Juicers by elinor portnoy from uk
designer's own words:
Nowadays, kitchens are becoming an open space joined with the living room, and are transformed from being just a working space to a hosting area as well. This has a great effect on the way we choose kitchen tools and how we display them. A tool can then become a decorative object as well, thereby questioning the way we perceive function and form. These citrus squeezers are made of glass with multiple colours, revealed by cold-working to “peel off” the layers, much like the fruit it squeezes. The inner bubble makes it lighter and easier to hold, and the outer layer is sand-blasted for better grip. My intention was to find a way to make a glorious tool for the kitchen one would be proud to exhibit on his or her kitchen counter top almost as a vanity piece. To do so I tried to emphasis all the elements that makes glass so beautiful by using layers of colors playing with textures and transparency.
each product was influenced by the color of the fruit it’s meant to be used for
each ‘juicer’ is carved into a functional, sculptural object
a hollow interior makes it light weight
similar to a citrus fruit gem