Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia by Chao Shun Liang

Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia by Chao Shun Liang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Laberako Tresna, Mahai Tresna, Edontzi eta Sukalde Tresnen Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarSukalde Artikuluak· 2023

Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia

by Chao Shun Liang

Client: Re-Wish Ltd.

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Sukalde Artikuluak Category

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The Design

About Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia

Air Kiss kafe-aleak luzaroan fresko mantentzeko diseinatuta dago. Bere estalki kurbatua ontzian sartzen da aleak ukitzeko, gehiegizko airea estutu eta oxigenoarekiko kontaktua murriztuz, kafe-aleen zaporea eta usaina gordez. Estalkiak segundu batean hatz-mutur batekin erraz altxa daitekeen kupula ganbila ere badu. Air Kiss-ek hobespen pertsonalak ere betetzen ditu erabiltzaileei kafearen etiketa txertatzeko aukera emanez, edo borragoma batekin erraz ezaba daitekeen ukipen leuneko oinarrian erabiltzailearen partitura sekretua idazteko. Ez da hondakin gehiago gure ingurunerako.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Air Kiss Kafe-Ale-Ontzia jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Air Kiss is specially designed to keep coffee fresher for longer! Its lid maximizes the function of one-way valve on the coffee bag, it gets into the canister to kiss the coffee bean in order to reduce the contact from oxygen. With the least air to keep coffee bean breathing, extend the flavor and aromatics. The airtight lid has an ergonomics shape, with a turning angle can simply be lifted by one finger tip. 1 second to push in, and 1 second to lift up!
Dimensions & Packaging: 1/4 Pound: 120mm x120mm x 76 mm.
1/2 Pound: 120mm x 120mm x 114mm.
1 Pound: 120mm x 120mm x 190mm.

Can be stacked to save space
Tags: Coffee bean storage, airtight, coffee canister, vacuum coffee canister, keep coffee bean fresh, 3 sizes for your choice, stack up, all parts recyclable
Production Technology: Air Kiss is made of borosilicate glass, reduces odor residue
and more durable with its thermal shock resistant. The airtight lid is made of food grade silicone, compacts with 18/8 stainless steel in central touching area. All parts are recyclable and dish washer safe, easy to clean.
Design Challenge: The soft touch lid of Air Kiss has many wavy circle down the bottom, which is specially designed to absorb glass manufacturing tolerances. Compacts with 18/8 stainless steel in central touching area for reducing odor residue, and increases the stability on maximising the one-way valve function.

The lid comes in an elegant shape, and many wavy circles on the bottom around the edge. When pushing the lid into canister, it squeezes extra air out to keep coffee bean fresh for longer! With an ergonomics convex top on the lid, which is specially designed to put a finger tip in then lift it up in just 1 second!
Research: The first step of brewing a cup of coffee is getting the coffee bean, it could take up to 1 min from opening the coffee bag, grab the coffee bean, squeezing the extra air, to folding the bag back.

With vacuum coffee bean storage, which loses the vacuum in few hours or days depending on its sealing quality.

General food canisters increase the coffee bean in contact with the oxygen and moisture, whilst the amount of coffee bean in the canister decreases.

Air Kiss kicks all above hassle away, with a finger tip to lift the lid in just 1 second, and 1 second to seal it airtight. Keep the coffee bean fresher for longer!
Inspiration: From the second a coffee bag is opened, the coffee gets in touch with oxygen and starts to stale. We deliver the natural way to keep just enough air to let coffee bean breath, extend its freshness to hold the flavour and aromatics longer.

"Air Kiss" aims to simplize the coffee making procedure, no more coffee bag folding frustration. With your finger tips, 1 second to push the lid into the "Air Kiss" canister, and 1 second to lift the lid!
Project Duration: Air Kiss will be launched in 2023
Operation Flow: Have had enough hassle each time opening the coffee bag?
Air Kiss is designed to grab the coffee bean in 1 second, and with a challenging task to keep the bean fresh and longer!

Its elegant curve lid goes into the canister and kisses the bean, no matter how much bean left in the canister it can always squeeze the extra air and away from moisture.

The ergonomics convex top on the lid is specially designed to put a finger tip in, with the turning angle to lift it up in just 1 second!

3 sizes for your choice, and can be stacked to save space!

Air Kiss also cares about your personal taste! Either cutting the coffee tag and place it in front, or just write your secret score on the soft touched base which can be simply erased by an eraser. No more waste for our environment, Air Kiss cares about the earth as much as you do!
Patents: Patent Pending.
Patent Holder: Chao-Shun Liang & Chia-Hsin Wu.
2023.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Chao-Shun Liang, Air Kiss, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Chao-Shun Liang, Air Kiss, 2023
Image #3: Photographer Chao-Shun Liang, Air Kiss, 2023
Image #4: Photographer Chia-Hsin Wu, Air Kiss, 2023
Image #5: Photographer Chia-Hsin Wu, Air Kiss, 2023