Ihe emepụtara bụ Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle nke Rahul Agarwal bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Ngwá Ịme Achịcha, Ngwá Tebụl, Ngwá Ịṅụ Ihe na Ngwá Esi Nri.
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Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle
nke Rahul Agarwal
Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz na Udi Ngwá Kichin
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Maka Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle
Ederede Akwụkwọ: Polygons na-emegharị ngaji ntụle dị ka ngwaọrụ dị larịị nke na-emepụta olu naanị mgbe achọrọ ya. E jikọtara usoro nha isii zuru oke n'ime mpempe mkpa abụọ. A na-ekpebi olu ya site n'ọnọdụ ebe e welitere ya, mgbe ahụ igwe magnet na-eduzi ma jide ọdịdị ya. Mgbe e mechara iji ya rụọ ọrụ, ọ na-alaghachi n'ọnọdụ dị larịị maka ihicha ngwa ngwa na ịgbasa iji belata mkpofu nri, ma na-echekwa ya site na magnet na friji. Ịtụgharị ụkpụrụ origami ka ọ bụrụ ngwaahịa a pụrụ ịsacha, nke dị mma maka nri chọrọ injinia nhazi ọhụrụ iji hụ na ọ na-adịgide adịgide karịa mpịaji 100,000 ebe na-ebelata iji ihe eme ihe, oghere nchekwa, na mkpofu mbufe.
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Maka Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz
Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Polygons Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ngaji Ntụle na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.
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- Àgwà Pụrụ Iche
- After 3000 years, the spoon is reconsidered through patented origami engineering. Polygons compresses a complete measuring set into a 0.1 inch sheet that forms six calibrated volumes - 0.5, 1, and 2 Tbsp on the large sheet, and 0.25, 0.5, and 1 tsp on the small; wipes clean, and magnetically sticks to the refrigerator. Engineered for over 100,000 bend cycles and up to 80 percent lower material and freight waste, it unites precision, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability in a single design.
- Nha & Mkpuchi
- CAPACITY
Large spoon: 0.5 Tbsp, 1 Tbsp, 2 Tbsp
Small spoon: 0.25 tsp, 0.5 tsp, 1 tsp
MATERIALS
Food grade thermoplastic, food grade hydrophobic silicone, embedded neodymium magnets
DIMENSIONS
Large spoon: 180 x 54 x 2.8 mm
Small spoon: 108 x 30.3 x 2.8 mm
WEIGHT
Large spoon: 31.5 g
Small spoon: 12 g - Mkpado
- Folding measuring spoon, Fold flat measuring spoon, Origami measuring spoon set, Polygons measuring spoon, Polygons 3 in 1 spoon, Adjustable measuring spoon, Collapsible measuring spoon, Space saving measuring spoon, Magnetic flat measuring spoons, Patented measuring spoon
- Teknụzụ Mmepụta
- Polygons required three years of development and more than 1000 prototypes to translate origami geometry into a durable, washable kitchen tool. A multilayer construction combines food grade thermoplastic, silicone living hinges, and embedded rare earth magnets. Each hinge varies in thickness to control folding with tolerances near 0.1 mm, enabling precise volumes and durability beyond 100,000 cycles with no separate moving parts or assembly.
- Ịma Aka Imepụta
- The core challenge was translating paper origami into a durable consumer product. Unlike paper, the system had to withstand repeated washing, food contact, and more than 100000 folding cycles without fatigue. Achieving this required precise hinge engineering, magnet integration, and volumetric calibration within injection molded geometry. By consolidating six measurements into two inseparable components, Polygons shifts the category from incremental improvement to structural reinvention.
- Nchọpụta
- Type of research: practice based industrial design research integrating materials engineering and user interaction.
Objective: replace bulky nested spoons with a planar system.
Methodology: iterative prototyping of crease maps and hinge systems.
Tools: CAD, 3D printing, mold trials, fatigue testing beyond 100,000 folds.
Participants: home & professional cooks and students.
Result: patented planar measuring tool.
Impact: less material, lower freight footprint, reduced food waste. - Mkpali
- Polygons was inspired by the most ancient and universal measuring tool - the human hand. Long before utensils existed, the hand's instinctive ability to shift from flat to cupped allowed people to measure and transfer materials, such as cupping water from a stream, scooping grains from a sack, or portioning herbs and spices by feel. A flat hand transforms into a functional volume with a simple natural gesture.
- Oge Ọrụ
- The project's manufacturing R&D and refinement spanned 3 years across India and China. Extensive development focused on multi-layer live-hinge optimization, volumetric calibration, tooling precision, and large-scale manufacturing validation to make durable origami-based products commercially viable.
The product was officially launched to consumers in Q4 2024 and is currently in global distribution. - Usoro Ọrụ
- Polygons rests flat on the fridge, in a drawer, or used as a bookmark inside your recipe book.
Intuitively, the position you pick it up from determines its volume - lift from a marked point and it folds into that exact measure, secured by the satisfying click of magnets.
After use, it opens flat to clean with just a wipe, reducing water and soap usage.
After scooping and flattening, it can also spread and scrape off viscous ingredients like honey, minimizing food waste. - Patentị
- Patented.
Patent No: US10175084B2
Patent Holder: Rahul Agarwal
Year: 2016
Jurisdiction: USA
Copyrights belong to Rahul Agarwal, 2025
Trademarks belong to Rahul Agarwal, 2025
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