Cocoon is a sustainable response to the world’s growing population and its desire to consume meat and fish. Similar to heating popcorn in a microwave, Cocoon prepares pre-packaged meat and fish dishes by heating muscle cells identified by radio frequency identification (RFID) signals. The signals detect the specific dish and then suggest the required cooking time. This process uses science to create food, lifting a burden on the planet by reducing the need for further intensive farming and fishing.
The jury of international designers agreed, “Cocoon addresses a controversial issue that is very real: humankind’s continued desire to eat meat and fish. A great design concept polarizes opinion, and this is exactly what Cocoon achieves by exploring this issue. An inviting, tactile design, the Cocoon resembles a gemstone with a metal accent reflecting the heritage of the Swedish art-glass industry. Cocoon meets all of the brief’s criteria: it is daring, cutting edge and truly innovative in its focus on social and environmental issues.”
Mr. Hedertierna received The Electrolux Design Lab 2009 award of € 5000 and a six-month paid internship at one of Electrolux global design centers.
This is the seventh Electrolux Design Lab competition. Undergraduate and graduate industrial design students were invited to send in their home appliance ideas for the next 90 years in celebration of the Electrolux 90-year anniversary. The charge was to create thoughtfully-designed products that will shape how people prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes over the next nine decades. This year over 900 entries were submitted from students in more 50 countries.
The top winners of the Electrolux Design Lab 2009 Competition were:
First place: Cocoon, the fish and meat maker by Rickard Hederstierna from Lund University, Sweden
Second place: Water Catcher, the flying rain catcher and water purifier by Penghao Shan from Zhejiang Sci-tech University, China
Third place: Renew, the smart steamer by Louis Filosa from Purdue University, USA
People’s choice (as voted for online): Teleport Fridge, the refrigerator that teleports food
Do not expect the Teleport Fridge at Fine Lines in the near future. However, Fine Lines carries the current models of Electrolux appliances along with Wolf, Sub-Zero, Thermador, Jenn-Air, Broan, GE Monogram and others to build an exceptional kitchen by any standards.
For more Electrolux news, try:
Electrolux Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Electrolux Design Lab 2009 Finalists
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