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DESIGN DIRECTION

Kitchen Appliance Conceptwith Multi-Sensory Design Thinking.

DESIGN DIRECTION

Kitchen Appliance Conceptwith Multi-Sensory Design Thinking.

How to optimize theexperience of people within the topic

of sharing a homemade meal with friends?

MIND MAP

ISSUES

Waiting time

Feels goodin general

Why eat at home?

Experiencefor whom?

Inspiredby Asian culture.

Customizedexperience

USER STUDY

Questionnaire

Cultural Probes

Cooking Workshop

QUESTIONNAIRE

105 Responses

60% of people would like to prepare food

together with their friends.

25% of people think as a guest, during the

period of waiting for the meal is their least

favorite stage.

78% of people usually have guests come

over on saturday.

pictureWhat is the most comfortable situation that you could

imagine when you share a meal with friends at home?

Q:

Chatting Music

Natural

Cozy

Cooking together

Calm

Candles

No stressed host

Informal

Relax

Light

CULTURAL PROBES

CULTURAL PROBES

Daily meals

The view of the cooking area.

Your favourite place in your kitchen.

The place with the best memories when you had friends came over.

The most entertaining place in your kitchen.

Your least favourite place in your kitchen.

CULTURAL PROBES

ATMOSPHERE

BEHAVIOR

FUNCTION

COOKING WORKSHOP

COOKING WORKSHOP

COOKING WORKSHOP

On the way coming Entering the host’s place.

Having the meal Dessert/Talking af-ter meal

During the food preparation

On the way back home

Doing dishes

DESIGN DIRECTION

Kitchen Appliance Conceptwith Multi-Sensory Design Thinking.

LightingDesign

How to optimize theexperience of people within the topic

of sharing a homemade meal with friends?

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

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Ceiling lighting Lighting island

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