=dear

=dear by james liao from taiwan

designer's own words:

“=DEAR” looks just like an “Ear” and can be attached to kitchenware such as plates, cups, pots and pans. Often times our food and beverages gets cold which tend to affect the way they taste. Factor causing cold food such as cold weather, cup of coffee in long working hours or simply a slow dinner with family and friends can now be overcome with =DEAR. It is as simple as attaching =DEAR to your plates or cups, and it’ll go right to work. The LED indicator shows the user the state the plug is in, “HOT’, “WARM”, “OFF” and “RECHARGE”.
As our technology today cannot provide enough battery power to sustain the electric heating process, we look forward to the year 2015, when our food and beverages will stay at their most delicious temperature.

concept renders

dear02.jpg usage

dear03.jpg how it functions