RPT-028: BEAK! THE CITRUS SQUEEZER

I was truly tired to press citruses without a proper tool. As a result, the need came to design something to transform the task into a pleasure: A Citrus Squeezer.

There is something so beautiful, and sensual with the "S" that a bird's neck forms with its beak. I saw a vessel in that expression, and I captured it in this object. Made to squeeze any citrus (lemon, lime, oranges...etc), this object aims to blend art, design, emotion, and utility in unexpected ways. A decorative veil exploring the contradiction between function and expression. It can sit in a kitchen as utensil or on a stand as art. You decide what it is!

The material is sand casted aluminium, which makes each squeezer unique. Crafted, casted and produced in Cotonou, Benin by local artisan with an incredible and high level of savoir-faire. Sand blasted and finished in Chicago.