Salve

How can we eliminate the pile of dishes and bowls in the dish rack?

Salve is a horizontal dish rack that is suitable for small kitchen space and holds variety of dishes and bowls. 

Research

After looking through variety of kitchens, I found three common problems which are dish rack, pots and pans on the stove, and objects on the refrigerator. 

Common Problems

Dish Rack

Objects on the refrigerator

Pots and Pan on the stove

Main Problem

The main problem in the kitchen area is the dish rack. After washing the dishes, it’s hard to stack the dishes in the dish rack because of a variety of shapes and volumes.

Observation

Layout of kitchen counter tops

Diagram of dish rack

Ideation

The initial concept of this idea was holding plates, bowls, and cups with stands that can be folded 90 degrees. The concept developed further as a vertical dish rack. 

Stands

studied how the stands would like with certain materials such as wood, plastics, wire, and metal.

Development

Dish rack Frame

Changed the orientation from vertical to horizontal. Started with a model of how it can potentially look like and 1:1 scale MDF model to see the scale and proportion. 

Final Concept

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