hate dishes? the DishMaker is a new kind of appliance that can replace dishes altogether by making cups, bowls and plates on demand and recycling them when you’re done. the device uses up the same room and energy as a dishwasher, while it replaces all the cabinets and dishes in your kitchen. the DishMaker takes advantage of a little-known shape-memory property of acrylic so that one dish can be recycled a thousand times without consuming the energy that does into a single-use ceramic dish.
DishMaker Paper for CHI 2005
DishMaker on CNN
DishMaker on the Splendid Table (radio show)
DishMaker on Wired News
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i love this project!
Truly Impressive Leonardo!!! You took such a simple process and applied it to a big problem. I am a big fan of your concept, it has got alot of potential and I can’t wait to see it go places! If you ever need a product designer’s help to generate and elevate concepts, don’t hesitate to contact me.
I have to admit this is an intriguing idea, but one question lingers….
How are the soiled dishes cleaned if not by washing?
It would appear that your idea has been subjugated by those that would simply throw away the used ones. Kinda defeats the purpose, I would think. Ah, good ol’ American consumerism…..
Very neat idea, nonetheless. I’d bet if you could speed up the process it could actually be a viable product….at least, here in the US. It would likely be accepted quickly in Europe as it is.
On a side note…great site! Many innovative ideas at work here. Keep up the good work!
I don’t want one, but if anyone has one I want a certain color (clear yellow) dishes that can’t be found!
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[...] Not enough space in your kitchen cabinets? DishMaker is a new kind of appliance that can replace dishes altogether by making cups, bowls, and plates on demand and recycle them when you’re done. The DishMaker takes advantage of a little-known shape-memory property of acrylic to enable the recycling of the cleaned dishes. The DishMaker applies heat to the acrylic material and then shapes it into the wanted shape. The DishMaker takes up the same space and uses the same amount of energy as a dishwasher, but in turn it replaces all of the cabinets and dishes in the kitchen. The current prototype can produce one dish every 90 seconds and recycle it into different dishes. [...]
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