WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek by BrandBase

WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek by BrandBase is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Zilver in Bakgerei, Serviesgoed, Drinkgerei en Kookgerei Ontwerp Competition Category.

ZilverKeukengerei· 2022

WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek

by BrandBase

Client: BrandBase B.V.

A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Keukengerei Category

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The Design

About WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek

WineStax is een stapelbaar wijnrek ontworpen voor thuisgebruik. Elke eenheid staat op zichzelf en biedt plaats aan maximaal drie flessen. De eenheden worden met metalen clips verbonden, zodat de verbindingen onopgemerkt blijven, en het systeem kan worden uitgebreid tot tien eenheden. Eén eenheid bestaat uit twee drievoudig-hexagonale elementen en een verbindingsstang met getapte uiteinden, die met de hand aan elkaar worden geschroefd. De zeshoekige vormen geven het rek een licht en verfijnd uiterlijk. Het uitbreidbare systeem maakt het mogelijk het wijnrek aan te passen aan verschillende ruimtes en collectiegroottes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Zilver

WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. WineStax Stapelbaar Wijnrek is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: WineStax is a wine rack which adapts to the user's needs and space. One unit carries up to three bottles and can be easily expanded up to ten units. Thanks to this expansible system every user has the freedom to tailor the wine rack to their interior while the product gives a subtle highlight to the wine collection. The racks connect with metal clips therefore the joints are unnoticeable. The hexagonal shapes give an ethereal and sophisticated appearance to the product.
Dimensions & Packaging: Packaging size: 20,5 x 20,5 x 2,5 cm
Packaging weight: 334 g
Product size:19,5 x 19,5 x 16 cm
Product weight: 264 g
Tags: Winestax, stackable, wine rack, home decor, kitchen accessory,
Production Technology: The product has 4 main parts: 2 pieces of triple-hexagonal elements, a connecting pole with screw thread on both ends and additional metal clips which ensure the connection between the units.
Design Challenge: The aim was to create a compact but expandable wine rack system while keeping the material usage and the productional costs low. During the research phase the goals have been expanded by including high aesthetic values and reduced packaging size. The purpose of these goals is to develop an affordable designer item and taking care of the sustainable aspects of the product.
Research: During explanatory and trend research the focus point was to bring alive our vision: creating a highly engaged, innovative home accessory which answers to a specific demand and its positioning in a hidden market gap. Our analysis focused on identifying everyday needs in our environment that haven't been fulfilled yet, and this process led us to the idea of a collectible and extendible wine rack.
Inspiration: The initiative of this project was to develop an innovative product for retail promotions to achieve driving repeat purchase behavior by making it highly collectible. This core idea has manifested in a useful home accessory, called WineStax. Each product is an independent unit with three bottle racks, but the units can be easily connected to each other. Therefore the system allows the user to expand his WineStax almost endlessly and this stackable wine rack can easily fit into any household.
Project Duration: The project started in 2020 and the final product has been launched on the dutch market in September 2021.
Operation Flow: The product packaging contains a pole with threaded ends, two triple-hexagonal elements and the unit connecting clips. In the centre point of the hexagonal shapes there's a threaded hole. Simply screw the hexagonal elements to the end of the poles by hand and lay the bottles in the hexagonal shapes. Assemble another unit, place it next to the first one, align the hexagonal sides and pinch them together with the clips. The rack can be extended in length and height by further units.
Patents: Copyrights: BrandBase, Mr. G.P. Alberts, 2021
Team Members: Director: Paul Alberts
Chief Operations Director: Inge Overtoom
Commercial Director: James Rankin
Creative director: Jesse Post
Strategy director: Klaas Engelsma
Digital Director: Wouter Hogeland
Innovation producer: Michiel Haverlag
Designer: Jeroen Coert
Designer: Rebeka Pakozdi
Traffic manager: Wim de Roos
Operations manager: Mark Edwards
Account manager: Miles Rankin
Administrator: Stephan Kraak
Project manager: Anne Gombert
Project manager: Renske Dilven