Students of the IUAV Design Faculty in Venice, Italy have been re-thinking kitchen tools. They’ve come up with some interesting concepts that, if we are lucky, will see the light of day as a manufactured product. Here are a few examples:

MISSBRICIOLA by Elisa Davi, an alternative to the household food processor that can crush grains or nuts (walnuts, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts…) and is hand-powered. Simply fill the semi-transparent silicon pouch with grain, insert the stainless steel sphere and begin pressing and rolling the pouch. The semi-transparency makes it possible to see the progress. When suitably crushed empty the grain from the pouch.

HANDMIXER by Martina Facci, another hand-powered appliance. This one replaces the electric mixer, based on the same principle as salad spinners, where a little effort yields a lot of spinning/mixing. HANDMIXER would be made of renewable and biodegradable polymer material and would in no way require electric power.

W.O.K. TO WALK by Isabella Loddo is eco-sustainable packaging for fast food. Created for street food bought and consumed outside the home, it could also be used at home in a pinch. “The product has a very intuitive shape and is designed around the keywords dynamic, economy, eco-sustainability and ergonomics.” As are all of these products.