Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Instant Solo Single-Serve Coffee Maker designed by Jason LePinske, Tyler Brunner, and Tania Aldous of Instant Brands is a 2-in-1 coffee maker offering a brewed cup of coffee every time based on users’ desired strength.

The Instant Solo 2-in-1 Coffee Maker can handle both K-Cup pods and your own grounds in the included reusable pod with handle.

When placed in the Instant Solo, the reusable pod activates a unique brewing sequence that extracts more flavor, aroma, and body from your favorite ground coffee.

For its sustainable, user-friendly design, the Instant Solo Single-Serve Coffee Maker has recently been awarded a 2022 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Choose from popular brew sizes with 8, 10 or 12 oz cups, and adjust the brewing strength to make it as bold as you like.

The 40oz reservoir means you can refill less frequently, and the removable drip tray lets you fill up to a 7″ tall 16oz travel mug.

It is recommended to be used with your own ground coffee with the included reusable pod, but it is also compatible with K-Cup pods.

When placed into the Instant Solo, the specially designed reusable pod reduces waste and activates a unique brewing process which extracts more flavor, aroma body from your favorite ground coffee.

Flat-touch sensor buttons allow for easy, intuitive control with Instant Brands’ propriety Sonic Branding, which gently soaks grounds in a K-Cup or the reusable pod before brewing to produce a more flavorful cup of coffee.

Brew strength is adjustable so you can make a bolder cup of coffee that brews a single cup in just 90 seconds.

Project: Instant Solo Single-Serve Coffee Maker
Designers: Instant Brands Design Team
Lead Designers: Jason LePinske, Tyler Brunner, and Tania Aldous
Manufacturer: Instant Brands LLC.