Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī by Beijing Xiaoguan Cha Company Limited

Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī by Beijing Xiaoguan Cha Company Limited is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Mīkini Hale Competition Category.

KalaMīkini Hale· 2022

Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī

by Beijing Xiaoguan Cha Company Limited

Client: Beijing Xiaoguan Cha Company Limited

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Mīkini Hale Category

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The Design

About Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī

ʻO ka Mīkini Kī Pahu he mea kūkū kī no ka hoʻohana ʻana ma ka home a me ke keʻena. He ʻumi ʻano pahu kī i loaʻa, a ua waiho ʻia ka pahu i koho ʻia ma loko o ka uhi ma luna. Nānā kekahi mea ʻike i loko i nā lau kī a hoʻohana i kahi ʻano kūkū kūpono, no laila ua mākaukau ke kīʻaha kī i loko o kanalima kekona. Hoʻohālike ke kūkū kaomi papa lua i ke kaʻina hana lima ʻelua pae o ka hana kī Pākē. Hoʻomaʻemaʻe kekahi ʻōnaehana māhu wela kiʻekiʻe i ka lumi o loko. Hoʻomanaʻo ka helehelena i ka nānā paʻa o nā puka pale uliuli Pākē kahiko.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Capsule Tea Machine Mīkini Kūkū Kī e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This tea machine delivers a simplistic and convenient tea-making solution to users. It not only makes the whole tea-making process aesthetic and practical, but also provides fine-drinking tea. The innovative machine lessens the time to make tea and utilize the handmade tea-making characteristics, which enables users to enjoy the excellent taste of tea at any time.
Dimensions & Packaging: 370mm*325mm*155mm. Water tank capacity 2.5L, total weight 6.2kg.
Production Technology: The noise-canceling structure and noiseless parts ensure quiet operation. Its self-developed high-temperature self-cleaning technology guarantees a clean and germ-free inner space by high-temperature steam, which is safe and convenient. Also, different from other heating systems made from stainless steel, this machine will not generate scale in the long run, and can prevent the tea from cooling down. And its power dissipation lowers by 15%, which is more environmentally friendly.
Design Challenge: The difficulty is how to guarantee the high quality of tea. In order to solve this problem, the machine applies double-layer pressurized tea-making technology and simulates the two-stage manual process of Chinese tea-making so that users can enjoy the tea with best flavor and high quality.
Research: Xiaoguan Cha helps make the tea superior and promote the traditional tea industry. As a large producer of tea leaves, China has numerous tea companies and tea stores of various scales, the quality of which is uneven. Xiaoguan Cha cooperates with tea-making masters and sets product standards in accordance with the requirements of high grade tea leaves posed by traditional tea-making techniques, and its own tea-making skills and cumulative experience. Meanwhile, we watch out the production process very carefully to ensure the high quality of our products.
Inspiration: This equipment provides the unique and professional tea-making experience at home and office. This machine simulates the compact size, traditional design and gentle outline of ancient Chinese blue tile windows. The hollowed-out shape leaves a sense of retro feeling and perfectly connects the function of the machine and the visual language.
Project Duration: Beijing, from 2018 to Feb 2022
Operation Flow: It is easy to use. First, user can start the machine by pressing the button at the back. User can choose his/her favorite flavor from ten different tea capsule packages and put his or her favorite in the machine cover at the top. Then user presses the tea-making button, and the inner invisible recognition component will quickly identify the tea leaves and use different ways to make the tea. In fifty seconds, a cup of tea is made.
Team Members: Project Leader: Bing Han
Head of Marketing: Lei Ma
Industrial Designer: Xing Zhang
Packaging Designer: Na Chen
Head of Development: Zhou Yongzhuo
Product Manager : Chen Xiujuan
Head of tea research and development: Zheng Huicong
Test Engineer : Peng Mao