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Ahjo Drip Machine

A 2-week design sprint rethinking the everyday drip coffee maker.

Duration

2 weeks

Industry

Home Appliances

Skills

Solidworks, Keyshot

Ahjo Drip Machine

A 2-week design sprint rethinking the everyday drip coffee maker.

Duration

2 weeks

Industry

Home Appliances

Skills

Solidworks, Keyshot

The project was completed as a 2-week long appliance redesign sprint. My goal was to identify key shortcomings in an existing household coffee maker and develop a more considered concept through form, interface, and brew architecture.

The project was completed as a 2-week long appliance redesign sprint. My goal was to identify key shortcomings in an existing household coffee maker and develop a more considered concept through form, interface, and brew architecture.

The whole device is made up mostly of polyproylene and a few bits of steel. Nothing out of the ordinary.
The whole device is made up mostly of polyproylene and a few bits of steel. Nothing out of the ordinary.
The whole device is made up mostly of polyproylene and a few bits of steel. Nothing out of the ordinary.
How might a compact drip coffee maker feel more considered in both function and form?

How might a compact drip coffee maker feel more considered in both function and form?

Opportunities
UI buttons and overall experience is confusing.
Coffee grounds are sometimes left untouched around the rim during brewing.
Internal water levels are only visible form one angle.
This is a very simple architecture; I could play with form a lot while maintaining the necessary functions of a coffee drip machine.
Form Development
Form Development

Ahjo

Coffee Machine

A compact coffee maker designed around clarity, tactility, and ritual.

Ahjo

Coffee Machine

A compact coffee maker designed around clarity, tactility, and ritual.
Minimal UI with a rotary knob for navigating a deadfront screen.
Minimal UI with a rotary knob for navigating a deadfront screen.
Filter basket slots into a rail system, reinforced by magnets.
Shower head covers coffee grounds.
A circular head covers a greater surface area, so you can get the most out of your coffee grounds.