For a lot of people, the experience of making and drinking coffee is an important ritual. I want to design a product that reflects this. Emphasizing the joy of engaging with the entire brewing process.
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Embed the idea of joy in the effort, understanding, disassembly, cleaning and upkeep into the habit of its use.
The design should be small enough to hold in your hand, can be easily taken apart, and requires a manual and skillful effort to use, ideally resulting in a product that the user can be engaged with at every stage.
Parts
Features
Behind every cup of coffee lies a complex and often problematic system. Farmers face unstable prices, climate pressures, and exploitative supply chains that undervalue their labor. These challenges threaten both the people and the environments that sustain coffee. My work is driven by a desire to make this hidden reality visible — to invite others to slow down, understand the care required to produce coffee, and build a deeper respect for the people who grow it. This table is not just a tool for brewing; it is meant to be a stage for the kind reflection and awareness that sparks change.
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Combined tool functions to make them more interesting and disrupt the typical order of things. Handle that’s also a stamper Handle that’s also a cleaning brushCord is nestled around shot cupFeedback Spring loaded pump (tension feedback) Magnetic attachments (touch and sound feedback)Locking mechanisms (sound feedback) Different textures react when coming in contact with water or heat
Tool details
Multiuse Tools
Replaceable partsFound partsUpgrade parts Coffee storage in handle part Potential markings and written notes on materialsDisplay use and wear of the different materials
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Bur Cleaning Brush
The joy of repetitionThe assembly and disassembly of all the partsThe making of the coffeeThe clean up
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Accessible parts
Some transparent parts . Simple and accessible parts. Simple measuring Technologies. Heat color change. Pressure flexible marker. Accessible Technology. Mechanical pump. Heating element
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Creating Pressure Manually
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Espresslow
“A slow morning makes for a productive day” Espreslow is a manual espresso maker that embraces the slow effort and attentiveness of its use. It is made with rudimentary mechanisms such as its manual pump that are designed for easy access and comprehension. Each cycle of its use requires its complete deconstruction of its parts. Responsive and sensitive materials, such as frosted glass, and concrete are markers of use overtime, and the user’s evolving relationship to the artifact, asking them to reflect on its maintenance, and care. Its de sign requires careful attention to the manual inter actions, enhanced by mechanical feedback, that result in a quality espresso. Its interactions celebrate a mindful relationship to the espresso maker and to coffee
Context: more sustainable coffee systems
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More and more espresso machines have become ambiguous boxes, boring on the outside and magical on the inside. The user is often removed.
What is currently on the market is no more than functional, prioritizing efficiency in brewing, impossible or expensive to take apart if they break and often straight up ugly, making them that much more difficult to engage with emotionally and visually.
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Highly dence oak wood. CNC router programming and cutting. Tested in purple foam for fitting and iteration purposes.
Customizable
Highly dence oak wood. CNC router programming and cutting. Tested in purple foam for fitting and iteration purposes.
Interactive
Highly dence oak wood. CNC router programming and cutting. Tested in purple foam for fitting and iteration purposes.
Fabrication
Models and Drawings
Highly dence oak wood. CNC router programming and cutting. Tested in purple foam for fitting and iteration purposes.
Fabrication
How to use
Opening espresslow: The first step is to open the handles so that they are parrales with the ground. The handles are created to click into two locked positions. In the closed position they work together as a single handle. In the open position, they the uppermost handle serves as
a lever for the pump, and the bottom handle, serves to hold the portafilter.
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The first step is to open the handles so that they are parrales with the ground. The handles are created to click into two locked positions. In the closed position they work together as a single handle. In the open position, they the uppermost handle serves as
a lever for the pump, and the bottom handle, serves to hold the portafilter.
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