Clickseal Waterfles by Avner Balachsan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in IJzer in Kampeeruitrusting en Buitensportapparatuur Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerKampeeruitrusting· 2023

Clickseal Waterfles

by Avner Balachsan

Client: Source Human.Nature LTD

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Kampeeruitrusting Category

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The Design

About Clickseal Waterfles

Clickseal-dop is innovatief, leuk, gemakkelijk en snel te bedienen, zonder schroefdraad. De traditionele flessendop bestaat al meer dan een eeuw en heeft zijn doel goed gediend. Echter, met als doel het verfijnen en focussen op de drinkervaring zelf. Na gebruikersonderzoek werd besloten om de dop en het proces van openen en sluiten opnieuw te ontwerpen. De dop wordt geopend met een simpele kwartslag en sluit met een lichte druk totdat u een klik hoort, wat aangeeft dat de dop goed gesloten en lekvrij is. Genieten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Clickseal Waterfles is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Clickseal Waterfles wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Clickseal Waterfles wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Clickseal cap is innovative, FUN, easy and fast to operate, without any threading.

The traditional bottle cap has been around for over a century and has served its purpose well. However, we were asked to develop an innovative drinking bottle. We chose to focus on and refine the drinking experience itself. Following user research, we decided to redesign the cap and the process of opening and closing it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height (with cap) 24cm
width 9cm
Weight 230gr / 0.5lb
Tags: outdoor, bottle, hydration, water bottle, camping, source, click seal
Production Technology: The Clickseal is made in Israel by Source company and produced from durable and quality materials:

Quality bottle container Tritan by Eastman
Uniqe formula of Acetal cap
Silicone sealing
PE tube

BPA+PVC Free
Design Challenge: The action and solution are easy and straightforward, but the engineered patented cap was definitely not,
we had years of tryouts to develop the best solution with the best materials for heavy-duty use.

After hundreds of extreme testing - like throwing bottles on the floor at various angles and heights, we developed our own unique material for the cover and cup.
We used focus groups for every revision development until we got the finalized solution.

The hardest part was to find the exact balance of the silicone seal, so it would Click and be fun and easy as we wanted it to be, without compromising the sealing mission. That took dozens of revisions.
Research: Our incentive was to innovate the experience for the user, we dedicated a great effort to finalizing the concept, to have the most fun out of the simplest action, such as opening and closing the bottle cap without compromising on the leakproof sealing.
Inspiration: In the process of enhancing the bottle-drinking experience, we were inspired by the tubing industry that uses irrigation connectors.
We looked at a simple daily garden hose connector, that was the first inspiration,
following that principle, We developed a revolutionary cap that opens and closes with an intuitive "click" motion.
Project Duration: The development project started in 2019 and finished in 2022 in Israel
Operation Flow: The cap is opened with a simple quarter twist and closes with a gentle push until you hear the CLICK, indicating that the cap is securely closed and leakproof.

As there is no threading, there is also no need to tighten the cap with force - One of the most significant advantages of this new cap design is that it can be opened and closed with minimal effort therefore much easier to use for everybody, children, people with arthritis or other conditions that affect hand mobility, or just when training, traveling outdoors or just driving a car.

The new bottle cap design is sleek and modern. The cap is available in a range of colors. All bottles are made of Tritan (BPA-free).
The designed cap comes in 2 different bottle models, ACT a single-wall water bottle and ECO a double-walled daily bottle with an insulating space between the walls to prevent the bottle from sweating.
Patents: Patent no.11230415
Image Credits: Image #No 1 : Photographer Israel Furlender , ClickSeal, 2023.
Image #No 2 : Photographer Israel Furlender , ClickSeal, 2023.
Image #No 4 : Photographer Amit Naor , ClickSeal, 2022.
Image #No 5 : Photographer Israel Furlender , ClickSeal, 2023.

Video, Ein-Hashofet production, ClickSeal, 2023.