• Artificiel 2022

    Yiannis Ghikas X Myran
    Project assistant: Nikolas Barrera
    Porcelain ware handmade in Portugal
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos, Vassilis Karidis, Alina Lefa, Yiannis Ghikas

    “Walking the streets of Athens, one will observe that most buildings constructed between 1950 and 1970 are dressed in surfaces of chased cement facing, a technique colloquially known as Artificiel. This “skin” of the city, at places well-preserved, but most often, visibly worn or poorly preserved, caught my attention since quite some time.
    The scale of application of this technique in Athenian buildings is so ubiquitous that, if there were one texture to stand as signature feature of the city, it would be the texture of those artificiel. If I had to choose one characteristic trait of Athens to incorporate in my design work, then I would clearly choose artificiel; which is what I did.”

    Myran’s words

    When Yiannis Ghikas showed us the new project he was working on after coming back from his residency in Arita in Japan, it was love at first sight.
    Having worked for two decades with Scandinavian and Japanese Design in Greece, we couldn’t have found a better way of expressing our aesthetic bipolarness than this ceramic celebration of Athens, combining the subtleness of Japanese craft with the gritty of the Athenian facades.
  • Soda tables, 2020

    Producer: Miniforms
    Photos: Alessandro di Bon
    Styling: Laura Pozzi

    Soda tables are our latest collaboration with the Italian brand Miniforms, named after one of the three main ingredients of glass, the material out of which the tables are made.

    Throughout Soda’s research and design process, we were astounded at the lack of glass-blown products of this size and kind. It was only later that we realized it is because of the technical difficulties inherent in the handling of such an object, as well as the degree of expertise required to do so. An expertise possessed by a handful of highly skilled artisans in the Italian island of Murano.
    Among our main objectives was to use one of the most characteristic attributes of glass in our advantage: its transparency. Thus, we designed an object with such a geometry that allows it to play with light and shadow, creating different shapes as one’s perspective changes.

    “Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with three large petals forming the stem. In Soda, the glass vibrates: its tough, hammered surface fragments its transparency to give a primitive aesthetic. This is artistic value granted to an industrial product.”
  • Glyph stool, 2020

    Producer: Porventura, Portugal
    Material: solid wood in different finishes.
    Prototypes (in ash wood natural finish and black stain) were made in Italy by Motterani sedie, in 2018.
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    *Glyph is a stool in solid wood based on a idea initially designed in 2016.
    A glyph formed by rounded edges is used to discern all the different parts of the construction and the way they are joined.
    The collection can be expanded adding a bench, a coffee table and a side table, bar stool, a sideboard etc.

    (*Glyph derives from the Greek word gluphē/γλυφή. Γλυφή is an ornamental groove or channel usually vertical, especially in a Doric frieze)
  • Way-in, ceramic containers, 2019

    Material: stoneware
    Dimensions: diameter 10,5 cm, height 7,3 cm
    Client: Industrial Gas Museum
    Manufacturer: Yiannis Fakiolas
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

  • Mutant cups, 2019

    Prototypes of the mutant cups were made by slip-casted amakusa porcelain in cnc milled molds, in Arita Japan during my creative residency the summer of 2018.
    Cup no2 and no3 are in production by Arita Marubun, Japan, with pressure casting technique.
    Dimensions: 70mm H, 71mm Diam.
    Capacity: 200ml aprox.
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Mutant cups is a project based on the same concept of the Mutant vase.

    "I was always impressed while watching science fiction movies when a foreign organism or a parasite was moving underneath the skin of a human being altering its smooth surface by its own form. Similar when those artificial metallic blades appearing gradually from Woolverine’s human hands and then disappearing again leaving the hands intact.
    These striking movie images I wanted to incorporate discreetly in this specific object adding a “mutation” that gradually appears and disappears disturbing aesthetically its smooth surface."
  • Ondule, 2018

    Material: pressure cast asakusa porcelain
    Dimensions: soba choko cup: diameter 8cm, height 7,5 cm, serving dish: diameter 20 cm
    Producer: prototype, free for edition
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Ondule, soba choko and serving dish is one of the projects i developed during my Creative in Arita, Japan the summer of 2018.
    Soba choko is a cup traditionally used for placing the dipping sauce for the cold soba noodles.
    Pressure cast technique was used. The mold was made by cnc milled plaster with the support of the Saga ceramic research center in Arita.
  • Revolver vases deluxe, 2018

    Material: slip cast asakusa porcelain
    Producer: prototype, free for edition
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Revolver vases is one of the projects i developed during my Creative in Arita, Japan the summer of 2018. Two molds for the two of the 3 sizes were made and a few pieces of each size were made in different finishes.
    In order to use Arita's more characteristic decorating technique, hand decoration with ink that after glazing turns to blue, i asked the skillful craftsmen of Shingama to hand drawn on the vases the pattern i designed and the Revolver deluxe version was born.
  • Revolver vases, 2018

    Material: slip cast asakusa porcelain
    Producer: prototype, free for edition
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Revolver vases is one of the projects i developed during my Creative in Arita, Japan the summer of 2018. Two molds for the two of the 3 sizes were made and a few pieces of each size were made in different finishes.
  • Torus wine bucket, 2018

    Material: polished stainless steel
    Dimensions: maximum diameter 24 cm, height 22 cm
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
    Producer: Free for edition “Serving, a process of placing food/drink from the one serving to the one being served. Historically, it has underlined social class difference, but has also been the expression of respect, love and care. In our days, it is more linked to the relationship between customer and waiter, an often-uneasy relationship at the expense of the latter. Driven by this relationship the Torus wine bucket was designed with focus on the waiter in a symbolic effort to honor him, offering him a generous 360-degree handle.”

    Τhe user catches the object without having to rotate-adjust his hands until he reaches the handles since the handle is one, continuous and runs across the perimeter.
  • Orbital, mirror, 2018

    Material: powder coated iron rods, available in 6 RAL colors.
    Dimensions: diameter 91 cm, depth 5.5 cm.
    Producer: Free for edition
  • Yin & Yang, side table, 2018

    A wavy curved rectangular surface trapped between two circles forms this versatile side table. The surface divides each circle into two yin and yang shaped parts. The shape along with the finish of the metal sheet and the light create an appealing sculptural volume. Material: Metal sheet in different colors and finishes Producer: Free for edition
  • Home sweet home, wooden floor, 2018

    Material: Oak in diffefent finishes
    Dimensions:width 200 mm; length 300 mm
    Thickness: 15 mm
    Bevelled on 5 sides
    Right and left pieces
    Producer: Menotti spechia

    Home is defined as the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household. The place that the young child spends almost exclusively the first years of his life. Usually the place that chooses to depict at his first attempts to draw.

    A square with a triangle on the top form the iconic shape of what the most of us as children initially and as adults later we recognize as home. This iconic shape is the basic element of the pattern "Home sweet home", the place we all miss when away, and we feel happy to return.

  • Winged ceramic vessel, 2018

       "Many times, the starting point of my creative process is the intention to design an object/product that incorporates specific values. These values could be aesthetic, functional, conceptual or a blend of them all.
       With this intention occupying my mind for a while, the solution often appears as a vision; like the spontaneous religious epiphanies experienced by people since the dawn of humanity. The only thing I must do next is to determine if the given solution can make it to production.
       Winged vessel is the product of my intention to design a ceramic piece with an unexpected form for this type of material while the form at the same time enriches its functionality.
       By adding “wings” to the lid, the piece changes dramatically visually with the viewing angle. The wings offer a resting surface for the small objects we want to keep on display, in contrast to the ones we keep hidden in the container."

    3d printed porcelain
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
  • Pyrox Tray, 2018

    Client: Sarantis Group, Greece.

    Pyrox tray is a mosquito-coil tray.
    Our intenton was to deliver an improved and desirable product suitable for the urban environment like terraces and balconies. Dark color was chosen to make the burn stains less visible. A removable fiberglass net makes easier to empty the ashes and clean the tray. The aesthetics is sleek to match the contemporary life in big cities where the outdoor life needs anti-mosquito protection due to high temperatures and humidity.
  • Monarchy table and Chair, 2017

    Photos: Objekten Producer: -2022 Objekten, Belgium, free for edition The Monarchy chair is a stackable chair that completes the collection started with the MONARCHY rocking Stool, offering the same striking graphical presence. Strong and very comfortable, it is suitable for both residential and contract uses. The collection includes also the Monarchy table. All made by High quality solid beech or oak from harvested european forests.
  • Trophos, vase, 2017

    An object inspired by the work of G Design Studio.
    Crafted by Giannis Mamoutzis.
    Photography: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
  • Swee ‘pea, candleholder 2016

    *Swee 'pea is a candle holder. It is suitable for both candles and tea lights. Swea 'pea doesn’t shout for attention. It is small, cute with soft, friendly curves, just like the baby found on Popeye's doorstep. It is stackable, ideal for small spaces, coffee shops and restaurants. It comes in different materials, colors and finishes allowing to create different totem like combinations.

    Prototype Cnc milled solid brass,copper and aluminium
    Brass and copper are mirror polished Aluminium coated with ceracote gun coatings
    Photos: 3,4:Giorgos Vitsaropoulos, 1:Nikos Alexopoulos, 2:Dionysis Kouris

    *Swee'Pea (alternatively spelled Swee'pea and Sweapea on some titles and once called Sweep Pea) is a character in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre/Popeye and in the cartoon series derived from it. His name refers to the flower known as the Sweet Pea. Before his addition to the animated shorts, the name "Sweet Pea" was a term of affection used by main character Popeye. In the cartoon “We Aim to Please” he addressed girlfriend Olive Oyl that way.
    In the comics, Swee'Pea is a baby found on Popeye's doorstep (actually delivered to him in a box) in a 1933 strip. Popeye adopts and raises him as his son, or, as he puts it "boy-kid". Initially, Swee'Pea's speech consisted entirely of the sound "glop". As the years went on, Swee'Pea apparently aged enough to speak normally, and could throw punches if necessary; however, his appearance remained that of a crawling baby.
  • Grip lamp for Creaid, 2016

    Everything begins with an idea. An idea that you have to grab it and handle it properly.
    Designing our lamp for Creaid’s designers lights project, we started with a bulb, symbol of the genius idea and inspiration and we added a grip. A grip with a pattern, like the ones we find in bicycle grips in order to offer a stable grasp.
    All lights will be auctioned online, and will be presented in an exhibition which will take place at One Athens, in April 2016.“Designer Lights” aim to create a playground for the Athens General Children’s Hospital.

    Manufacturer, technical advisor, Giorgos Sofos-Gsa Metaltech
    Photography: 1-3:Giorgos Vitsaropoulos, 4-5: Nkos Alexopoulos

    Base dimensions: Diameter 55 mm, Height 97 mm
    Cnc milled solid brass
    Textile cable cord
    Inline dimmer
    E27 bulb, 125mm diameter
  • Sam loves Betty, 2015

    Client: Biocidetech
    graphic design: Aris Pasouris
    Photos: math studio
    Copywriter: Sissy Caravia
    Mold makers: Agelopoulos Bros
    Printing: Lombardias Bros

    UK based, startup company, Biocidetech commissioned our studio to design the packaging of their first line of products that will soon be launched under the unexpected name “Sam Loves Betty”.

    Biocidetech’s chemical engineer has created a line of bio anti-insect formulas based entirely on natural substances.

    According to the brief the packaging should not demonstrate efficacy through toxicity, an approach that is used by all the existing products of this category. “We don’t want the users to keep our products away immediately after they use them considering them as dangerous for themselves”.

    We approached the project using a number of design parameters such as form, pattern, color and texture.

    The containers are designed in a two-part format. At the upper part are displayed all the visual information, like the logo, the description and the ingredients, all created by graphic designer Aris Pasouris.
    Also the relevant insect that each product corresponds to is represented using dots derived from cross-stitched motifs. The user, this way, gets the necessary information about the product avoiding a more realistic and perhaps repulsive image of an insect, a cockroach etc.
    At the lower part a floral pattern is placed (reference to the formula’s vegetable derivation), using embossed braille like dots, trying to communicate the familiarity of tradition but also the feeling of a high tech contemporary product.
  • Rush pattern cushion, 2014

    Handmade silkscreen by Fuzz ink
    75% cotton, 25% polyester off white fabric
    Available in Green, Brown and Blue
    Made in Greece
    Self production
  • Goliath, side table, 2014

    Material: Ultra High Performance Concrete
    Dimensions: D 43cm, H 40cm
    Client: A31 Objects

    Triggered by humor, i named this side table after Goliath, the gigantic biblical hero. Despite its small dimensions, Goliath is resilient and robust, like concrete. Hence, a small table with big aspirations.
  • Mutant vase, 2014

    3d printed prototype

    I was always impressed while watching science fiction movies when a foreign organism or a parasite was moving underneath the skin of a human being altering its smooth surface by its own form. Similar when those artificial metallic blades appearing gradually from Woolverine’s human hands and then disappearing again leaving the hands intact.

    These striking movie images I wanted to incorporate discreetly in this specific object adding a “mutation” that gradually appears and disappears disturbing aesthetically its smooth surface.
  • Door handle IV, 2013

    Producer: Convex, Greece
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Different approaches were followed in the design of the door handles for Convex.
    One design philosophy centered around a welcoming handle or a handle which looked dramatically different depending on the viewing angle.
    Another philosophy focused on the creation of a handle which was reduced to its basic elements, offering a timeless elegance and being well-suited for a diverse range of spaces.
    In one case, the design was driven by inspiration; an unusually slim handle which became ergonomically thicker at the point of rotation.
    Irrespective of the design philosophy which eventually prevailed, the ultimate goal has always been an elegant and practical product.
  • Door handle III, 2013

    Producer: Convex, Greece
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Different approaches were followed in the design of the door handles for Convex.
    One design philosophy centered around a welcoming handle or a handle which looked dramatically different depending on the viewing angle.
    Another philosophy focused on the creation of a handle which was reduced to its basic elements, offering a timeless elegance and being well-suited for a diverse range of spaces.
    In one case, the design was driven by inspiration; an unusually slim handle which became ergonomically thicker at the point of rotation.
    Irrespective of the design philosophy which eventually prevailed, the ultimate goal has always been an elegant and practical product.
  • Magneto, table 2013

    Project assistant: Giannis Lampropoulos
    Prototype
    Size: d:40cm, h:43cm
    Material: 4mm powder coated metal sheet
    Photos: Nikos Alexopoulos

    I have always been attracted by magnets. Attempting to use them in my design work has just been a matter of time. Considerations about the harmfulness of magnets in relation to electronic devices and heart pacemakers have been taken into account.

    This project is the first evidence of my effort to create a stable structure using the invisible magnetic power as the main way of connection between the different parts of the construction. To create a structure that can be assembled and disassembled without the use of tools. Just the placement of the right parts next to each other, aided by the existence of sockets and projections and of course the magnetic power, is enough to ensure the strength and the stability of the construction.

    Further research and experimentation on technical and aesthetical matters like the size and power of the magnets, the size of the structure (height, width etc.), alternative shapes (triangle, rectangle, five sided polygon), the use of different materials and a combination of them can lead to an expanded family of truly versatile products.

    Alternatively the same structure can be achieved using maybe less magic and more conventional methods (screws) but eventually resulting exactly the same look and the same characteristics of a product that can be easily assembled and disassembled and shipped occupying the minimum space.
  • Tree, pepper mill, 2013

    prototype in solid beech wood, Thanassis kalkanis Producer:-2022 bjekten, belgium, free for edition product photos: Julien Renault prototype photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos Under the heat of July in Athens and having a peppermill mechanism on my desk i whispered "O christmas tree" and ...here it is. The "tree" pepper mill is ideal for adding some extra taste to the christmas turkey but apart from that it is a functional object that with its toy-like aesthetics could stay on the dinning table or kitchen's countertop even when Christmas is over..
  • Candy, wall hanger, 2013

    material: wood, metalic connector
    producer: Miniforms, Italy
    photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Candy is a wall hanger. It consists of two wooden elements and a specially designed metal joint.
    Apart from clothes, Candy is ideal for hanging your helmet, your wide-strapped bag or even use it as a book stand.
    What makes Candy special is the purity of its form, the way the light is cast on it, highlighting its three-dimensional character, its generous size, the warmth of its material, as well as the friendly way it touches the objects placed on it.
    A single Candy hanger or an arrangement of more can give our wall an aesthetic appeal and at the same time convert it into a functional surface.
  • The Olivewood project 2012

    Double sided bowl partly lacquered.
    Hand-tooled in sustainable Corfiot olivewood
    Commissioned by Athenian gallery Skoufa
    Made my the traditional artisan Polichronis Koskinas in Corfu
  • Candlehandle, 2012

    Client: Industrial Gas Museum
    Manufacturer: Convex
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    The gas plant of Athens was founded in 1857 in order to meet the city’s need for public lighting and has left its mark on the city’s urban planning and its economic development. It was the first power production unit not just in Athens, but across Greece.

    The gas plant provided the city with lighting and power for nearly 130 years. The City of Athens had been receiving complaints about the quality of gas since 1883, and by the ’60’s the factory was running at a very low level, because the type of energy produced was considered to be “obsolete”. In 1984 the factory’s operation was suspended.Almost thirty years after the suspension of its operation, the first industrial museum of Athens – the Industrial Gas Museum – was inaugurated in the factory’s complex of historic buildings, under the auspices of the City of Athens.

    On the occasion of the museum’s operation, a gift shop was also opened in its premises. The aim of the gift shop is to support the work of Greek industrial designers, so that they produce their designs within the country, given the strong need for domestic production.

    The first industrial designer to get commissioned by the museum was Yiannis Ghikas, who turned to the field of lighting, since the gas plant was mainly founded in order to provide lighting, and to the concept of the “old fashioned” and “obsolete” – characteristics that led to the suspension of the factory’s operation. Yiannis Ghikas designed – what else? – a candle holder, an “old technology” source of light.
  • Out of sight, ring, 2012

    Solid silver, platinum plated
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Decorating our body is a primordial human desire. My first attempt to design a ring, an object with a purely decorative purpose, put me in front of a dilemma. A part of me wanted to reduce the form to the basics, as I usually do, whereas another part wanted to create decorative patterns, proper to a purely decorative object.
    I decided to merge the two approaches, however conflicting. The decorative pattern is placed on the inside, out of sight, but I know it’s there... Only a small detail is left in full view, hinting its presence to the rest of the world.
  • Door handle II, 2011

    Producer: Convex, Greece
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Different approaches were followed in the design of the door handles for Convex.
    One design philosophy centered around a welcoming handle or a handle which looked dramatically different depending on the viewing angle.
    Another philosophy focused on the creation of a handle which was reduced to its basic elements, offering a timeless elegance and being well-suited for a diverse range of spaces.
    In one case, the design was driven by inspiration; an unusually slim handle which became ergonomically thicker at the point of rotation.
    Irrespective of the design philosophy which eventually prevailed, the ultimate goal has always been an elegant and practical product.
  • Door Handle I, 2011

    Producer: Convex, Greece
    Photos: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos

    Different approaches were followed in the design of the door handles for Convex.
    One design philosophy centered around a welcoming handle or a handle which looked dramatically different depending on the viewing angle.
    Another philosophy focused on the creation of a handle which was reduced to its basic elements, offering a timeless elegance and being well-suited for a diverse range of spaces.
    In one case, the design was driven by inspiration; an unusually slim handle which became ergonomically thicker at the point of rotation.
    Irrespective of the design philosophy which eventually prevailed, the ultimate goal has always been an elegant and practical product.
  • Parasite lamp, 2011

    Prototype , developed in collaboration with Riche, Greece
    Technical advisor: Panos Konandreas
    Material: powder coated metal
    Lighting source: 3 energy saver bulbs
    Photos: Nikos Alexopoulos

    Once upon a time there was a lamp called Ordinary. One day, it contracted a parasite that began leaching light, sending it to places that Ordinary couldn't even imagine.
    Since that day, Ordinary and its parasite friend lived happily ever after.
  • Streamers, side tables, 2011

    Producer: Miniforms, Italy
    Photos: Miniforms
  • Game of trust, coat hanger, 2010

    Nous 4M - oversaw fabrication and production and co-fabricated with Robert Crane of 3DD fabrication
    Bryan Oknyansky - Nous 4M technician
    Justin Goodyear - Nous 4M technician
    Gregory Epps - Nous 4M technician
    Producer: Miniforms
    Photos: Nikos Alexopoulos

    "To trust and to be trusted, to support and to be supported, creating a seemingly fragile but yet viable state of equilibrium."
    The coat hanger “Game of trust” consists of three identical Y-shaped elements. Each one supports and at the same time is supported by one of the others, resulting in an embrace that transforms the units into a unity.
    Game of trust demands accuracy of construction, excellent quality of materials and the right people that can deal with both. It is made of solid wood in natural finish or lacquered in different colors combinations, modular. It is easy to assemble and disassemble, easy to pack carry.
  • Monarchy, stool, 2009

    Red dot design award winner 2009
    German design award 2016
    Prototypes: Alexis Mariolopoulos
    Photos: 1-5 Dionysis Kouris, 6-10 Julien Renault
    Producer: 2010-2013 Feld, 2013-2022 Objekten, Belgium, Now free for edition

    Monarchy is a stool, it is a rocking stool.
    It rocks sideways and it rocks back and forth. Monarchy also swivels.
    Monarchy is designed not to be overturned but at the same time allows the user to escape the dullness of the ultimate stability.

    The Monarchy Stool is so-named because, apart from the fact that it has a crown-like shape, it has been designed so that it is difficult to tip over. As a regime, a monarchy enforces stability. The Monarchy Stool , however, allows the user to escape the dullness of ultimate stability – an intentional contradiction.
    The Monarchy Stool is a convenient for occasional sitting or simply when an extra seat is needed. Its design aims to offer freedom of movement. You can change your orientation with a push of your legs. Reaching out for nearby objects is easily done by bending over and shifting your weight. Furthermore, and most importantly, the stool has the capacity to satisfy your body’s inherent expressional needs while being seated.
    The balancing process creates a playful userobject relationship. The stool explores the idea that when seated, many people feel the need to be free from enforced bodily positions. Instructions of the use of The Monarchy Stool are completely useless as the body will become tuned to the stool on a subconscious level – as though the stool is an extension of the body. Although it can be used in a number of contexts, the designer does not recommend the use of The Monarchy Stool for changing light bulbs!
  • Basic I, side table, 2007

    Prototype: Ieronimakis Inox
    Material: 4mm metal sheet
    Photos: Dionysis Kouris
  • Basic II, side table, 2007

    Prototype: Ieronimakis Inox
    Material: 4mm metal sheet
    Photos: Dionysis Kouris
  • Peel bottles, ceramics, 2006

    Prototypes made by Bosa, Italy
    HANDLED WITH CARE, exhibition of contemporary ceramic works, curated by designboom
    19-23/9/2007 at designersblock, London, UK

    Peel bottles is a line of ceramics in different stages of "peeling".The peeling may start from top to bottom or even reciprocally.

    There is a difference in texture and shape between the rind and the internal layer. Usually the exterior surface, the first one someone pays attention to, is smoother and more pleasing to the eye, while sometimes the reverse can happen…
  • Joysteak, meat pounder, 2006

    Meat pounder, prototype
    3d print in ABS plastic then casted in bronze, lost wax method
    GOOOOOD FOOD, exhibition
    Photos: Dionysis Kouris
    Bienalle Internationale du Design 2006
    Saint Etienne, France

    Ask me what a joysteak is and I'll tell you it's a kitchen utensil. It is a meat pounder for steaks.
    In reality, however, I hope it is something more than that. I hope it is also an an allusion... An allusive comment on the addiction to new technologies, and especially to the part relating to entertainment, an allusive comment on the "damaging" effects that addiction may have, lastly an allusive comment on all those who, like myself, are highly concerned seeing themselves as they become addicted, and mainly to all those who become addicted without being concerned about it...
  • Waffle, fruit container, 2005

    Prototype Rapid prototype in ABS plastic then resin casted in silicon mold Photos: Dionysis Kouris I thought that a container destined to hold fruit must primarily be capable of maintaining its contents intact for as long a time as possible. I have also taken into account that fruit first rot at the points of contact with other fruit and with the container holding them. Fruit also rot faster when not well aerated. Therefore, the Waffle has been designed, on the one hand, to allow the free circulation of air around the fruit and, on the other hand, to minimize the area of contact between the fruit and the container. Furthermore, the size of the Waffle is suitable to hold a satisfactory quantity of fruit without being squeezed against one another or stacked on top of one another. If you have already thought that the Waffle is not suitable for small fruit such as cherries, strawberries, etc., you are right. But then such fruit are usually kept in the fridge.