Friday, September 9, 2011

Kettle and Cup Concept Baffles, Terrifies

Kettle and Cup Concept Baffles, Terrifies

Try to use this concept kit without simmering your skin, I dare you. It's Friday, which means I'm cranky enough to pick apart an ill-conceived concept design. This week we take a look at Ziv Lichi's Kettle and Mug, aka Hoffee, a rather pretty piece of kitchenware that puts a tea/coffee mug inside the scalding interior of an electric kettle.
It works like this. You put the fluted cup into an identically-shaped receptacle in the middle of the kettle. You then carefully fill the surrounding moat with water, and switch on. As the water boils, the cup heats.

Then, when the water is roiling towards vaporization, the kettle clicks off.

Gadget Lab, Kettle and Cup Concept Baffles, Terrifies

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