Apple Machine

A traditional kitchen tool, reconsidered.

A complete redesign of the traditional apple parer.

01 / Research + test

Eliminating the clamp for faster setup.

The traditional apple parer required a suitable edge for clamping before it could be used. The redesign removed that mounting requirement.

Blade and mechanism positions were established through testing, eliminating user adjustments and simplifying reset.

Traditional cast-iron apple parer clamped to a countertop
Instruction study showing adjustments removed from the final design
Close view of a peeling blade working on an apple
Off-tool component review with measurement
Apple Machine in active testing
Apple Machine mechanism and form explorations

02 / Refine

Designed for repeated use.

The final machine is quick to set up and reliable.

Final PL8 Apple Machine product renderings

03 / Outcome

The Apple Machine, Resolved.

The final design launched at retail as the PL8 Professional Apple Machine.

PL8 Professional Apple Machine displayed at retail with applesPL8 Apple Machine retail display

Garlic Mincer

Refine an inherited mechanism around the hand.

Working from an established product architecture, final development focused on compact ergonomics, spring force, capacity, cleaning, and a simpler interaction.

Focus
Mechanics, interactions, capacity, ergonomics
Program
Progressive Garliq Mincer
Methods
Prototypes, testing, final CAD
Final gray and white Garliq garlic mincer viewed from above

01 / Starting point

An inherited architecture with a long development history.

Several design cycles and prototypes establish the starting point for the lead design phase. Final development introduces a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism, resolves the remaining interaction issues, completes the product form, improves ergonomics, and delivers production CAD.

Tall inherited garlic slicer prototype
Clear inherited mechanism prototype shown with garlic cloves
Front view of a green and white garlic mincer prototype
Disassembled green and white garlic mincer prototype

Interaction + detail refinement

Finely diced food demonstrating the resulting cut
Integrated cleaning comb detail
Section sketch showing the garlic mincer mechanism
Off-tool garlic mincer samples used to refine size, fit, and interaction

02 / Resolution

A compact tool, refined around the hand.

A new internal architecture balances size and capacity with grip comfort, spring force, and a controlled reset action.

Garlic press patent exploded viewTransparent front and side renderings of the resolved garlic mincer

Form development / Kitchen tools

Daily tools shaped by a balance of form and function.

Across multiple brands, engineering requirements are balanced with distinct visual languages through form, materials, and detail.

01 / Form studies

Sketching, CAD, and prototyping resolve the engineering behind each tool, while form, color, and detail carry its brand language.

Stacked measuring cups with a straight tangent scoop wall and original rounded base
Color studies for a family of kitchen tools
Profile studies for a family of kitchen tools
CAD development for spoon, fork, and knife forms
Top view of a patterned defroster surface
Resolved kitchen shears rendering
V-spray brush product rendering
Countertop chopper form development renderings
Strawberry huller prototype held in the hand
Disassembled strawberry huller prototype components