Cactus Glass Alcohol Glass by Miguel Silva |
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| DESIGN NAME: Cactus Glass PRIMARY FUNCTION: Alcohol Glass INSPIRATION: The prickly pear from the cactus is a tasty, colorful fruit that has a bumpy surface, its special characteristics were an inspiration to design a glass that could bring that sensorial experience when drinking mezcal, tequila or other alcoholic beverage on the everyday life, alone or with friends, for home or for restaurants, the point was to impact the moment with something to remember by the use of all the senses. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Cactus Glass brings a sensorial experience when drinking, its bumpy surface and matte color glaze ceramic, along with the scent of your favourite alcoholic drink, triggers a ludic interaction, good for sharing joyful moments with the family and friends. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: It's a ludic ceramic design glass to enjoy drinking alcohol with friends, specially Mezcal and Tequila. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in May 2014 in Mexico City and finished in November 2014 in Queretaro, Mexico. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The product was made using modern and traditional technology. It used 3d printing to support the manufacture of the ceramic plaster, therefore the fabrication process for the ceramic pieces were made in ceramic casting. Each piece is carefully painted with pink color in its interior and white, red and green in its exterior surface and covered with matte glaze. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Dimensions. width 55mm x depth 55mm x height 80mm Materials. Ceramic. TAGS: glass, mezcal, tequila, alcohol, shot, prickle, tuna, cactus, pear, color, mexican, mexico, miguel silva, miguel silva design, drink, drinking, water, colorful RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The starting point for developing Cactus glass was observation on the daily basis, Miguel Silva collecs information from people, animals, objects and interactions, he takes photos, notes and sketches for a future use. Therefore, Miguel Silva spotted a chance of designing an emotional design with the form of a Cactus by doing study forms in clay, hand sketching and 3d software of different kinds of cacti and finally made his mind for the one with the prickly shape, because of its simplicity and texture. CHALLENGE: The challenge was finding the proper glaze, the reason is because in Mexico there are few ready to use formulas, most of the times it is needed to formulate a local glaze for an specific project, and therefore, this project required several tests to achieve pink, green, red and white colors. ADDED DATE: 2014-07-28 14:46:37 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Miguel Silva Vázquez IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Render / Miguel Silva (Product designer) 2014. Image #2: Render / Miguel Silva (Product designer) 2014. Image #3: Collage / Miguel Silva (Product designer) 2014. Image #4: Render / Miguel Silva (Product designer) 2014. |
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NAME: Miguel Silva Design PROFILE: Miguel Silva Design is a full service design consultancy with expertise in product design, research and development; from concept, sketching, 3d modeling, product visualization, prototyping and strategy with trends research, competitors analysis and customers segmentation, all derived from desk and field activities carried over by Miguel Silva Design or in team with you on a variety of projects from homeware products, furniture, electronics and packaging, defining a clear path toward manufacture,brand and market. |
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Cactus Glass Alcohol Glass by Miguel Silva is Winner in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Category, 2014 - 2015.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Miguel Silva. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Miguel Silva. |
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