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Nära - Close to the food, closer to each other

Björklund, Carl LU (2025) IDEL01 20251
Industrial Design
Abstract
The everyday struggle of cooking daily meals is something we all fight with every now and then, yet it’s a boorish task that needs to be completed. To improve this activity an inspiring design solution is needed that can assist in solving this problem.
Research into the human psyche and user centered scenarios allowed for an understanding of what, how and why of these feelings we experience. To encourage daily meals and give a sense of peace and quiet around the subject, smart solutions combined with attractive product design will give families the ability to tackle the problem.
The end product became a gathering point in the kitchen that will allow the family to bring a social and cooperative angle into the cooking process. This... (More)
The everyday struggle of cooking daily meals is something we all fight with every now and then, yet it’s a boorish task that needs to be completed. To improve this activity an inspiring design solution is needed that can assist in solving this problem.
Research into the human psyche and user centered scenarios allowed for an understanding of what, how and why of these feelings we experience. To encourage daily meals and give a sense of peace and quiet around the subject, smart solutions combined with attractive product design will give families the ability to tackle the problem.
The end product became a gathering point in the kitchen that will allow the family to bring a social and cooperative angle into the cooking process. This portable workstation will encourage the family to be a part of each other’s life more than ever before and together deal with the irritable “meal” problem. (Less)
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author
Björklund, Carl LU
supervisor
organization
course
IDEL01 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Family, Cooperation, Food, Workstation, Kitchen
language
English
id
9208559
date added to LUP
2025-09-04 09:26:22
date last changed
2025-09-04 09:26:22
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  abstract     = {{The everyday struggle of cooking daily meals is something we all fight with every now and then, yet it’s a boorish task that needs to be completed. To improve this activity an inspiring design solution is needed that can assist in solving this problem.
Research into the human psyche and user centered scenarios allowed for an understanding of what, how and why of these feelings we experience. To encourage daily meals and give a sense of peace and quiet around the subject, smart solutions combined with attractive product design will give families the ability to tackle the problem.
The end product became a gathering point in the kitchen that will allow the family to bring a social and cooperative angle into the cooking process. This portable workstation will encourage the family to be a part of each other’s life more than ever before and together deal with the irritable “meal” problem.}},
  author       = {{Björklund, Carl}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Nära - Close to the food, closer to each other}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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