The Juicy Salif lemon squeezer is one of the most iconic design objects of the 20 th century, since it represents the Italian houseware company Alessi like no other product. Pips and Flesh- The juicer has no catchment area for seeds, pips, and flesh and so the user will have to fish out the seeds from the glass by hand, which is less than ideal. The instructions mention nothing of this, and so it is clear that this was not taken into consideration whilst it was designed. The typical fruit juicer has a flat bowl-like shape at the bottom to catch the juice, seeds and all, that can then be tipped to receive the liquid.

Alberto Alessi, in a recorded video interview posted on Dezeen, said "I am very happy with this project because I consider it a big joke to everybody. [...] It is the most controversial squeezer of the century I must say, but one of the most amusing projects I have done in my career." [7] He regarded it as one of the company's most successful products. [7] Sales [ edit ] Cleaning- The juicer tip, sharp in the way it is designed, is a serious hazard whilst cleaning and could cause injury. However, I believe some common sense can overcome this ‘issue’. playing underneath his father’s drawing board. Being around this influence of aeronautical invention impacted on many of his designs, including the Juicy Salif which has an aerodynamic form, allowing juice to flow down into a container.Daily updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Plus occasional news. Dezeen Jobs Weekly

Other designers have also developed innovative citrus squeezers, which respond to new usage scenarios by considering the ergonomic aspects their products as important as aesthetics. In 2009, Joseph Joseph introduced the Catcher, a pestle squeezer that filters out seeds, designed by Graeme Davies. In 2011, the Dutch company Royal VKB introduced the Citrange, a playful double sided hand juicer which can be placed straight onto the glass, designed by the Belgian designer Quentin de Coster. [8] In 2012, the Spanish brand Lékué launched its Citrus Spray, a juicer that works like a spray, designed by Papila Studio in collaboration with Joanrojeski. [9] Traditions [ edit ] A wooden lemon squeezer, similar to that used at Trinity College.This is the last in a series of five movies with Alberto Alessi, in which he discusses some of the Italian brand's most iconic products. To conclude this section. The Juicy Salif as an everyday fruit juicer is not functional. Its design is not genius in terms of usability. And at this point, it is clear that if you are after a juicer that actually juices your fruit, go with a conventional cheap juicer. It will work far better.

The Juicy Salif was included in ‘Values of Design’ at the V&A Gallery, Design Society in Shenzhen, China in 2017. A lemon squeezer is a small kitchen utensil designed to extract juice from lemons or other citrus fruit such as oranges, grapefruit, or lime. It is designed to separate and crush the pulp of the fruit in a way that is easy to operate. Lemon squeezers can be made from any solid, acid-resistant material, such as plastic, glass, metal (usually aluminium) or ceramic. reaction against minimalist, modernist design with its ‘form follows function’ principle. Postmodern Below you can find product review channel and their review on the Juicy Salif, the primary source where I used to find the issues with the Juicy Salif. It includes a video of the juicer being used as intended. The oldest known lemon squeezers were found in Kütahya, Turkey and date to the first quarter of the 18th century. [1] These ceramic presses are in the traditional style of Turkish pottery of the 18th century and have a superficial resemblance to today's press equipment with cones, though they are designed differently. These examples were individually made, and specially designed for making the then popular citrus drink sorbet. Lemons are not native to northern Turkey, though during the 17th and 18th centuries they were imported in bulk to Constantinople. [1]a b c Chadha, Radha (22 November 2016). "The irrationality of pure design". Mint . Retrieved 2022-02-11. The patents filed around the turn of the 19th/20th century show a variety of different functional principles. They range from small models to be used at the table (with which individual lemon wedges can be squeezed out over a glass or dish) to mechanically complex equipment which is firmly attached to the kitchen table or counter with screw clamps. It is noteworthy that nearly all of these patents merely put pressure on the lemon or lemon half, without the fruit being rotated. The patents vary mainly in their different mechanisms how they create this pressure. Usually, leverage or screw presses were used. It is no longer possible to reconstruct how many of those patents were actually produced for the market. An image of the Juicy Salif was featured on the front cover of Donald Norman's book Emotional Design. [12] The gold-plated version was described as an "ornament" because citric acid from fruit would discolor and erode the gold plating. [12] Made of cast and polished aluminum by the Italian kitchenware company Alessi, the tool measures 14 centimetres (5.5in) in diameter, and 29cm (11in) high. News from Dezeen Events Guide, a listings guide covering the leading design-related events taking place around the world. Plus occasional updates. Dezeen Awards China