Le Lapin vintage water kettle, HEMA 1989

Le Lapin vintage water kettle, HEMA 1989. 

Le Lapin, award-winning water kettle with an innovative closing mechanism.

1989, the Netherlands.

Description
The design classic "Le Lapin" ("The Rabbit") whistling kettle. The winning design of the HEMA design competition from 1989 that was the first to be taken into production. It is a design by Nikolai Carels. Nikolai Carels (1967) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy on Industrial Design.

Condition
Blue dot on the cap, without text or logo. This kettle is in a used vintage condition and shows various traces of use and wear. Most striking are the damages at the black seal and a small dent on the metal surface.

Dimensions

• Total height: 19 cm.
• Diameter: 18 cm.

The fourth Hema design competition produced one of the most famous whistling kettles in the Netherlands: Le Lapin (the rabbit whistle boiler).
This whistling kettle is made of stainless steel with a wooden handle and a sandwich base, provided with a special alloy for induction cooking. The content is 1.75 liters. ]

The whistling kettle, designed by Nikolaï Carels in 1989-1990, is still an acclaimed Hema article.
Nikolai Carels (1967) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in the direction of Industrial Design.

Industrial design, also known as industrial (product) design, product design or (industrial) design, is the design of products that are manufactured industrially in mass or series production. Some examples of such products are the vacuum cleaner, the coffee machine, but also the rollator, laptop bags, and office chairs.

The development of industrial design was a consequence of the industrial revolution when it was switched from artisanal manufacture (each piece is unique) to series production (each piece was identical as intended by the designer).

Industrial design is the technical skill to determine the shape and function of an object or product. It is a difficult combination of aesthetic and functional properties of the product. It must be both beautiful and practical to use; in addition, it must also be producible (for a reasonable price).

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