful functionality and impressive form is the result.
I believe that the product could have been improved in regards to ergonomics by changing the top end to fit more comfortably around the thumb and forefinger.
Nice work.
James Turnbull
The product you’ve designed combines two of the most favoured food seasonings in every household rather than separate which is very interesting. However, what stands out the most for me about your product is the way you’ve designed it. Because of its shape and colour, the product highly appeals to me. The way it rounds on the bottom and cones towards the top looks fitting to the hand. The colour would definitely suit a lot of households, including mine. What I think you should improve the product with is probably add more holes to disperse the seasoning, I think one is a bit troublesome to spread across the food.
The salt a pepper grinders are a design object that has evolved through time. There are not just glass & metal containers. The variety in materiasl is wide including plastics, metals, woods & porcalaines. In this case its is a nice multifunctional object that hols both salt & pepper but i don't think that the presence of its self is so amusing to be the point of a conversation. It looks like a technical minimalist design that with simplicity achieves functionality.
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