THE BEVERAGE MATE
Mate is an infusion drink originating in South America. Finely chopped mate leaves are pro-
cessed into tea (span. yerba).
Traditionally, the tea (yerba mate) is prepared from steeping dried, chopped leaves in hot water in a hollow calabash gourd (3). The tea is drunk from a metal straw called a bombilla (2).
Felix Groll and Felix Hardmood Beck have redesigned the traditional mate
drinking vessel. The result is a new media accessory.
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1.Mategon, 2. Bombilla, 3. Utah-Teapot
THE OBJECT MATEGON
The object Mategon (1) is a mate-matical
utilitarian object that builds on the traditional
calabash gourd, yet incorporates a modern
design and manufacturing process. This results in an ergonomic form, its origin clearly deriving from the calabash gourd and at the same time, its polygonal structures referring to its compu-tational background, as well as to the Utah
Teapot (3).
The object Mategon will be presented during the DMY International Design Festival in Berlin (6th to 10th June 2012).
WHERE TO BUY THE MATEGON?
We are collecting the names of people interested in buying one so that we will be able to produce a small series. If you are interested please send us an Email: polygon@mategon.de
In close future we will put more information online. Stay updated!
