Iiamo Go: The Self Heating Bottle

Being out and on the go with your little one usually means asking someone to heat up a bottle for you, or administering a cold meal. Karim Rashid has taken things to the next level and has created a self-heating bottle that doesn't use any electricity. How's it work then you ask? Salt!

Karim Rashid has devised a way for the bottle and thus the contents inside, to be warmed by an inner layer of salt and water. When the salt combines with the water, it's rehydrated and the energy created from the process warms the bottle right up.

Each time you'd like to warm a bottle a new cartridge must be inserted to do so (called an iiamo warm), so it isn't an everyday type item, but we can definitely see where it would come in most handy when you're out at the park, out to dinner with friends or on the go while traveling.

Karim says this about his latest creation:

"“Feeding a baby is a warm, intimate moment between parent and child. The bottle enables that human connection. Though a very functional product, a baby bottle doesn’t need to be a strictly functional. Emotional and aesthetic appeal must be considered too. Children love reflective shiny colorful surfaces and materials – I do too – maybe I am still a child. So it was time to make a baby bottle a wild interesting sculptural colorful animated object so the baby actually gets excited about being fed.”

You can read more over at Dezeen, there's no word on price point yet, but we'll be sure to keep you up to date as soon as we find out!

(via: Dezeen)
(Images: Karim Rashid)

Comments (15)

Sounds like an interesting product but the language is too much!

"The bottle enables that human connection."

Very, very creepy.

we never warmed our bottles. we had the bottle warmer things but since our son liked them room temp thats what we used. its tx heat here though perhaps in colder climets this isnt possible.

Or you could just breastfeed; very handy when you're out at the park, out to dinner with friends or on the go while traveling. And then you don't have to worry about that "human connection" business.

This is a very cool gadget. Very innovative and pretty (shiny, if you will). I have to agree with Coonifer though - yay for the ease and gadgetlessness of breastfeeding!

@Coonifer Eeek! Calm down :) Some babies get bottles, some don't. Leave it at that.

Yeah, the wording is creepy, but the bottle itself looks creepy too. The idea is neat, however.

@dendrea Eeek! Calm down :) Coonifer is just pointing out that with breasts, the milk is *always* at the right temperature, always at the ready wherever and whenever, at no extra cost -- an example of great product design. Leave it at that.

nevermind the bottle... the designer's creeping me out,
i dislike the way he rationalizes his creation...

"enables that human connection"..
"a baby bottle doesn’t need to be a strictly functional".. "maybe I am still a child"..
"baby actually gets excited about being fed”...

enough already. we don't need a lesson in ergonomics and design. i'm a mum, and what he's saying isn't selling it to me. how about telling us if it's BPA free or not? at least that's useful info.

I am all for good design, however making factory formula more chic is disturbing. Let's call this what it is: if you aren't breastfeeding your baby (giving your child immunities, mother nature's protections, significantly reducing your chance of breast cancer, etc.) & instead you are seeking out the high design of a bottle, then I am concerned about your status centered approach to babies.
Put down the bottle, try the breast, make the world a better place and stop producing high end bottles. The world needs less plastic anyway. Less factory formula. More design everywhere else -

Maybe, your baby doesn't want to breastfeed, or you don't want to breastfeed, or- like me- you have cancer and can't breastfeed. Bottles are not bad. Making them pretty isn't bad either.

he clearly does not have any kids, or understand the real needs of parents.

Warm, easily transportable method for feeding that promotes connection and attachment..... hmm....... we need a product for that. All mammals on earth were born with a way to do that!! Let's not promote artificial baby feeding. Breastfeeding is a baby's birthright.

I carry an insulated water bottle with warm water in the diaper bag, along with powdered formula. Also, there are many reasons, medical and otherwise, why a mother might need to give her baby formula, and condemning it without regard for the needs of the mother and child is simply not useful or compassionate.

Coonifer and Ainab, some of us were not able to breast feed, and are not choosing bottles because we hate our kids and are trying to make a fashion statement. Moreover, at some point, mom might need to stay home and dad might need to take the baby somewhere- thereby separating the baby from the breast (gasp!) That being said, I never warmed my daughter's bottles. It's not necessary medically and makes life much easier if you just use room temp water (I kept the Britta on the counter) to mix formula. I also have a friend who pumped exclusively for 6 months (her baby never could latch). She fed the kid breast milk directly from the fridge, and she turned out fine. I think this product is just unneccessary.
BTW, if any new moms out there are finding themselves unable to breast feed, at 2.5, my kid is smart, sweet, rarely sick, and not over or under weight. She and I are about as "bonded" as a mother and daughter can be, and she is generally awesome. I guess if I had breast fed maybe she would have been 2% more awesome, but we're feeling pretty grateful as things are. Don't beat yourself up about it and enjoy your baby!