This was an exercise in generating flowforms.
I focused on hand placement and comfort, as well as ease of use for picking up salad. By curving each tong inward, I wanted to be clear about which tong belongs in which hand.
I differentiated each salad tong by creating a slight groove for the right. The difference is subtle enough so that both tongs look like a set, but bold enough for each to have their own personality.
In context shot.
I made the ends of the salad tongs to be slightly curved so the salad could sit easily between the tongs without having to be squeezed. The curves were also there to keep the hands at a comfortable distance from each other.
Sketches to show hand placement for grip.
Process.
With each iteration, I realized the issues of the previous design and used drawings and sketch models to create new designs. In every model, I realized that it would be easier to grab salad if the faces of the salad tongs faced sideways. Because of that, I designed them to have one large dominant curve.
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Salad Tongs
This was an exercise in generating flowforms.
We began with creating curves that would result with the best interaction between tong and hand. The final form was made by making four cuts through a block of maple.