Press Release
Meltem Cetinkaya Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Aroma Gourmet Filter Coffee Machine in Home Appliances Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Meltem Cetinkaya for home appliances design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Aroma Gourmet Filter Coffee Machine by Meltem Cetinkaya, designed for Güneş Plastik Kalıp, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Aroma Gourmet Filter Coffee Machine
A multi-functional filter coffee machine has been developed for those who want to experience their own coffee. Aroma Gourmet is aesthetic, practical, and functional to make coffee according to the taste of the user in all coffee-making processes. Users will experience a machine that appeals to their senses due to the smell of coffee. They will be able to brew coffee even when there is no electricity thanks to its extra apparatus. Moreover, thanks to its portable coffee pot and apparatus, it can brew coffee anywhere (in nature, in the camp, etc).
About Meltem Cetinkaya
Observation is the most important skill that makes her a good designer. She always differs from the classic and explores new ways. She asks to change the perspective of the design. Being curious and having the ability to observe brings her closer to the solution of problems and thus, she becomes easier to achieve success. She can contribute to the society by creating more sustainable, more ergonomic, more recyclable projects. Considering different perspectives, she ensures that the design will appeal to everyone. She reveals the hidden by focusing on the details.
Award Record
Meltem Cetinkaya is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/149455
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149455
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149455
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/341069
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aroma Gourmet Filter Coffee Machine
- Function
- Filter Coffee Machine
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Güneş Plastik Kalıp
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Meltem Cetinkaya
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149455
Credits
- Team
- Meltem ÇETİNKAYA - Emre ŞAHİN
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- We have developed a filter coffee machine with multiple functions for those who want to realize their own coffee experience. We have made it aesthetic, practical and functional for the user to make coffee according to their taste in all coffee making processes. The user will experience a machine that appeals to his senses with a coffee run that spreads out into the environment while brewing his coffee on the one hand.
- Inspiration
- Although filter coffee is a common drink for everyone, the aroma received from coffee is different due to the fact that our tastes are different, just like our personalities. To develop a coffee machine that can be used at home or outside the home that will provide a drink according to the preferences of people in an environment where personal tastes come to the front.
- Research
- Market research was conducted. The user experience was examined. Together with the baristas, the drip brewing method, filter micron diameters, water temperature, pot and cup temperature were examined for the best coffee experience.
- Challenge
- It is used to break down fatty acids and reveal the richest flavors in coffee grounds. As in the ’blooming' method, the water gradually meets the coffee grounds in a circular movement from the outside to the inside, at the point where it meets the coffee grounds.
- Realization and Technology
- main shell - plastic (pp-abs) - glossy and matte decor piece - hot stamp pot - glass
- Operation and Interaction
- The user fills the water tank with water, then pours only his coffee without using paper, thanks to the special filter of the coffee tank, and adjusts the aroma adjustment bar according to his own taste. Then press the start button and the machine starts. If desired, place your cup on top of the brew chamber to warm it up and it will heat up. Then you can sip your coffee with pleasure. Thanks to the apparatus supplied with the machine, it can brew manually even when there is no electricity.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed in Istanbul, Turkiye. The complete product development process for all different versions took about 18 months.
- Specifications
- Dimensions : 154mm/ 330mm/ 298mm weight, with glass pot 2 kg 220-240 V 50/60 Hz. As a timer switch is used, it automatically shuts down after 40 minutes, preventing energy wastage.The water tank is detachable and can be easily cleaned inside.Through the wire filter no need for paper filters
- Keywords
- filter coffee, aroma, gourmet, kitchen appliances, coffee machine
