Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機 by Emanuele Pangrazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 家用電器設計 Competition Category.

銀家用電器· 2023

Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機

by Emanuele Pangrazi

Client: Albicchiere

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 家用電器 Category

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The Design

About Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機

Albi Home係一款專為家用廚房而設計嘅智能葡萄酒分酒機。呢部電器毋須使用氣體，就可以將已開封嘅葡萄酒保存長達六個月。智能酒袋（Smart Bag）用嚟盛載葡萄酒，分酒機透過NFC技術識別酒袋。顯示屏會展示葡萄酒嘅資料，而葡萄酒會自動調節至理想嘅飲用溫度。機身外殼採用ABS注塑成型製造，並經過噴漆表面處理。Albi Home嘅尺寸為高450毫米、闊200毫米、深250毫米。緊湊嘅外形令用家可以單獨斟一杯酒，而唔會浪費瓶中其餘嘅酒。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Albi Home 葡萄酒分酒機是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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