Press Release
A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design Goes to Gm11a Coffee Machine by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque of Segnoinverso recognized for home appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Gm11a Coffee Machine by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque of Segnoinverso has been granted the A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Gm11a Coffee Machine
GM11A is a multi-capsule coffee machine, compatible with ground coffee as well. Mainly intended for small offices and kitchens, it has a double spout for coffee and a steam pipe for milk frothing. GM11A has an international look but it is still recognizably Italian in execution and finish. Geometric and simple volumes get along with the details that reveal an Italian soul. The touch interface gives a final feeling of modern technology on a traditional product.
About Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
Segno Inverso is an Italian research, strategy, innovation, and design firm with a 10-year experience professionals. The team consists of accomplished international freelance strategists, designers, researchers, engineers and business professionals who work collaboratively, synergistically and effectively. The team can achieve highly specialized results thanks to abilities of single freelance that we hire on specific brief. We think it is the teamwork with a good supervision that permits to achieve highest results. Moreover they think a flexible organization can be succesfull between the need of a good design and the budget limits.
About Segnoinverso
Segno Inverso is an Italian research, strategy, innovation, and design firm with a 10-year experience international professionals.
Award Record
With this recognition, Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque of Segnoinverso is a winner of 8 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Home Appliances Design Award
The A' Home Appliance Design Award is an international competition recognizing good home appliance designs by best appliance designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to home appliance designers, industrial designers, product engineers and appliance brands from all countries. Entries typically include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. Awarded home appliance designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/150752
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150752
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150752
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/127777
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Gm11a Coffee Machine
- Function
- Coffee Machine
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Gray, Ghost White, Dark Slate Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
- Country
- Italy
- Brand
- Segnoinverso
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150752
Credits
- Team
- Nicola Zanetti and Federico gonzales Bosque
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- GM 11A is a multicapsule coffee machine, compatible with ground coffee as well. It has adaptors for almost all most diffused cpasules, paper pod and ground coffee. GM 11A is a small machine for espresso, mainly intended for small offices and kitchens. It has a double spout for coffee and a steam pipe for milk frothing, controlled by a knob on the side of the machine. International look but it is still recognizably Italian in execution and finish. In some north markets will look familiar for the geometric and simple volumes but the details reveal an italian soul. The touch interface gives a final feeling of modern technology on a traditional product.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by professional coffee machines that are used in the bar, GM 11A brings the mood of a professional and traditional made espresso at home. Steel polished and steel brushed parts are highlited to bring that professional feeling to the user. Modern cuts and textured side panels gives a unique contrast.
- Research
- Benchmark analisys, target market identification, design style and design values guidelines, sketch phase, 3D and rendering phase, mock up and prototype analisys and modification, final 3D and rendering.
- Challenge
- matching the geometric and clean lines of an international style with the decoration and tradition of the italian design and espresso was teh main challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- Plastic parts are in ABS, the filter holder is in stainless steel, water tank is Lexan.
- Operation and Interaction
- Simply put the desidered capsule or pod in the matching adaptor on the filter holder, then close the filter holder on the machine with easy and forceless movement , thanks to the long lever. press the desidered touch button and enjoy the aroma coffee experience.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was developed in Italy and Argentina for a Chinese client. The overall time needed from idea to production was 7 months.
- Specifications
- the machine dimension are 298*116*285mm, the power is 1400w, the water tank is 1L, the pump is italian 19 bar.
- Keywords
- coffee, espresso, machine, ground coffee, capsule
