Model K (unfinished)
Model K — a Tesla-inspired electric kettle that boils fast, looks quiet, and feels seamless to use. Simplicity you can set on the counter.
May 8, 2024
CLIENT
ARTD 202
CLIENT
ARTD 202
CLIENT
ARTD 202
Role
Solo
Role
Solo
Role
Solo
Service
Industrial Design | UI/UX
Service
Industrial Design | UI/UX
Service
Industrial Design | UI/UX
Problem / Opportunity
Problem / Opportunity
Problem / Opportunity
Fast is common, precise and calm is rare.
Typical kettles are speedy but visually busy and vague about temperature. Coffee and tea need real control without clutter. The goal is a precise object that belongs to Tesla’s visual brand identity.
Fast is common, precise and calm is rare.
Typical kettles are speedy but visually busy and vague about temperature. Coffee and tea need real control without clutter. The goal is a precise object that belongs to Tesla’s visual brand identity.
Fast is common, precise and calm is rare.
Typical kettles are speedy but visually busy and vague about temperature. Coffee and tea need real control without clutter. The goal is a precise object that belongs to Tesla’s visual brand identity.
Research and Language
Research and Language
Research and Language
Translate Tesla DNA into kitchen calm.
I mapped brand cues into rules—clean surfacing, hidden seams, black and white with a small red accent, light appears only when needed. Users want quick boil, presets, and safe handling.
Translate Tesla DNA into kitchen calm.
I mapped brand cues into rules—clean surfacing, hidden seams, black and white with a small red accent, light appears only when needed. Users want quick boil, presets, and safe handling.
Translate Tesla DNA into kitchen calm.
I mapped brand cues into rules—clean surfacing, hidden seams, black and white with a small red accent, light appears only when needed. Users want quick boil, presets, and safe handling.
Concept and Form Exploration
Concept and Form Exploration
Concept and Form Exploration
A continuous, noiseless, but familiar silhouette.
Inspired by Tesla’s wall chargers, I did some sketch sprints to test form geometry, spout control, and footprint for a one liter volume
A continuous, noiseless, but familiar silhouette.
Inspired by Tesla’s wall chargers, I did some sketch sprints to test form geometry, spout control, and footprint for a one liter volume
A continuous, noiseless, but familiar silhouette.
Inspired by Tesla’s wall chargers, I did some sketch sprints to test form geometry, spout control, and footprint for a one liter volume
CAD and Engineering Decisions
CAD and Engineering Decisions
CAD and Engineering Decisions
Precision comes from a clean stack of parts.
The body is double wall for insulation with a concealed heating plate for easy cleaning. A temperature sensor sits near the spout path to read water. The kettle can undock from the wall mount to fill up water as well.
Precision comes from a clean stack of parts.
The body is double wall for insulation with a concealed heating plate for easy cleaning. A temperature sensor sits near the spout path to read water. The kettle can undock from the wall mount to fill up water as well.
Precision comes from a clean stack of parts.
The body is double wall for insulation with a concealed heating plate for easy cleaning. A temperature sensor sits near the spout path to read water. The kettle can undock from the wall mount to fill up water as well.
Prototyping and Testing
Prototyping and Testing
Prototyping and Testing
Interaction and UI
Interaction and UI
Interaction and UI
Light is the interface, not decoration.
The touch strip wakes with a soft white glow. Tap to choose 60, 80, 90, or 100 C and press and hold for keep warm. Feedback is quick so the interface never steals focus.
Light is the interface, not decoration.
The touch strip wakes with a soft white glow. Tap to choose 60, 80, 90, or 100 C and press and hold for keep warm. Feedback is quick so the interface never steals focus.
Light is the interface, not decoration.
The touch strip wakes with a soft white glow. Tap to choose 60, 80, 90, or 100 C and press and hold for keep warm. Feedback is quick so the interface never steals focus.
Final Design and CMF
Final Design and CMF
Final Design and CMF
Quiet surfaces with one red whisper.
Satin aluminum body, black glass touch strip, and a red small detail that hints at heat. The seam tucks where the hand never feels it and form reads as one piece.
Quiet surfaces with one red whisper.
Satin aluminum body, black glass touch strip, and a red small detail that hints at heat. The seam tucks where the hand never feels it and form reads as one piece.
Quiet surfaces with one red whisper.
Satin aluminum body, black glass touch strip, and a red small detail that hints at heat. The seam tucks where the hand never feels it and form reads as one piece.
Outcome and Next Steps
Outcome and Next Steps
Outcome and Next Steps
