Irvine, California, USA
Designed by LDA for Wabilogic Inc./ENE Holdings Ltd., the Melitta Senz V is the world’s first smart pour-over coffee maker designed for gourmet coffee drinkers.
It is designed to allow the user to quantify and assess the coffee quality by measuring and controlling coffee weight, amount of water, brewing time, water temperature, coffee extraction and ultimately the taste of the coffee brewed.
The smartly designed pour-over coffee maker won a recent 2020 Good Design® Award from The Chicago Athenaeum.
Research indicates that there are multiple variables when brewing coffee:
The amount of water that is used; the temperature of the water; the amount of coffee that is added; the coarseness of the grind; the length of time that is allowed to brew; and ultimately, the density of the coffee that is brewed.
The Melitta Senz V was designed to quantify all of these aspects so that the user can adjust, fine-tune, and play with any one of them to achieve the flavor of coffee that fits their taste exactly.
It does this by having a built-in scale to measure water and coffee weights, a temperature sensor to measure water temperature, a particulate sensor that measures the density of the brewed coffee, and a timed valve that can be adjusted to adjust the length of time for the coffee extraction process.
Melitta Senz V also utilizes a Bluetooth connection for App controls and automatically updates your preferences. A touchscreen display makes for an easy interface.
Powered by Brew Print Bluetooth technology, the Senz V™ Connected Coffee System predicts and visualizes the final coffee taste result with the 9 taste profiles.
Built-in sensors manage and record coffee-to-water ratios, optimal temperature, and brew timing to deliver the perfect cup of coffee every single time.
Project: Melitta Senz V Pour Over Connected Coffee System
Designers: LDA
Manufacturer: Wabilogic Inc./ENE Holdings Ltd.