2026 | Professional

French Design Awards Gold Winner

Maibale titanium rock cast non-stick pan series

Entrant

Shenzhen Maibale International Trade Co., Ltd

Category

Product Design - Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware & Cookware

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

This Chinese cookware series features a comprehensive range of products, including a wok, a frying pan, and a breakfast pan, delivering a healthy, durable, and high-value cooking solution.
Inspired by the Chinese philosophy of “round heaven and square earth,” the series pioneers a distinctive “square top, round bottom” form. The four rim corners act as natural liquid channels, enabling precise pouring while preventing drips. With a deepened body of ≥9 cm and an optimized 32 cm diameter, it is large enough for stir-frying and stewing in multi-person households. The thickened flat base ensures compatibility with a wide range of cooktops. To enhance the user experience, a temperature-sensing color-changing module is integrated into the handle. The module appears red at room temperature and turns white when the cookware reaches the ideal cooking temperature of 180°C, providing intuitive visual feedback. This design helps users accurately identify the ideal moment to add ingredients, reducing oil smoke at the source while helping retain the nutrients and crisp texture of ingredients.
In materials and craftsmanship, the series introduces an innovative “Titanium-based Rock-Cast Technology,” which fuses aerospace-grade pure titanium with a natural rock-cast mineral layer, creating a naturally durable cooking surface with a stone-like texture. This wear-resistant texture helps reduce food adhesion and maintain long-lasting non-stick performance without relying on conventional coatings, extending the cookware’s service life by 5–8 times. To overcome the slow heat conduction of pure titanium, the cookware series adopts a three-layer composite base structure that combines an aluminum alloy core, a titanium-based heat-conducting layer, and a magnetic induction layer, achieving faster and more even heating. In addition, the pan body is crafted through a seamless one-piece molding process without rivets, eliminating hard-to-clean areas and improving hygiene. The standable lid design saves countertop space while avoiding secondary contamination. Together, these design details achieve a harmonious balance between aesthetics and practicality.

Credits

Chairman of the board
Zhiguo Liu
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