New baby bottle that heats milk without electricity

January 5, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under: News, Product News

Designer Karim Rashid has released a new baby bottle with claims that it can heat milk to body temperature without the need of electricity.

Industrial designer Karim Rashid has released the new Iiamo Go, a baby bottle that uses a patented disposable organic cartridge to heat the contents to body temperature.

The bottle, molded from 100 percent BPA-free polypropylene, is Rashid’s attempt to modernize and bring new appeal to a traditional baby product.

“Though a very functional product, a baby bottle doesn’t need to be a strictly functional,” said Rashid. “Emotional and aesthetic appeal must be considered too.”

The heating of the bottle is based on a patented capsule technology that allows dehydrated salt to interact with water, generating heat.

“Iiamo Go is the only bottle in the world with this unique combination of a portable, non-electrical, throw-away organic heating cartridge (Iiamo Warm) and a patented heating technology that is integrated into the bottle itself,” claims Rashid.

“The process is very simple. Pour the mother’s milk, formula or milk powder in the bottle; insert the cartridge in the bottom of the bottle and then just push, wait a few minutes and serve the milk.”

The information provided by Rashid doesn’t make it clear how the temperature is regulated during the reaction process. The World Health Organization does recommend that milk served to babies be heated to body temperature, but it’s not certain if or how the Iiamo Go’s does that.

Ultimately, Rashid emphasizes not only the utility of the bottle, but also the design. “Children love reflective shiny colorful surfaces and materials — I do too,” he said.

“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.”