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Meama Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Meama Dropper Coffee Capsules Vending in Office and Business Appliances Design
Meama acknowledged for office and business appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Office and Business Appliances Design category for Meama Dropper Coffee Capsules Vending by Meama. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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.
More About Meama Dropper Coffee Capsules Vending
Meama Dropper is a vending machine for coffee capsules, made for offices and business centres. The machine holds between 810 and 1290 capsules in six modular mechanisms, one for each blend. Capsules of 37 mm and 51 mm diameter can be combined, and the configuration is changed with a screwdriver in a few minutes. Tempered glass keeps the contents visible, so the condition of the capsules can be checked. Orders are placed through a mobile application by scanning a QR code. If a capsule is not delivered, the payment is returned automatically.
About Meama
Meama is a Georgian company that changes the centuries-old tradition of drinking coffee. Meama bring high-quality beans from around the world to innovative Tbilisi factory, where roast and grind them to rigorous quality standards. Only the finest single-origin roasts and custom blends make it into Meama capsules, which are factory-sealed for great taste and ready to brew you a cup of coffee in seconds. Meama coffee is available to you any time of the day or night – stop by stores to find your signature flavor or use app to get Meama delivered straight to your door.
Award Record
Meama is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Office and Business Appliances Design Award
The A' Office Appliance Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good office appliances by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office appliance brands, office appliance designers, product designers and industrial design studios from all countries. Typical entries include printers, scanners, shredders, photocopiers, projectors and telephones. The awarded office appliance designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/office-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/121523
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121523
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121523
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/302843
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3mENC8w
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
- Meama Dropper Coffee Capsules Vending
- Function
- Coffee Capsules Vending
- Category
- Office and Business Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Business
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Sienna, Peru and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Meama
- Country
- Georgia
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121523
Credits
- Team
- Industrial Designer :, Giorgi Khmaladze, Mechanical Engineers :, Gocha Gabrichidze, Luka Janjgava, Arman Kirakosyan, Vano Ubiria, Hardware and Embedded Systems Engineers :, Aleksandre Kalandadze, Dimitri Goderdzishvili and Lasha Jabniashvili
- Image Credits
- Laap Photography
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Meama Dropper can hold 810-1290 coffee capsules and the exact quantity depends on the types of the capsules. The dropper is modular and holds 6 mechanisms for each taste. As it is modular you can configure the quantity of 37 mm diameter and 51 mm diameter, which lets costumers choose their favorite taste, and while it is transparent clients can see the condition of the products and not worry about it. Customers money is safe if the machine failed to give the product back as a sign of asking for forgiveness it will transfer your money back to you
- Inspiration
- We made Dropper transparent to let customers see the condition of the product, it holds 6 blends and 2 types of capsules. It gives the coffee capsule to the customer so they can brew it in the coffee maker. There have been many cases when traditional vending machines took the money but did not give the product back, which we all hate so decided to make the machine with the function that if it could not give the product back, then it would return the money back
- Research
- Regarding the increasing demand of high quality coffee in business centers and offices, Meama made a local research via CC and digital survey forms. Results showed the need of the fastest, easiest and cashless access to coffee capsules. The research helped to create two different visual concepts in order to suit various office interiors. Besides the research, active communication with B2B customers inspired our team to make coffee capsules affordable through a smart device.
- Challenge
- drinking coffee is a kind of a ritual for coffee lovers. people who stand up early do not often have time for that, and not everybody has a good coffee maker at home. Here we came up with the idea that everybody who loves coffee deserves this ritual and good quality coffee, that is why we made Meama Dropper into an office type of vending machine where you have a chance to do a morning coffee-making ritual and dring a good quality coffee.
- Realization and Technology
- Tempered glass for more durability and safety; uniquely shaped extruded aluminum for each type of capsule steel parts are covered with powder coating; every part which is in touch with the capsules suits the food safety standards.
- Operation and Interaction
- Using the machine is very easy, you will only need the smartphone Scan the QR code to get the application After you have registered you scan the same QR but this time with the application and it gives you the entire menu Choose your desired taste/tastes with the desired quantity and buy the machine will count if it gave the same quantity you ordered and if turned out that it is wrong it will transfer your money back, so there will never be any cases when you pay and do not get your product
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2018 in Tbilisi and finished in September 2018, and was exhibited in China, Guang zhou in November 2018, and in Moscow in September 2018
- Specifications
- Width 835mm x Depth 590mm x Height 1670mm Dropper has 2 variations 1 is with the concrete and stainless steel on the top and another is in chestnut wood. modular mechanisms give the opportunity to configure the machine by your taste which means that it can be fulfilled with only 37 mm diameter capsules or 51 mm diameter capsules or mix, changing configuration is really easy and needs only one screwdriver and several minutes.
- Keywords
- Meama, Dropper, Coffee Capsules, Georgia, Coffee Capsules Vending
