Press Release
Up Down Grill Portable Oven by Takashi Sekimitsu Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
Takashi Sekimitsu acknowledged for outdoor gear and camping equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design category for Up Down Grill Portable Oven by Takashi Sekimitsu, designed for Norinori Life. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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 scored 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.
Regarding Up Down Grill Portable Oven
Portable oven that can be used with a single heat source on top and bottom for preheating time and enjoyment of BBQ, etc. The wood frame makes it lightweight and safe to touch during use. The ventilation openings between the wood frame and the oven allow preheating to be completed in about 20 minutes without fanning with a fan due to the chimney effect. The lid, which can also be used as a table, can be used to safely extinguish a fire by simply covering the ventilation openings. The main body and wood frame can be separated so that the metal parts can be washed entirely.
Award Record
With this recognition, Takashi Sekimitsu is 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/152929
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152929
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152929
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/346812
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.norinori-project.com/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Up Down Grill Portable Oven
- Function
- Portable Oven
- Category
- Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Yellow Green, Dark Olive Green, Black, Olive Drab and Dark Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Norinori Life
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Takashi Sekimitsu
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152929
Credits
- Team
- Kenzo Noridomi, Kentaro Kawakubo and Shigeru Yamada
- Image Credits
- Photographer Tsuneharu Doi, Up Down Grill, 2023.; Director Kenzo Noridomi, Up Down Grill, 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This product has a special three-layer structure: an outer layer of air, insulation material, and wood. It effectively retains heat and prevents burns. There are no similar products available. The insulation design allows the oven to make the most of a single heat source, enabling users to cook in the lower section while enjoying BBQ or pot cooking in the upper section. The removable upper fire bed makes charcoal cleanup easy.
- Inspiration
- Noridomi Ironworks is a company that makes handmade, custom-made sluice gates and industrial machinery. Taking advantage of their craftsmanship to create highly original metal products, they collaborated with local furniture designers to develop a grill that allows for easy barbecuing and oven cooking in home gardens and balconies.
- Research
- Interviews with Italian chefs defined the development requirements (oven over 350 degrees Celsius, under 20 kg, under 200,000 yen) because there were no safe ovens that could be carried around. In addition, a wood frame was adopted because user interviews indicated that they were concerned about the presence of children and pets at barbecues and other events. After creating a prototype and conducting user tests, some users expressed a desire to use the oven in home gardens and resorts, so a luxurious design with a black base that would fit in with such settings was created and commercialized.
- Challenge
- Since the wood frame was adopted to make the oven lightweight and safe at the same time, it was necessary to prevent the wood from burning even under conditions where the oven section reaches 400 degrees Celsius or higher. In addition to the use of special heat-insulating materials, a structure was studied to prevent the hot metal parts from coming into direct contact with the wood.
- Realization and Technology
- To ensure that even family members can use the kiln safely, insulation and wood frame make it lightweight and safe to touch during use. The ventilation openings between the wood frame and the oven provide a chimney effect that allows the oven to reach a pizza baking temperature in about 20 minutes without fanning it with a fan. The wood frame is assembled in a way that allows expansion due to heat to escape, and is black in color, which is compatible with metal and does not show dirt. To reduce the burden of cleanup, the lid, which can also be used as a table, can be used as a fire extinguishing lid by closing the ventilation openings when it is covered.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Up-down Grill is a portable oven grill with a unique insulated structure that uses heat from both above and below, enabling a variety of cooking in a single unit. 350-400 degrees Celsius, similar to a brick pizza oven, and the far-infrared effect of the Hasami-ware pizza stone enables authentic pizza to be cooked in 2 minutes. A griddle and heat-resistant plate can also be inserted, allowing you to enjoy various dishes other than pizza. The wood frame keeps the surface temperature from rising, making it safe for children and pets.
- Project Duration and Location
- This product was launched in Japan on June 1, 2022
- Specifications
- size: 40cm x 40cm x 32 cm weight: 16kg material: Stainless steel (SUS304), aluminum, wood (white ash), pottery
- Keywords
- oven, grill, outdoor, camping, heatinsulation
