Iron Home Appliance · 2023
Gm11a Coffee Machine
by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
- A' Design Award 2023 in Home Appliance
- CLIENT: Segnoinverso
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,465
- Verification code 1E498CA21E · Verify this award
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About Gm11a Coffee Machine
GM11A is a multi-capsule coffee machine, compatible with ground coffee as well. Mainly intended for small offices and kitchens, it has a double spout for coffee and a steam pipe for milk frothing. GM11A has an international look but it is still recognizably Italian in execution and finish. Geometric and simple volumes get along with the details that reveal an Italian soul. The touch interface gives a final feeling of modern technology on a traditional product.
About the A' Design Award
Gm11a Coffee Machine is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Gm11a Coffee Machine is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Gm11a Coffee Machine is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
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- Unique Properties
- GM 11A is a multicapsule coffee machine, compatible with ground coffee as well. It has adaptors for almost all most diffused cpasules, paper pod and ground coffee. GM 11A is a small machine for espresso, mainly intended for small offices and kitchens. It has a double spout for coffee and a steam pipe for milk frothing, controlled by a knob on the side of the machine. International look but it is still recognizably Italian in execution and finish. In some north markets will look familiar for the geometric and simple volumes but the details reveal an italian soul. The touch interface gives a final feeling of modern technology on a traditional product.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- the machine dimension are 298*116*285mm, the power is 1400w, the water tank is 1L, the pump is italian 19 bar.
- Tags
- coffee, espresso, machine, ground coffee, capsule
- Production Technology
- Plastic parts are in ABS, the filter holder is in stainless steel, water tank is Lexan.
- Design Challenge
- matching the geometric and clean lines of an international style with the decoration and tradition of the italian design and espresso was teh main challenge.
- Research
- Benchmark analisys, target market identification, design style and design values guidelines, sketch phase, 3D and rendering phase, mock up and prototype analisys and modification, final 3D and rendering.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by professional coffee machines that are used in the bar, GM 11A brings the mood of a professional and traditional made espresso at home. Steel polished and steel brushed parts are highlited to bring that professional feeling to the user. Modern cuts and textured side panels gives a unique contrast.
- Project Duration
- The project was developed in Italy and Argentina for a Chinese client. The overall time needed from idea to production was 7 months.
- Operation Flow
- Simply put the desidered capsule or pod in the matching adaptor on the filter holder, then close the filter holder on the machine with easy and forceless movement , thanks to the long lever. press the desidered touch button and enjoy the aroma coffee experience.
