Our assigment was to choose a czech brand that is not doing so well or a brand that is historical and doesn't operate anymore and find a way to lift them up into the 21.century.
Stanislav Lachman was a important czech industrial designer, that studied at our school (AAAD-UMPRUM). He was the lead designer at ETA. ETA still operates, but it is no no sense a market leader. Their products are usually poorly designed or rebranded chineese products. How can we help this stagnating company, be more visionary?
A lot of Lachmans products were beautifully designed. He was very experimental in his approach, often connecting different appliances into one, here you can see a mixer and a blender? How can we connect all the kitchen appliances into one? This will simplify their lineup ultimately.
A 3D food printer connects all kitchen appliances into one. It can be the future, if we find a way to make it more convenient for everyday usage than cooking.
The mechanism is designed to save space compared to a traditional PRUSA XYZ style printer. We print using linear and rotational movements.
The printer has many nozzles with different print sizes. some are good for printing big masses of food quickly, some are good for creating detailed edible structures, some serve to dispense sauce.
Most dishes are designed by professional chefs, who know how to work with the hurdles and limitations of a food 3D printer. They create the fills, which are the filaments for the 3D printer. Many different dishes can be cooked using the same fills. These fills can be ordered through an app, and be delivered to your front doorstep.
The 3D printer will be controlled via app.
