Design

Kitchen footwork

Photo: Christoph Thetard
“Honey, could you pedal up some whipped cream, and I’ll stomp out some ground coffee?” Only in Christoph Thetard’s compact, ultramodern kitchen is this a logical question. Thetard has developed a totally electricity-free, mechanical solution for grinding coffee and blending and mixing food. Hidden in the kitchen countertop’s interior is a flywheel activated by a foot pedal. The flywheel turns, generating power for the appliances. A small gearbox on the front...
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