DESCRIPTION
The squeezer is fully 3D printed using SLM technology, showcasing the precision and capabilities of additive manufacturing.
CLIENT
B*CH Perform
SERVICE
Industrial Design
YEAR
2023
Manifesto
We do not design tools.
We sculpt intentions.
This is not just a citrus squeezer — it is an artifact, a manifesto of possibility. Inspired by the iconic Juicy Salif by Philippe Starck, our double-sided citrus squeezer does not imitate — it evolves.
Where Starck challenged the norms of the everyday object, we challenge the limits of fabrication itself. This piece exists only because it is designed for stainless steel 3D printing. It cannot be stamped, cast, or milled. It is grown from powder and laser, birthed in layers, embodying a new age of impossible forms made real.
Technology
This citrus squeezer is made using DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), a metal 3D printing technology that enables the creation of complex, sculptural forms directly in food-safe stainless steel 316L. Designed with dual concave ends for lemons and limes, it is ambidextrous and intuitive to use. Its form reflects a style of organic brutalism — smooth, fluid surfaces contrasted with sharp ridges, all carefully shaped to guide juice and catch the eye. Finished with a mirror polish, it exists at the intersection of utility and art.
Aesthetics
This squeezer is not an object of convenience — it is an object of presence.
It draws its visual language from the natural: muscle fibers, folded petals, the pressure lines of liquid in motion.
But unlike nature, it is forged in steel — an unapologetically industrial material shaped with digital precision.
The finish: mirror-polished, reflecting light like liquid mercury.
The form: sculptural, alien, and tactile.
It dares to be on the table even when not in use.
It does not hide in a drawer — it anchors the countertop. It exists at the intersection of sculpture and utility, of futurism and primal ergonomics.
Service:
New technologies | Product design | Technology optimalization
Design:
Jakub Pastuszak
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