Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing.
Designed in collaboration with air conditioning manufacturer Daikin, the Air Lids series is made up of five airtight lids aimed at kitchen use.

Each lid corresponds to a particular hand movement, which includes picking up, pressing, pinching, pulling and pushing.
The collection, which will be presented at Milan Design Week, is made from a material called fluoroelastomer, which derives from the raw material used in air conditioners. This gives the product heat and oil-resisting properties and does not lose its colour or shape over time.

"This fluoroelastomer has a silkier touch than regular silicone rubber, mimicking the same 'airy' quality as if directly touching something materialised from the air itself, which normally cannot be touched," said Nendo. According to the studio, the lids are meant to symbolise "something between human and an object".

"[The lids] convey the abstract feeling of air to be a bit more tangible," they said.  "We needed something familiar to us, which we use in our daily life, and it had to be something that we touch to use," they said.
Each lid in the series has a geometric shape, in an opaque white colour.

The Pick-up lid has an ovular shape with two hollows, where users can insert their index finger and thumb to pick up seasonings or spices....