DESIGN NAME: Shapes hookah
PRIMARY FUNCTION: For Smoking
INSPIRATION: A unique shape for a hookah: stainless steel and glass.
Hookah design did not change for hundreds of years. Why not change it? There are plenty of modern materials and production methods, why not apply them to create a modern hooka.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Glass Jar:
- Hand blown, small air bubbles inside glass make each jar exclusive
- jar is shaped to give maximum smoke to liquid contact area and maximum humidity. Yet the volume of liquid required is not too large because of slim bottom
- gaslet sits at an optimal depth of 1-2 cm. Only this shape of jar gives good flavor transition when ingredients are added to jar liquid.
- two hoses can be mounted on one jar: you only have to replace the valve head by a second hose.
Tobacco bowl:
- bowl shape is designed for a longer smoke, yet it prevents tobacco from overheating, the bowl needs more charcoal then a conventional one
- tobacco does not have to be strained before smoke: syrup will not go down the gaslet and will give out every bit of flavor to your smoke
- bowl is made out of porcelain grade ceramics: numerous experiments have proved that in other materials (such as glass and metal) tobacco burns much faster
Air valves:
- valve has a screw thread making it completely airtight, the valve can be replaced by a second hose for parallel smoking in pair.
- because of large diameter valves and light weight plastic balls, when balls are placed in both valves smoking in pair becomes comfortable with no need to manually shut the second hose.
Gaslet:
- it is designed for better heat exchange, it is firmly attached to the plate to deplya heat to surrounding atmosphere.
- sprinkler at the tip of the gaslet increases smoke to liquid contact area by making smoke bubbles smaller. The sprinkler makes smoke cleaner, colder and more humid
Hose:
- it is made of food grade silicone heat resistant, hygienic and has longer life then conventional rubber.
- unlike traditional hoses it can be washed numerously with no risks of rusting or rotting
- silicone does not absorb flavors and different tobacco flavors will not mix
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Stainless steel, steel, polymer paint, glass
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 60 centimeters tall
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ADDED DATE: 2013-03-07 00:04:09
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IMAGE CREDITS: Shapes, Forta Group LLC, 2012.
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