Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis by Contital Srl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Productum Unius Usus Competition Category.
AesProductum Unius Usus· 2020
Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis
by Contital Srl
Client: Contital Srl
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Productum Unius Usus Category
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The Design
About Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis
Textus Libri: Discus Aluminii est series discorum disposabilium ex aluminio plene recyclato factorum. Series haec ad artem coquinariam, ad mercatores magni ordinis, et ad consumptores destinata est. Discus arte frigida formandi patenti conficiuntur, aleatione classis 8000 adhibita, crassitudine inter sexaginta et nonaginta micra. Plures magnitudines et formae praebentur, et quisque discus quovis colore, intus et extra, lacca obduci potest. Discus ad furnos tradicionales et microundas, ad congelationem, ad cibos ministrandos, et ad cibos acidos vel salsos aptus est. Post usum, discus plene recyclari potest.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Aluminium Plates Functio Primaria: Discus Disposabilis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Aluminium plates are an eco-friendly alternative to non-recyclable disposable plates, conceived for catering industry, Mass Market Retailers and consumers. They come in different sizes and shapes and they can contain all kind of foods, including acid and salty ones. A peculiar feature is that they allow heating in both traditional and microwave ovens, freezing and deep freezing, serving and consuming food. Plates can be lacquered in any colour (even different in the internal and external sides).
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Plates are made of an aluminium alloy of class 8000, with a thickness between 60 and 90 microns. Dimensions vary depending on the specific plate, but they are in line with similar products (made of different materials) already on the market.
- Tags
- aluminium, recyclable, plate,
- Production Technology
- The product is patented by Contital Srl through a cold-moulding process. The alloy is made with 100% of recycled aluminium.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of the project has been to develop a product with specific technical characteristics to ensure strength despite the low thickness and to withstand the stress of transportation, sealing and storage.
- Inspiration
- The product goes on the market to satisfy the need of disposable plates since the widespread traditional plastic plates (neither recyclable nor biodegradable-compostable) are going to be dismissed due to the EU Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. Being aluminium 100% recyclable, the product range can be one of the solutions for wholesalers and catering chains searching for a viable eco-friendly product.
- Project Duration
- Project started in January 2019, and the product has been officially launched at Fiera Marca in Bologna, 15-16 January 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Aluminium plates can be used in ovens even with temperature over 200°C.
After use they can be thrown on the recycling bin (according to the national regulations), to be fully recycled. - Patents
- Patent filed by Contital Srl on 10/10/2019 with filing application number 102019000018446
- Team Members
- Contital Srl
Laminazione Sottile S.p.A.
Italcoat S.r.l.
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