Kristine F. Melvaer - Soap Dish

Design: Kristine F. Melvaer (2016).

The process of designing the soap dish started where the goal was to make a soap dish with the best possible function. A problem with many soap dishes is that the soap gets soaked in water after repeatedly use. The water resolves the soap, which often gets stuck in a grooved surface which is hard to clean. No matter how good the soap is, the soap dish makes what could have been a small, but sensuous ritual of washing ones hands into a moment of frustration.

The answer to these problems lies in the shape of the object. The object has large cuts with a diagonal shape, which leads the water of the soap dish. The shape of the cuts makes the dish easy to clean, and the height of the dish elevates and presents the soap in a nice manner.

The Soap Dish series was awarded Accessory of the Year at the Bo Bedre Design Awards 2016.