Description
- FUNCTIONAL BEAUTY FOR LEFTIES!- Sculpted to feel just right (left?) in your hand. Weighted, balanced & molded to give the best performance scoop after scoop.
- ERGONOMIC SCOOP- Award-winning ice cream scooper with large angled head works with natural rolling action of your wrist.
- PATENTED DESIGN- Spade shaped edge gets to those hard-to-reach corners at the bottom of container.
- HIGH QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL- Made from stainless steel for strength and durability. Finished & polished by hand. Lifetime warranty.
- GREAT FOR HARD ICE CREAM- Gives you maximum leverage to easily drive through the hardest ice cream.
From the Manufacturer
$64,724 raised with 1,289 backers.
Mission
La Belle Vie is French for the good life and that is Belle-Vs mission -- to bring you more of the good life through creating kitchen utensils that you will love. What's important to Belle-V?
Belle-V is passionate about creating products that are stunningly beautiful, perform brilliantly and embody craftsmanship to last and last.
Stunning Beauty
Each Belle-V product has a striking design you can proudly show-off when serving, hosting or entertaining. For example, the Belle-V ice cream scoop makes an excellent center piece when serving dessert at your next party.
Brilliant Performance
The form of each Belle-V product is driven by function and sculpted, weighted and balanced to feel just right in your hand. Incorporating functional features, such as the angled head and spade-shaped leading edge of our ice cream scoop, our products deliver exceptional performance.
Crafted Heirloom
Each Belle-V product is designed to last and last. Our products are born as metal castings. The simple forms are solid and durable. They are finished and polished by hand, and though no two are exactly alike, all Belle-V products are crafted to our exacting standards.
Iterated and Refined
Each Belle-V product is iterated and refined until it is perfected. The designs are first modeled by hand. After iterations and refinements, they are 3D printed. After further refinements, they are prototyped using the intended manufacturing process. After subsequent revisions they are released for production. About the Startup
Describe your product in 3 words.
Beautiful, High-Performance, Crafted
Where did you get the inspiration for your product?
Dr. Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Innovation at the Wharton School has been collecting ice cream scoops for over twenty years. Karl noticed many scoops pose ergonomic challenges by working against the natural motion of your wrist. This makes it hard to drive through hard ice cream or easily reach into the corners of ice cream containers. Teaming up with the Belle-V team, Karl set out to create the best performing, most beautiful and durable ice cream scoop ever created.
What differentiates your product from similar products out there?
The drawback to many cheap products is that they dont work well or break and are then thrown out. Belle-V products are made of stainless steel and designed to perform brilliantly and last and last. Our intention is for them to be heirloom pieces that are passed on to the next generation.
Tell us about the best and most challenging parts of the creation process.
We designed, tested and refined dozens of prototypes, ultimately optimizing the handle ergonomics and refining the geometry of the angled scoop head with a spade-shaped leading edge. The result: the perfect ice cream scoop.
Product Description
Recommended Care: This item is made from stainless steel and has a mirror-like finish. To avoid dishwasher spots and for greatest durability, clean scoop with warm soapy water, rinse and dry with a soft cloth just like you would wash your heirloom silverware.
Each ice cream scoop is made from ADC12 Aluminum. We chose this material due to its combination of strength and high thermal conductivity. The heat from your hand quickly conducts down the handle to the scoop to easily release the ice cream or gelato. Each scoop begins its life by emerging from a die-cast tool. This yields a single form that is both elegant and durable. Each scoop is finished and polished by hand. No two are exactly alike, but all Belle-V scoops are made to our exacting standards.
Important Note: This model is designed for left-handed users. A right-handed model is available on Amazon and our website.
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