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Elad Achi Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Katipo Foldable Gas Stove in Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
Elad Achi recognized for outdoor gear and camping equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Katipo Foldable Gas Stove by Elad Achi has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Katipo Foldable Gas Stove
Katipo is a foldable gas stove designed for camping and hiking. The stove folds to a width of 50 mm and a length of 120 mm, so it fits in the palm of the hand and takes little storage space. When opened, each leg rotates 120 degrees and is halted by a stopper pin, forming a symmetrical support with an open range of 180 mm that can hold a cooking pot. The stove is screwed onto a gas canister for use. Stainless steel and a heat resistant ceramic based paint are used. The form, proportions and color follow the Katipo spider.
About Elad Achi
Elad is a 28 years old designers at the beginning of his career, a third-year product design student in Holon, Israel. believes that a good product is a perfect combination between an effective design that serve its purpose and an eye-catching aesthetics. a well design product should be innovative, unique, understandable and comfortable to use. believes that as a product designers we have the responsibility for the health and the well-being of our costumer, and we have to take into account the user's needs, ergonomics and environment and express it in our design; reaching a wide range of users while consider the age, the cultural preferences and the physical or mental limitations.
Award Record
This recognition makes Elad Achi a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Camping Gear and Outdoor Equipment Design Award
The A' Camping Gear Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing good camping equipment by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to camping gear designers, outdoor equipment designers, product designers and industrial design studios from all countries. Typical entries include tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, camping stoves, lanterns and multi-tools. The awarded camping gear designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/camping-gear
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/110267
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110267
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110267
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/271453
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3j9o8xL
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Katipo Foldable Gas Stove
- Function
- Foldable Gas Stove
- Category
- Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Silver, Black, Sienna, Dark Slate Gray and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Elad Achi
- Country
- Israel
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110267
Credits
- Image Credits
- Elad Achi (Designer)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Katipo is a hand-sized foldable outdoor gas stove. It folds into 50 mm width and 120 mm length and has an open range of 180 DIA . Each leg has a cutting edge that stops its motion by a stopper pin and opens to the angle of 120 degrees and thus produces an equal opening to them all perfectly. the design reflect the intentions to upgrade camping stoves to the highest level possible of style and appearance
- Inspiration
- The product's name is due to the resemblance of the stove to the shape of Katipo spider. The katipo (night stinger) is one of many species of the genus Latrodectus, such as the Australian redback spider which is common in New Zealand and got its name from the native tribes (Maori). Due to the spider's small size, the stove was designed as well. Moreover, the model was inspired by the katipo's color and proportions.
- Research
- I wanted to create camping gas stove that will be functional and large enough to hold a cooking pot but small enough not to take up too much space for storage as well. All this together with the creation of clean minimal aesthetic lines. I've observed and researched at different types of gas stoves and collapsible products, making a morphological study of different types of spiders following the gas stove research - which lead to the Katipo spider. Adjusting it into production and testing several and different type of forms. Hours of prototypes making till to working model.
- Challenge
- Maximize the functionality of the stove by keeping the value of the design like the openings holes in the tubes connecting the control valve to the burner allow air to mix with the propane by using the venturi effect. How to adjust the structure when the stove are closed and will be as flat as it can and complete each other shape, and by the time achieving a symmetrical structure when open with high stability to hold a cooking pot. Stopping the legs movement when opening in 120 degree each. Heat resistant materials and color to guarantee superior look and quality.
- Realization and Technology
- the stove are made from stainless steel and painted with ceramic-based color that is heat resistant.
- Operation and Interaction
- when the stove is closed on folding position, rotate the middle and the lower leg counterclockwise. the middle leg will stop after rotating 120 degrees by the stopper pin. keep turning the lower leg until it stops too. place katipo in the open position on the ground, connect it by screwing it to the gas canister. the operation of using the gas stove is very simple and logical to the user
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2019 as a part of a metal exercise in my bachelor's degree - industrial design studies at HIT Israel. The project ended in March 2020.
- Specifications
- the stove folds into 50 mm width and 120 mm length and has an open range of 180 DIA .
- Keywords
- Outdoor, Camping, Small, Metal, Spider, Gas, Stove, Student, Hiking, Traveling
