Albi Home ワインディスペンサー by Emanuele Pangrazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 家庭用電化製品デザイン Competition Category.
銀家庭用電化製品· 2023
Albi Home ワインディスペンサー
Client: Albicchiere
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 家庭用電化製品 Category
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The Design
About Albi Home ワインディスペンサー
Albi Homeは、家庭のキッチン向けに設計されたスマートワインディスペンサーです。この家電製品は、ガスを使用することなく、開栓後のワインを最長6か月間保存します。ワインはスマートバッグに収められ、NFC技術によってディスペンサーが自動的に認識します。ディスプレイにはワインの情報が表示され、ワインは自動的に最適な提供温度に調整されます。外装ボディはABS樹脂の射出成形により製造され、表面には塗装仕上げが施されています。Albi Homeの寸法は、高さ450mm、幅200mm、奥行き250mmです。コンパクトな形状により、ボトルの残りを無駄にすることなく、グラス1杯分だけを提供することができます。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Albi Home ワインディスペンサーは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Albi Home ワインディスペンサーは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Albi Home ワインディスペンサーは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This product represents the all-in-one solution that allows you to drink your wine at the right temperature every time as if it were just opened. Once you uncork the bottle, your wine starts losing its flavor and aroma. This is due to oxidation. As a result, you throw away the bottle with the leftover wine, which is already past its best. Albi uses a proprietary technology to preserve the wine for up to 6 months after uncorking the bottle. This is 8x longer than any other existing technologies.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height: 450 mm; Width: 200 mm; Depth: 250 mm.
- Tags
- Wine Dispenser, Smart Home Appliances, IoT, Wine Preservation, Wine Tasting
- Production Technology
- The exterior body of the dispenser will be made of ABS by injection molding. A surface finish will be applied to the plastic material shells through a painting process, according to a color scale able to enhance the product aesthetic.
- Design Challenge
- When the first prototype was ready, it immediately clears what the risk was, that is, making another bulky box. At this point, allowing the ergonomic and the user's experience to speak for themselves, a shape was modelled to find the right balance between technology, usability, and elegant appearance.
- Research
- Research with real interviews with stakeholders was conducted. We collected ideas, impressions, desires, and we found the latent need that we needed, how to preserve wine over time after opening the bottle. We wanted to be focused on the development of one unprecedented technical and aesthetic solution. We developed styling templates together with the engineers who were developing the interior components and managed to build a single, sleek body.
- Inspiration
- Albi was born thanks to a Design Thinking approach. Creative research is at the basis of the idea and has been the engine of all subsequent phases. We designed a system, not just a physical product, capable of providing key solutions for the business model as well. The solution was conceived starting from an accurate analysis of the latent needs of wine consumers. It has happened to each of us to desist from tasting a glass of good wine, for fear to waste the rest. Albi is the solution...
- Project Duration
- The beginning of the development work of the idea dates back to 2018, between Foligno and Terni, in Umbria Region. In the following years mechanical prototypes and some tests relating to design have been developed. The first 3000 definitive items will be released in June 2023.
- Operation Flow
- Albi Home is a smart kitchen appliance that makes it possible to taste every wine at the ideal temperature and preserve them for up to 6 months from the first opening, without using any gas.
By inserting a Smart Bag containing the wine, the dispenser will recognize which wine it is using NFC technology. It will show on its display the wine data and automatically bring it to the perfect serving temperature. - Patents
- Patent Granted: FLUID DISPENSER IT 102018000002421; US 11,535,505; CN 111670157 B
Design Registration EUIPO N. 004681831-0001 del 30/01/2018
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