We frankly never thought we'd be calling a rice cooker sexy. But this design concept from Sang Jang Lee really deserves the description. In fact, it was designed to be sculptural and decorative as well as functional. Read on for more photos and to see how it would work! The designer,Sang Jang Lee, says that the top pedal on the rice cooker would be a touch panel that lets you control the machine, and it would tip forward at the end of cooking to release steam from the rice.
It's just a concept right now, although there is clearly a prototype that's been built. Would you buy a sleek rice cooker like this? We admit that it's more attractive than those squat rice pots we normally see. We don't eat so much rice so we just use a pot on the stove to cook it, but we understand that a rice cooker is absolutely standard in some households.
What do you think? Would you trade yours in for one of these? (via Yanko Design)
(Images: Sang Lee)
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sorry, but I don't find it sexy. I could only think of the Umbra sway trash cans :-/ And the picture of the open cooker reminds me of a [pardon me] toilet. Just my 2ยข.
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Personally, I find it great. Though I can't really hate on my old Tiger rice cooker either..
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I love it so much I'd start eating rice to have it in my kitchen.
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nice design but sexy is a strong word especially in this case
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very sleek! the rice cooker is one of those long-neglected appliances that really needs an attractive revamp.
i like the idea!
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At first I thought this looked great, but then it occurred to me that it reminds me of a diaper genie :P
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