Project Yolk
The act of cooking and preparing food brings with it many subtleties and nuances. From finding the perfect way to pepper a salad to the ultimate technique in which to scramble eggs – a long debated issue between many cooks. This mass of personal preferences combined with the countless tools and gadgets that fill the homeowners kitchen, makes for a perfect testing ground for personalization and modification.
With this in mind, we envision a future scenario where a character has the agency to freely create anything that they will. This project is a reflection of that vision, and an example of what may be the future of making; of uninhibited, whimsical design.
This project was a collaboration between Denon Vipond, Logan Mohr, JJ Mah, and Lauren Low, who are currently studying Industrial Design at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, BC.
Pick the perfect egg
Crack the egg
Place filled yolk containment chamber under nozzle, creating an air tight seal between the nozzle opening and yolk
Slowly engage lever until yolk is halfway
After performing egg extraction protocol perfectly, release yolk lever and let yolk fall into containment chamber
Now you are ready to make... Waffles! Custard! Meringues! Egg Noggin! Hollandaise Sauce!
Material List
- Epoxy resin
- Moen sink plunger from Home Depot model: M7819
- Sand paper
- Untreated birch plywood
- 2 threaded pipe connectors
- 1 1/4 inch clear tubing
- 1/4 inch dowel
- 2 small egg sized bowls
- 1 inch dowel
- 4 Springs
- 2 bolts
- 2 locking washers
- 2 regular washers
- 8 metal countersunk washers
- 12 one inch countersunk screws
- 8 eye hooks