Solo Project
My Role
User research, Industrial design, Visualisation
Timeline
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Tools
Rhino, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator
THE QUESTION THAT STARTED IT ALL
Cold butter can be challenging and frustrating to spread. How can we improve the breakfast experience?
Concept exploration
Heat pipes are commonly used in computers to transfer heat away but I didn’t know how good they were until I came across a video showing someone cutting a block an ice in seconds. If it could be used to as a butter knife, it will bring delightful experience melting and spreading butter on toast.
“Could we use our body heat to melt and spread butter?”
Understanding how heat pipes work
Physical mockups (testing)
Various foam models were made to test how the proportions and how well it fits in one’s hand to be able to transfer the body’s heat to the knife.
The Design - Melt Butter Knife
