Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser by Emanuele Pangrazi

Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser by Emanuele Pangrazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Heemapparater Design Competition Category.

SëlwerHeemapparat· 2023

Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser

by Emanuele Pangrazi

Client: Albicchiere

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Heemapparat Category

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The Design

About Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser

Albi Home ass en intelligente Wäin-Dispenser, deen fir domestesch Kichen entworf gouf. Den Apparat konservéiert opgemaache Wäin bis zu sechs Méint ouni Gas ze benotzen. Eng Smart Bag hält de Wäin an gëtt vum Dispenser duerch NFC-Technologie erkannt. Den Display weist d'Wäindaten un, an de Wäin gëtt automatesch op déi ideal Servéiertemperatur bruecht. Den Aussekierper ass aus ABS am Sprëtzgossverfahren hiergestallt a kritt eng gelackéiert Uewerflächefinition. Albi Home moosst 450 mm an der Héicht, 200 mm an der Breet an 250 mm an der Déift. Déi kompakt Form erlaabt et, en eenzelt Glas ze servéieren, ouni de Rescht vun der Fläsch ze verschwenden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Albi Home Wäin-Dispenser ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

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