Jess Stubenbord

Kitchen Tong Redesign

For this project, I first gathered Anthropometric data from reference sources as well as my peers and then sought to make the common kitchen tongs more suitable for everyday use with the collected measurements and a general knowledge of human factors. The finished product was a radically improved design that sacrificed nothing in terms of usability while improving style and fixing many common design flaws.

In searching for a hinging system which allowed for a better all around experience I decided to go with a centralized hinge point and angled arms. Altering the angle of the arms and applying a better grip changed the entire grasping mechanics of the kitchen tongs, allowing for a more lateral grasping action that utilizes the whole hand versus the more sharp angular action of the previous design.

Other design tweaks included removing a channel in the grips caused by the construction process which can cause serious burns when combined with scalding water. Pinch points formerly caused by angular closing action were also completely negated in this redesign.