Designing a pasta that has extrodinary sauce binding quality, is aesthetically appealing, and produces an al dante texture.

Designing a pasta that has extrodinary sauce binding quality, is aesthetically appealing, and produces an al dante texture.

Lupiana is a dry pasta with a hyperbolic paraboloid shape and anticlastic curves. Its dual hollows maximize sauce coverage, and its symmetrical design captivates the eye.

Lupiana is a dry pasta with a hyperbolic paraboloid shape and anticlastic curves. Its dual hollows maximize sauce coverage, and its symmetrical design captivates the eye.

Final pasta design, Lupiana

Early design concepts to explore different forms and functions.

Further development of the “mini pringle” concept through iterating with clay. I experimented with the pasta thickness, curvature, and balance.

Creating 3d models in Rhino to gauge feasibility.

The modern pasta

When everyone designs

Course project @ HKUST ISDN1100, 2020