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The Diplomat

Ekwall, Niclas (2018) In Diploma work IDEL01 20181
Industrial Design
Abstract
This project started out of love for the enjoyment of healthy food.
A summer in France opened up my world to the wonderful beverage that is natural wine and the beautiful process of making it.

But, there is a strong critical agenda in the Nordic countries,
and the natural wine has not gotten a warm welcome. I found a
potential to increase interest by introducing natural wine in a new
way that could be attractive to the skeptics. The problem is strong
conventional ideas. And in order to be successful, the project
needed to show the authentic ways of natural wine.

The aim of a farmer working with natural wine is not to make
a product of status but one that is plain delicious by not being
manipulated in any way.... (More)
This project started out of love for the enjoyment of healthy food.
A summer in France opened up my world to the wonderful beverage that is natural wine and the beautiful process of making it.

But, there is a strong critical agenda in the Nordic countries,
and the natural wine has not gotten a warm welcome. I found a
potential to increase interest by introducing natural wine in a new
way that could be attractive to the skeptics. The problem is strong
conventional ideas. And in order to be successful, the project
needed to show the authentic ways of natural wine.

The aim of a farmer working with natural wine is not to make
a product of status but one that is plain delicious by not being
manipulated in any way. Nothing added or taken away from the
fermented grape juice.

Inspired by amphora vessels I felt there were potential to
elaborate on the shapes and materials of the vessels in which wine
is served. Through my research, I saw a way forward by going back to the roots, clay.

Through input from experts in the fields of wine and dine, user
test and a lot of trial and error the project became a product. In a collaboration with Malmö based ceramicists, I found a vessel that could turn everything we know about transparent wine glasses on
its head. Former head sommelier at Noma, Pontus Elofsson gave
the final verdict and put these words to the drinking experience: “its delicate, big, round, elegant and nuanced”. (Less)
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author
Ekwall, Niclas
supervisor
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course
IDEL01 20181
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type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--18/50389-SE
language
English
id
8952258
date added to LUP
2018-06-21 14:54:15
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2018-06-21 14:54:15
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  abstract     = {{This project started out of love for the enjoyment of healthy food. 
A summer in France opened up my world to the wonderful beverage that is natural wine and the beautiful process of making it. 

But, there is a strong critical agenda in the Nordic countries, 
and the natural wine has not gotten a warm welcome. I found a 
potential to increase interest by introducing natural wine in a new 
way that could be attractive to the skeptics. The problem is strong 
conventional ideas. And in order to be successful, the project 
needed to show the authentic ways of natural wine. 

The aim of a farmer working with natural wine is not to make 
a product of status but one that is plain delicious by not being 
manipulated in any way. Nothing added or taken away from the 
fermented grape juice. 

Inspired by amphora vessels I felt there were potential to 
elaborate on the shapes and materials of the vessels in which wine 
is served. Through my research, I saw a way forward by going back to the roots, clay. 

Through input from experts in the fields of wine and dine, user 
test and a lot of trial and error the project became a product. In a collaboration with Malmö based ceramicists, I found a vessel that could turn everything we know about transparent wine glasses on 
its head. Former head sommelier at Noma, Pontus Elofsson gave 
the final verdict and put these words to the drinking experience: “its delicate, big, round, elegant and nuanced”.}},
  author       = {{Ekwall, Niclas}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{The Diplomat}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}