Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Zilver in Huishoudelijk Apparaat Ontwerp Competition Category.

ZilverHuishoudelijk Apparaat· 2025

Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Segno Inverso

A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Huishoudelijk Apparaat Category

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The Design

About Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine

Model Z is een volautomatische koffiemachine met een onconventioneel ontwerp dat breekt met de traditionele esthetiek. Terwijl het vooraanzicht is gericht op gebruiksgemak met een groot touchscreen waarop honderden koffierecepten kunnen worden geselecteerd en aangepast, past de zelfafstellende koffietuit zich automatisch aan op basis van de kop en het gekozen recept. Sfeerverlichting en een groot C-vormig zilverkleurig frame maken het product herkenbaar en geven het een sterke identiteit. Heet water-, stoom- en melkschuimpijpen maken de Model Z tot een professionele complete koffiemachine.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Zilver

Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine 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. Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine 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. Kalerm Model Z Volautomatische Koffiemachine 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: This cutting-edge fully automatic coffee machine redefines modern coffee brewing with a bold, unconventional design that breaks away from traditional aesthetics. Its sleek, angular structure, combined with premium metallic finishes and dynamic LED accents, gives it a futuristic, high-tech appeal, making it a statement piece in any environment.
Its unconventional, modern mesthetics, makes it unique and recognizable, setting a new standard in coffee machine appearence.
Dimensions & Packaging: 676 x 370 x 786 h mm
Tags: coffee, machine, automatic, cappuccino, modern, outstanding, full automatic, horeca, steam, touch display, full automatic, coffee machine
Production Technology: Injection molding for ABS and other plastic parts. Some parts are metal injected parts to give structure to the body and communicate strongness outlook. Touch display full color led. Some led decoration over the body with light guide cover to spread the light omogenously.
Design Challenge: Matching the view of a innovative outlook with the mechanical needs and the cost budget was a real challenge and finding solutions that balance all the aspects involved was really hard.
Research: The machine was developed basing on an engineering mock up that was analyzed adn modified basing on the user experience research results. The team of designers and engineers worked together to adapt the outlook design and the user experience to the technichal needs and viceversa. The test revealed some issues that drove us to a review of the design and some details for the best performance and usability.
Inspiration: The inspiration behind this groundbreaking coffee machine was a bold vision: to break away from the conventional "boxy" designs that dominate the market and create something truly unconventional, dynamic, and futuristic.
Traditional coffee machines often follow a rigid, rectangular form, prioritizing function over visual impact. We challenged this norm by thinking outside the box. Our goal was to craft a machine that is both a high-performance appliance but also an innovative statement piece.
Project Duration: the project was developed by a team of designers and engineers between Italy and China and took around 1 year between July 2023 and June 2024 and was discosed to public during the Shanghai Hotelex exhibition in 2024
Operation Flow: easy to use with a big colorfull and complete touch screen, the user need to place his cup and press the kind of coffee he likes to have. Operator will provide to refill the beans and coffee powder in the hoppers. Water is provided by direct connection to water service and used coffee cakes are collected in a huge container inside the machine that will be cleaned up by operator. This machine is studied for convenient stores and hotels where an operator can prepare the coffee for you, where steam or hot water are needed. The coffee spout is self adapting to the high of the cup you will use.
Team Members: Nicola Zanetti, Federico Gonzalez Bosque