A MINIMALIST stainless steel tine has been voted as people's choice winner in the 2014 Design Tasmania awards.
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While many may cite necessity as the mother of invention, it was disgust that brought this stylish finger-food skewer into reality by Launceston designer Anita Dineen.
Dineen, a trained jeweller, said plans for the ``Peck'' gourmet tine were borne from failed attempts to cleanly corner oily condiments in their service trays.
``It's kind of disgusting,'' she said, reliving the olive corralling caper.
``Everyone just sticks their fingers in, you don't know what's going in there.''
Dineen said she thought her idea had potential and took a sterling silver prototype to Launceston's Design Centre Tasmania.
``They told me I should enter it into the Design Tasmania awards,'' she said.
``I'm very lucky to have won and very thankful for all the people who voted for me.''
She said the final product, a stainless steel creation, was based on the beak of a honeyeater.
``I hate the disposable nature of things today,'' Dineen said.
``Steel lasts, it will still be here in many years to come.''
``Peck'' is now in continual production and a $1000 print package from Foot & Playsted was awarded to Dineen as part of her prize.