Dish

There are 375 team members in product

development across Fisher & Paykel’s two

design centres in Auckland and Dunedin.

The Dunedin Design Centre develops the

cooking and dishwashing products and it’s

here that 150 staff, ranging in experience

levels from more than 40 years, through

to new graduates, use their skills, and their

palates, to bring exciting new technologies

and design into Kiwi kitchens.

What is your background and how did it

lead you to F&P? Tell us about your role.

Lauren Palmer: I studied Industrial Design,

drawn to the combination of art and

engineering. I’ve always loved to cook, so I

can’t think of a better place to be. As part

of my current role as a chief designer, I am

responsible for leading and developing the

team of Dunedin-based industrial designers,

as well as collaborating with the wider team

to deliver design integration throughout our

product development process.

Becky Bax: I have a degree in Food and

Media from the University of Birmingham.

While studying I had the opportunity to

accept two fantastic internships at Good

Housekeeping magazine in London, followed

by one with Jamie Oliver, which led to a

permanent role with Jamie’s food team.

I was part of a small team assisting Jamie

while filming on location, on photoshoots,

recipe testing and product testing. Working

for someone with such knowledge and

genuine passion for food was infectious and

inspiring. I’ve been able to apply so much

of what I learned there to what I do now,

particularly in thinking creatively, having an

eye for detail and thinking about ways to

help people succeed with home cooking.

As a product evaluator, my role is to drive

the performance of our cooking products,

ensuring the end-user gets great results.

How does a love of food help what you do?

L: Our design process revolves around

the customer and food – there is such a

love of food out there at the moment and

people are really getting into cooking as

a creative outlet. We love to build a deep

FISHER & PAYKEL

Chief designer Lauren Palmer and product evaluator Becky Bax share their insights on

how the Fisher & Paykel Design Centre in Dunedin comes up with the innovation and

inspiration that leads to intuitive cookware with supreme results – put to the test by a

dedicated team of food lovers. Plus, we share one of Lauren’s Italian-inspired contributions

to the collective cooking blog fisherpaykel.com/ourkitchen.

Lauren Palmer and Becky Bax for

OUR

KITCHEN

Pyr olytic

cleaning

11 functions (wit h pre-set temperatures)

ActiveVent

technology

C oolTouch door

wit h triple

glazing

Aer oTech technology,

which circulates

heat evenly

LAUREN PALMER BECKY BAX