CULINARY CULTURE
A modular stove that allows families manipulate their cooking surface to suit their cooking traditions and ritualistic needs.
Product Design | System Design | UX Design | Design Research
A suite of products maximizes flexibility for user needs allowing them to engage in different cooking styles and methods on one surface.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT–
• The Griddle Module can be placed on top of the Base Tiles, the added benefit that it can be moved about the cooking surface.
• The Base Tile Act as the conductor for the Module tiles and facilitates the actions of cooking, warming, and cooling. These tiles can piece together and expand or contract the amount of cooking space you need.
• The Grill Module can be placed on top of the base tiles for the added benefit of grilling.
8 month project – Fall 2016 & Spring 2017
Syracuse, New York
Individual Project
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
As part of the Syracuse University Industrial & Interaction Design Degree 5th year thesis, I embodied all the roles required for the duration of the project from engaging in primary and secondary research, analysis, design development, prototyping and model making.
MY OBJECTIVE
As a first generation Mexican-American, growing up I witnessed the struggles my family endured regarding cultural identity, especially in a society that subconsciously conforms you to an "American" lifestyle.
With food being an important part of survival, I wondered how kitchen utilization here in the US affected cultural expressions of cooking traditions and rituals.
PRELIMINARY PHASE
How could design aid in re-establishing a sense of identity and culture in domestic cooking spaces in the United States?
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
INSIGHTS
DESIGN CRITERIA
TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES & HUMAN FACTORS
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT & USER TESTING
FINAL USER INTERFACE
Dulari works with Witricity® wireless induction technology. This diagram shows how a source resonator either placed within a room or attached to a table emits wireless currents that powers the Base Tiles and subsequently powers the Module Tiles or normal cookware.
POSSIBLE STOVE CONFIGURATIONS
The black base tiles can be pieced together to form larger connecting cooking surfaces. Since these tiles are moveable, users can disperse the cooking or food preparation tasks about the home or environment. Any cookware or Module Tiles placed on this surface functions with the tasks of cooking, warming or cooling.