Some products look the same for years and years and we are not sure why. With a professional background in industrial design and product development, we began looking around our own homes and realized there are plenty of products that are not accessible to everyone.
We decided to start with an everyday kitchen gadget that has remained unchanged for a long time – the bottle opener. Traditional bottle openers are often uncomfortable to use and require a strong grip to open bottles. Once opened, the cap usually falls on the floor or flies away, leading to moments of frustration while searching for the missing cap.
This is especially problematic for people suffering from arthritis and other motor impairments that impact grip strength. Easy-to-grip and ease of use is key and with this as inspiration we decided to redesign the bottle opener from the ground up.
After several prototypes, we landed on a final design. It requires minimal grip strength and is easy to grip and easy to use. A bottle can be opened with one hand and the cap is thereafter caught by the integrated magnet, eliminating the need to search everywhere for lost bottle caps.