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Enhancing everyday life
Target Audience
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These products are aimed at adults or older teens but especially elderly people as they are the most prone to motor control problems.
The products do not have a specific gender that they are aimed at as both genders are affected by these issues.
I chose this brief as currently there is a very limited supply of affordable and safe easy grip utensils. There is even less choice when it comes to cooking utensils, i thought this was an issue as many elderly people and people in general like to cook and use it as a form of therapy.
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Aesthetics
The kitchen utensils would be standard however, they would have a larger handle which is modelled to fit and compliment the human hand. It would have a silicon layer glued onto the plastic handle to improve friction and thus, grip. Colour doesn't matter too much.
Cost
The cost would be as low as possible in order to allow the people who need these products access to them without worrying about the cost, the price would probably be around £12 for a set which is less than the average regular kitchen utensil set.
Environmental
If possible, the product will be made from a recycled 3D printed plastic with a high melting point, to prevent it from melting when used. However, it cannot be totally sustainable due to the adhesive and silicon. This doesn't matter too much as the product is reusable for a very long time so there is no need to replace it frequently.
Size
The utensils will be a regular size, the same as utensils currently on the market, however anthropometrics will be considered carefully when sizing the handle.
Safety
The utensils will have a lip to prevent the users hand from slipping into potentially hot or dangerous things. It will also be designed to be as strong as possible to prevent snapping and breaking if put under excessive force.
Function
The products will have a range of functions, there will be a range of different utensils, there is already a huge range of normal utensils on the market, however, these ones will be specially designed to be easy to use.
Materials
The products will be made mostly of a 3D printed plastic with a high melting point with a thin layer of silicon added to improve grip and friction.
Manufacturing processes
The main body will be 3D printed, the silicon cut out of a sheet manually and then glued on with an adhesive.