“Rakweh”
Project Type : Student Work - 2018
Family of Objects
[Sobhiyeh]: a Lebanese ritual of gathering in the morning to converse around a pot of coffee.
My objective was to reinterpret the traditional Lebanese coffee set in a bolder more efficient way. By adapting the design to a contemporary context, enthusiasts living abroad can preserve the “Sobhiyeh” ritual across environments.
Through ideation, I played around the proportions of one shape to preserve hierarchy in sequence of use and coherence between components.
Conical shapes were explored as a reference to the Lebanese visual language, then adapted the convexity of the volumes to fit the attributes of each member.
This family of object includes a coffee jug; the Rakweh; in which the coffee is made and served, the sugar pot and stirring spoon, and the coffee cups.
Wide base for stirring and stability accompanied by a long handle for grip while serving.
Wide opening for stacking, rounded edges for smoothness.
Self standing spoon for post stirring detailed with an inset line to prevent dripping.
Tall sugar pot in connection with the spoon’s proportion, topped by an open lid for pouring and inserting the spoon.