Wednesday, August 22, 2012

A view to the future with the Electrolux Design Lab 2012 semifinalists


Ingresure by Jongwoo Choi is a concept kitchen helper that is part of the Electrolux Design Lab 2012 competition.


(Credit: Electrolux Design Lab/Jongwoo Choi)

The Electrolux Design Lab is a yearly competition that challenges design students across the globe. This year's competition asked students to create home appliances that would "provide a fuller sensory experience." Perhaps one day, some of these entries will be used in the home kitchen. Below are a few highlights:


Ingresure (seen above) is by Jongwoo Choi. It is a gadget designed to be a taste tester. Instead of chef's tasting their own creation, they would use the device to taste it for them. The idea is that the Ingresure would give amateur chefs the assurance that they were following a recipe correctly. The Tastee (pictured below) from Christopher Holm-Hansen is another similar concept that also relies on taste sensors to assist home chefs.


The Tastee from Christopher Holm-Hansen would use "receptors based on the human taste bud" and then make suggestions about what ingredients to add.


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