breakfast? egg!

[jens g.r. benthien]

girls & guys,

this is the first one of my new product line I'm currently developing. a very simple egg cup. and because it's so much fun, I'm developing the matching spoon as well.

Completely modeled and rendered in C4D XL v 7.1.
No retouching, just downscaling in picture publishing app.

Any comment is welcome ;-}

jens

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net

[Clements]

Jens, I've been reading and admiring your postings but I have neglected the necessary kudos.

The physical design of the product itself, the design of the illustration, and the technical application of the graphic effects (especially the lighting) I find extremely effective.

Snazzing looking 3D graphics can often look real, but what you've done here is a lot more than that.

Someday, if I ever get back to the Deutschland, I like to observe you "in the process" and drink ein (zwie ...) bier.

Regards, John

[RTK]

... that bugs me with the design, Jens.

The renderings are superb and the egg cup, spoon and vase combo design is amazing...

... but I think that the salt and pepper shakers look too much alike. From a practical point of view it is easy to get them mixed-up and from a design point of view - a bit boring. If you which to keep both the salt and the pepper in chrome - perhaps you could come up with something, so you can tell them apart?

What bugs me the most, though, is that the S/P holder and the eggcup have the excact same shape. I think it is brilliant that you can get such different uses out of the same shape but don't you think it will look a bit static on the table?

The different holders being stackable - is that really important? You still have to keep the shakers somewhere? Why not just keep them in their own unique (but complementing) holder?

Why not try to work the idea of the original shakers (from a couple of months ago) into this one, somehow?

The eggcup design is absolutely wild! I love it!

Are you sure that the egg cup design will work in real life also? Eggs come in different sizes: regular, large, extra large...

...will they all work in the standard sized whole?

Perhaps, I'm just being neurotic? Perhaps I just need some more coffee! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

It is always nice to see your superb work, Jens!

Risto

diri@videotron.ca

[gwpriester]

Elegant and clean design. Put me down for an order.

Gary

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[randyrives]

Nice job Jens. Are you doing this for actual production?

--Randy

[randyrives]

Jens,

Sounds very interesting! Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.


--Randy

[randyrives]

Looks very good.

--Randy

[jens g.r. benthien]

Randy,

yes, I'm developing a new product line. However, this is just one in a row of 'first sketches' as I call it. There are many variables I have to take into consideration. First of all, it shouldn't be a 'mee-too' product made of plastic. My products should be as durable as possible, so they can be passed on to the next generation. Then they need to have a very distinctive, elaborate design - they MUST be design objects, pieces of art for the breakfast or dinner table. They must be easy to manufacture with high precision tools. If possible, they shouldn't use too much space in storage. They must meet the ergonomical specifications I've set up... and so on. It's a looong checklist.

And after I've developed the complete line, I arrange meetings with manufacturers - this is the reason why I am rendering my products in a photorealistic way: I have to convince them at the very first glance. The reason is simple: the decision makers are not engineers or designers, they are managers with a limited imagination. So when they look at my product presentation they must have the impuls to actually touch them to possess them. The presentation must look like ads in an expensive magazine...

So there is lot's of work ahead. I think I will have the next stage ready today or tomorrow, and I will post it here.

jens

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net

[jens g.r. benthien]

here we go with the second stage.

the egg cups are stackable.
a salt & pepper bridge added. no, the shakers won't slide through because they are conical
a vase added - with the basic object - the bridge - as a 'stabilizer'.

there is still a lot missing...

enjoy & give me some more input!

jens

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net

[jens g.r. benthien]

girls & guys,

this is the first one of my new product line I'm currently developing. a very simple egg cup. and because it's so much fun, I'm developing the matching spoon as well.

Completely modeled and rendered in C4D XL v 7.1.
No retouching, just downscaling in picture publishing app.

Any comment is welcome ;-}

jens

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net