Initial Ideation Concepts

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1 Initial Ideation Concepts 1. Cast irons pots and pans 2. Knives that click into their block 3. apple-esque metal toaster 4. concrete bread board 5. knife block that sharpens every time 6. utensils, metal formed within plastic parts so don t break 7. chef knife that changes size 8. kitchen knife, soft handle mould to hand 9. knife block with sound indicating when put in properly 10. granite toaster, unpolished 11. toast rack that keeps the toast warm 12. musical utensil hanger, tones indicate weight of utensil when placed on hanger 13. a toaster that changes colour to countdown 14. spatula that changes colour due to heat 15. softer, fold up Tupperware box 16. a gong to call family to meal 17. utensils that change colour and help act as timers 18. pasta spoon changes colour when pasta is done 19. kitchen art piece that acts as timer 20. clip on kitchen timer 21. mechanical spatula that stirs food 22. communal table centre piece timer 23. salt and pepper grinders that somehow indicate when meal times are 24. toaster spring noise more pleasant 25. kettle steam noise more pleasant like bird song instead of screeching 26. spice jars that release a set amount each time 27. utensil holder for during cooking 28. cutlery holder for washing up that properly removes water run off 29. spice-mine container, dig out with a cup 30. utensils with feet, stand upright 31. spice jars you squeeze like ketchup bottle 32. utensils washer that uses tap pressure to clean 33. spice jars that grind ANYTHING without breaking or degrading 34. utensil holder preventing bashing together so more easily organised 35. dishwasher unit that is also the storage cupboard 36. spice jar that increases or decreases in size depending on how much spice within 37. carve-your-own utensils 38. self sorting cutlery drawer. Just dump it all in after its clean 39. kettle with oil-switch opposed to spring for feedback 40. coloured knife reveals next coat when sharpened 41. whisks that fold shut like umbrellas 42. utensils with layers that show age/damage more beautifully 43. utensils that change texture with age 44. spatula that expands or shrinks with heat 45. thicker whisk so doesn t warp out of shape 46. spoon and pot that tessellate to get everything out properly

2 47. the pot you cook in is the pot you eat out of, works as both while remaining clean 48. pans which re-harden every time they are heated 49. frying pan which shows hot areas with pigment 50. crockpot with range of temperatures regarding what you re simmering 51. microwave recognises what you re trying to cook 52. perfectly balanced cutlerly / utensils 53. cutlery that wont ever bend 54. personalised cutlery, colours, sizes etc 55. cooker that changes colour when heated to indicate when in use 56. faces on devices, humanised like alessi 57. less electrical options in kitchenware, settings are automatic, hidden from user 58. blender without a screen. just speed lever, Moves in pleasant increments 59. time sensitive sounding electrical, quiet blender option, quiet kettle option 60. vertical cutlery drawer to use wasted space 61. utilize copper oxidization to beautify products with age 62. fully automatic coffee machine with haptic levers, nozzles etc to work it 63. waterfall-like kettle 64. free-flowing/falling water from tap Nandos-like 65. cracks repair in hot water 66. tap stopper to redirect water flow 67. self cleaning kitchen products 68. washing up gloves with sponges/scrubbers within 69. tap that turns on when tapped 70. sound activated devices, blender toaster etc On when clap hands 71. cookie cutters that can be moulded into any shape 72. indestructible dish cloth 73. removable work surface layers, whole thing is a [washable] chopping board 74. microwavable bowls that change colour with heat 75. scratch free plastic bowls that actually stay nice 76. Domino effect, powers product or represents a function, turns product on in sequence, sequence of functions 77. Product that includes a prize from a competition 78. Shouts when a function is finished 79. Industrial-like blender/coffee machine, disrupting expectation, colour changing, bright. 80. Tells you when repairs are needed, it needs attention 81. Stacking products, largest at top dominates attention 82. Visually loud aesthetic, grabs and holds attention 83. Change over time with growth of family 84. Multifunctional tool that dominates a cooking process 85. Dominant S+M product, doubles are sex toy / is pleasurable 86. Submissive product that hides from the user hides functions, expectations are challenged, it is a surprise each time 87. Product screams when broken, used wrong, or is binned 88. Dominant attention, an art piece in the room 89. Strong large handles, less likely to break. Sturdy aesthetic language. 90. Artistic kitchenware, utensils, that can be hung on the wall, dominant art pieces

3 91. Dominant feature within the kitchen 92. Dominant salt and pepper pot for the dining table 93. Make kitchenware centre piece for the room 94. Spice jar that can disrupt flow of spices 95. Toaster which stops mid process if you are too loud 96. Stackable modular kitchenware that fits together, not disrupting flow of making food process 97. Product stops other products being used while it itself is being used, drawers entire focus of user 98. Requires input from user to finish/complete a process 99. Requires no input from user, no interruption, fully automatic 100. Fixes a broken family due to unforeseen circumstances 101. Ruptured, broken to begin with, sheet metal warped beautifully Something you d never consider replacing, something you rely on but do not notice it 103. Unique finishes, slightly imperfect, each is different, bashed into shape metal 104. Combine, bring in kitchen and living room products, disrupt the usual routine 105. Unusual bright colours to disrupt usual silver black or white choices 106. Audible unusual alarms to disrupt a process, user gives more focus to product 107. A product that disrupt kitchen routine, if a chore is not completed the wifi is turned off 108. Not a uniform range of products, do not have to match, make it their own. Like chosen leather bags or the finish within a wooden table, its grain Actively disrupts usual daily routine encouraging users having healthy thoughts, unexpected fun 110. Disrupt usual functions, becomes memorable 111. Users dictate how a product works disrupting natural expectations 112. British made, impactful local heritage within product 113. Texture or pattern allows own memories to be made 114. Product that remembers and adapts to how the user holds or uses the product 115. Has a key point of interest for each family member, makes both coffee and ice cream 116. Emotional association, only have good memories of emotions with the product 117. Associate with heavy durable metal objects, use metalinguistic semiotics to do this Remembers user settings, e.g. iphone users are less likely to switch phone as their itunes data cannot be carried over 119. Combine a kettle and toaster, one can associate with the other, heat of the water used to power toaster 120. Product that reflects a memory, smells, photographs etc 121. Touch associated with warmth. Reacts to your interaction, colour changes/warms up Animal themed product 123. Normal item, but really tiny or really big.

4 124. Associate product with its purpose, e.g. a kettle that looks like a cup of tea 125. Associate attributes of head of house self into the product, so only they are in control of it and feel self important 126. Each product is unique somehow, so people feel attached to their very own one 127. Other people have an impact on the product or are impacted by it 128. Associable with pleasurable memory, child like, old music or vinyl 129. Products that turn on or operate automatically when another device is used Seasonal events like john lewis have, calendars with memories, each year you are baking, or each year you re having a Christmas roast 131. Products that visually change month after month, they noticeable age quickly, but beautifully as expected 132. Time keeping clock which tracks memories, records them 133. Products that change appearance of develop function over time 134. Modular kitchen timer clips on to a opt 135. This product has been in your family for x months, this product is x months old. Might work to add an age to personify the product 136. Changes with the seasons, electro-glass, frosted during autumn, opaque winter, semi-transparent spring, clear summer 137. Warm to touch 138. Toaster that has digital calendar on the side of it, literally tells you how old it is, and how that is a good thing 139. Mysterious functions or aesthetics, always draws intrigue 140. Calendar type storage, different herb spice or recipe each day, surprising and exciting to use, takes the effort out of choosing what to make each day 141. Spice rack reminding you when to refill, or suggest spices and herbs to use in what meals 142. Tracks usage and times most used to schendule maintenance or recommend cleaning easier 143. Spice rack in the shape of trees, each spice if a leaf or branch 144. Redesign an hour glass 145. Changes appearance monthly 146. Times itself automatically in conjunction with families day to day activities 147. Changes colour over time with the seasons or weather 148. Product you can change the colour of based on current fashions without needing to replace it 149. Time of the women, a monthly relaxing product for women 150. Device telling you what food is about to go out of date, and helps plans meals 151. Multipurpose product that s dangerous but also effective 152. Scratch able chopping board ages well 153. Knife sharpener 154. Knife in shining armour, product should save dinner-time every day 155. Sword style holders 156. Breadbin made of concrete

5 157. Battle of the products, each day has a new surprised in store for the user, never gets old 158. Chainmail, resilient, powerful, fitting, loyal 159. Self cleaning product overnight 160. Shining armour around products, can remove layers and replace when old 161. Armour style covers, dragon scales 162. Product that lights up at night time 163. Plate warmer like a dragon breath 164. Jousting, tooth pick, parties, sharing food platters 165. Knife belt 166. Hard resistant, scratches shown as beautiful better than before 167. Knife sharpen 168. Glove to stop knives from slipping in hand 169. Shining armour, metal that looks great when damaged or dented 170. Product that hands you other products, a helper, presents itself to you, or presents spices to you, or utensils 171. Knife block, sword in the stone 172. Protection products so they don t get discoloured or dusty 173. Metal exterior, hard wearing industrial looking 174. Animal calls, makes noise and displays info, really grabs attention 175. Product can call users to dinner 176. Shout at your products to make them work 177. Product that phone calls or texts when something is done 178. Phone shaped utensils 179. Products that tell others to start, like alarm clock kettle. When oven chips are finished, beans start to microwave 180. Bird song call for notifications 181. Alarm when food/drink is ready 182. Monitors cooking and contacts you to give reminders 183. Toaster that calls out when its done 184. A call to relatives of the future, a place to hide notes through generations 185. Calls family members when food is ready 186. Rather than beep or flash lights to make alerts a unique voice of custom all to assist or provide notifications 187. Product that measures the height of a child as they are grown 188. Companionship with kitchen equipment entertaining you while cooking 189. Products let you know when it needs fixing or updating, gives a visual clue 190. Product indicates when it is near death, or needs replacing, status of how long it has remaining 191. Water powered products 192. Utensils are hard to pack away, they get so cluttered, need to re organise this and stop them damaging each other 193. Product which vibrates across a table, or physically moves location somehow 194. Lack of movement, entirely still, cannot be removed from the house 195. Hover kettle that follows you around

6 196. Transparent products see the working mechanisms move, or if they break it is visible, easy to fix 197. Motion sensors indicates a process, like a wave starts boiling the kettle 198. Haptic movements for the whole body. Not just the fingers and hands have haptic feedback 199. Movement is customisable for each person. Solid masculine. Fluid feminine 200. Using movement in products to save energy 201. Records child height on wardrobe 202. Swiss army utensils 203. Kettle/toaster plays sound when done 204. Product should be life long and more, changes with the user 205. Pan rotates or spins when it is up to temperature 206. Human movement powers product like exercise bike sofa 207. Whisky decanter, storing methods also become a mantle piece thing 208. Whisky-enjoyable product is pleasurable, relaxing to use, feels nice to pour from, requires pouring precision 209. Expensive, aged, distilled. Kept for a long time becomes it is better literally with age 210. Indoor bbq, range 211. Fairy liquid stores in small whisky like bottles to prevent waste. Measures out 50ml each time, or however much is required 212. Bottle opener/veg peeler/potato masher in one product 213. Toasting gun 214. Whisky party, product adapts to party, becomes part of the memory 215. Drunk products, unusual functions, do not meet expectations, supersedes them 216. Tumblers which give you nutritional or amusing feed back when full 217. Bottle openers which preserve the drink but give you date of opening 218. Whisky tango, giant robots, has the kitchen products interacting in unexpected ways Mouldable hand grips for bottles 220. Whisky, dad, comfort. Warm and happy and safe and discussions