gozney teams up with IDC engineers to develop a restaurant-quality outdoor pizza oven

gozney has upped the stakes in outdoor cooking with a professional grade pizza oven called ‘dome’. not only does the product promise restaurant-quality food, but it’s also been developed alongside IDC engineers, who have optimized the design for manufacturing. designed for the domestic market, beginners and seasoned chefs alike can barbecue, roast, smoke, steam or bake. key features include a digital thermometer, an integrated steam injector, and a 30mm stone floor and dense cavity insulation for better heat retention. 

gozney dome pizza oven in bone
images courtesy of gozney

IDC‘s first step was to set up a series of brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas to improve the design further. these included scalable engineering solutions for potential size changes to the product in the future, and simplification of the components for easy assembly.

gozney dome pizza oven in olive

using its wide experience of manufacturing and sheet metal forming, IDC proposed a new approach to the outer metal pressings, looking at the depth and angles to suit the smooth, domed geometries of the product. the optimization of the design for manufacture and assembly was carefully balanced with retaining the core functions of the internal geometry of the oven, to control the flames and retain the outstanding cooking performance of the original design. with an engineering plan in place, the team then focused on refining tolerances, finishes and all elements of design for manufacturing.

gozney dome mounted on stand

a particular challenge of the project was working to develop engineering solutions within the constraints of the already finalized industrial design. this was made easier by good communication, working alongside gozney, which enabled the project to be completed in under six months – from first engineering plans to samples. the dome outdoor pizza oven is available in stone and olive colorways and it retails for €1,099 (approximately $1,295 USD). to find out more, check out gozney’s website here. 

close up of the oven’s sleek design

project info:

project name: gozney dome wood fired pizza oven

design: gozney in collaboration with IDC

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom