Torino (TO), Italy
With over 95 years of experience in coffee roasting, Helvaciolgu aims to revolutionize the industry with a new two-group professional espresso machine designed by Pininfarina to make the best coffee with particular attention to user experience and unique aesthetics.
The innovative features and the elegant design come from careful research developed by Pininfarina, who worked closely with professional Italian baristas in order to solve the challenges of daily usage.
The project has been awarded a 2021 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The surfaces take inspiration from the fluid lines coming from the automotive world, conferring a unique and refined style. In addition, the combination of warm and cold materials such as wood and metal, pose this new coffee machine halfway between past and future, distinguishing itself from any other existing product in the same category.
Thanks to an intense co-creation with expert baristas and the evaluation of several mock-ups with different configurations, Pininfarina was able to create the best HMI for professional use.
The result was a perfectly balanced mix of physical controls (knob and lever) and digital buttons (enhanced by haptic feedback) that guarantees incredible control over the functionalities without scarifying the beauty and cleanness of the design.
This particular configuration could satisfy the needs of standard baristas (by using the presetting and the top buttons for simple and fast results) and also of the most demanding baristas (by letting them use the manual control like the front lever for adjusting the pre-brewing time).
The top digital display is also designed around the specific needs of professional users and guarantees a precise adjustment of the settings in the most efficient and fast way.
The passion of Helvachioglu, the expertise of professional baristas, and the deep study provided by Pininfarina allowed reaching an unprecedented and unique design of a coffee machine that will ensure that each cup reproduces the true pleasure of high-quality espresso.
Project: Helvacioglu Coffee Machine Design by Pininfarina
Designers: Paolo Pininfarina, Pininfarina Experience and Industrial Design, Pininfarina SpA.
Manufacturer: Helvacioglu Kahve Ltd. Sti.
