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Millo One Blender by Millo Appliances Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design
Millo Appliances of Millo honored for home appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Millo One Blender by Millo Appliances of Millo, designed for Millo Applainces, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Millo One Blender
Millo One is a portable blender designed for quiet daily use. A patented Magnetic Air Drive transfers torque from the base to the blades without contact, which makes blending very quiet. The cup and the base can be separated, and the cordless build allows blending in many places. The base is rechargeable and controlled by touch. The minimalist form is inspired by the natural shapes of Scandinavian design and combines a circle with a closed ring. Materials include anodised aluminium and BPA-free Tritan plastic. Few moving parts keep cleaning simple.
About Millo Appliances
Millo Appliances is a foodtech company whose mission is to inspire people to embrace a healthier and more sustainable diet through the development of innovative solutions for simple, enjoyable food preparation. The company’s first foodtech gadget is the Millo blender. Re-imagining the traditional blender from the base up, the millo blender combines cutting edge technology, minimalist design and materials of the highest quality to create a gadget so unique that Mashable wrote, “If Apple made a blender, this would be it.” Millo doesn’t need any buttons - it can be controlled from anywhere on its 360-degree, touch-sensitive surface, as well as via its own smartphone app.
About Millo
We create innovations to inspire healthier lifestyles and positive habits. Our team is headed by Ruslanas Trakšelis. We have awards from SKS Seattle and IFA Berlin, and are in the Foodtech 500.
Award Record
This recognition makes Millo Appliances of Millo a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Home Appliances Design Award
The A' Home Appliance Design Award is an international competition recognizing good home appliance designs by best appliance designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to home appliance designers, industrial designers, product engineers and appliance brands from all countries. Entries typically include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. Awarded home appliance designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100834
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100834
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100834
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/268978
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://getmillo.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Millo One Blender
- Function
- Blender
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Millo Applainces
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Millo Appliances
- Country
- Lithuania
- Brand
- Millo
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100834
Credits
- Image Credits
- Millo Appliances
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Millo patented Magnetic Air Drive, which allows for contactless transfer of torque from the base to the blades, makes it the quietest blender on the market. Quietness is only the beginning. Its minimalist design utilises BPA-free Tritan Plastic and anodised aluminum for maximum aesthetic impact, while the lightweight materials and separable cup and base mean that millo is fully portable. Not only that, it is fully rechargeable and can be controlled from an intuitive touch controlled base.
- Inspiration
- The idea for millo came when Ruslanas, a dedicated runner, grew annoyed that his blender would wake his family when he made a smoothie after his morning run. He was determined to create a convenient, easy to clean and silent alternative to the traditional blender. The inspiration for the engineering inside millo came from a surprising source - his daughter. Seeing her play with a toy where two dancing figures were rotated by magnets gave him the idea for millo's patented Magnetic Air Drive.
- Research
- Research into Millo's design focused on exploring modern aesthetic directions. The inspiration for both the colour palette and the form came from an exploration of various premium products and minimalist interiors. Functionality was naturally of key importance - pain points and areas for improvement were identified by testing numerous existing blenders. The greatest design challenge was maintaining a minimalist look while incorporating the complex electronics and mechanisms inside Millo's base.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to overcome existing perceptions of what a blender is. The basic design of the blender has not changed since 1922. These devices are typically chunky, aesthetically unappealing, noisy and difficult to clean. We set out to completely reimagine the blender. That's why everything from the motor, to the design, to the materials has been engineered to make millo something that is both a pleasure to use and an aesthetically pleasing item you would be proud to display.
- Realization and Technology
- millo's sleek minimalist design is inspired by the natural forms that characterize Scandinavian design. It combines the circle, the form of security and integrity, with the closed ring, which embodies energy, completeness and balance. This emphasis on timeless form is reflected in the materials used, which have been chosen for their sustainability: anodised aluminum and BPA-free Tritan plastic.
- Operation and Interaction
- Millo is not just a reimagining of the traditional blender, it is a foodtech gadget designed to help people integrate better nutrition into their busy lifestyles. Its Magnetic Air Drive applies engineering from drone technology for ultra-quiet blending, while its intuitive touch sensitive base and app make it easy and enjoyable to use. Millo is a cordless device with a portable cup for blending anytime, anywhere. With few moving parts and a simple design, Millo is exceptionally easy to clean.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was launched in Lithuania in 2016, and the final product is still under development. The first run of blenders are expected to come off the company's locally-based production line in the first half of 2020.
- Specifications
- The Millo blender is composed of three elements: its base has dimensions of 175mm x 175mm x 60mm, while its cup has dimensions of 185 x 100 mm, and its blending lid has dimensions of 100 x 55mm. The package has dimensions of 228 x 228 x 223 mm.
- Keywords
- Foodtech, quietest blender, magnetic air drive, innovative blender, portable blender, smart blender, foodtech appliance, smart smoothie maker, cordless blender
