‘MAGNUS’ Kitchen Aid
Kitchen Aid developed to be inconspicuous for TOM : Melbourne
ABOUT
The Magnetic Co-Board was born from the yearly TOM: Melbourne make-athon that co-design with a community of people to develop affordable assistive technology in Melbourne, Australia. This year I was a part of Team Access! Our given challenge was to develop a device that enables an individual to keep a cooking bowl stationary, whilst they are mixing ingredients.
The Magnetic Co-board - is a universal cooking board holder that addresses this very real challenge several people face daily. The design assists any individual with limited mobility to keep the cooking bowl stationary when mixing ingredients. Allowing the user to be able to cook independently with one hand and without the aid of another person.
A simple solution that creates a base for a bowl to remain stationary - a base that looks very ambiguous at first glance.
A simple solution, right? A solution that purposely draws inspiration from a magnetic phone holder that is universally used in cars - was our catalyst of ideas on how we approach this problem. It also intentionally helped to address the most challenging design consideration overall. That the design itself didn't' resemble a device that would function to assist someone, but rather resembles another universal tool in the kitchen such as another chopping board.
It is assembled simply from several laser-cut 3mm Acrylic sheets, laminated together with stainless screws – to help strategically encase a set of magnets and a weighted plate. The bowl that will then be used for the base itself, on the bottom has a steel strip that was cut and welded into place for it to magnetize into position.
