Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘 by Contital Srl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 一次性产品设计 Competition Category.

铜一次性产品· 2020

Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘

by Contital Srl

Client: Contital Srl

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 一次性产品 Category

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The Design

About Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘

铝制餐盘是一系列采用全再生铝材制成的一次性餐盘,面向餐饮行业、大众零售商及普通消费者。该系列产品采用专利冷成型工艺制造,选用8000系铝合金,厚度介于60至90微米之间。产品提供多种尺寸与造型,每只餐盘的内外表面均可涂覆任意颜色的漆层。餐盘适用于传统烤箱与微波炉加热、冷冻保存、菜肴盛放,亦可盛装酸性或高盐食物。使用后,餐盘可实现完全回收再利用。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Aluminium Plates 一次性餐盘出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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.