Jessica Page
Compact Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
A Bean to Cup coffee machine is a product that brews coffee directly from fresh beans. Current machines on the market have a large footprint, lack control over the variables within the process and also have little that differentiates them from one and other. The existing machines have stripped away user interaction and by doing so have disrupted the relationship between the user and the product, whilst also reducing the quality of the coffee made.
The OROMO Compact Bean to Cup coffee machine contains a conical burr grinder, a calibrated tamping lever and a thermoblock brewing chamber, along with an ergonomically designed porterfilter. The aim of the machine was to minimise the footprint whilst reintroducing interaction between the machine and the users that is not present in current products. The product requires the user to move the porterfilter along the different stages of the machine in chronological order, each stage has design features that prevent error from occurring which embeds confidence in the users input to the process knowing the margin for error has been removed. The technology used in each section has also been chosen in order to produce the highest quality coffee whilst also ensuring the user process is enjoyable, intuitive, and understandable. There are many variables in making espresso, that are not addressed or controlled in existing machines, however the design of this product has removed all the confusing variables, leaving only the grind size variable in control of the user, this design decision was made as different beans and different preferences of taste will require the user to adjust coarseness accordingly.
The name OROMO has been derived from the name of the tribe known for the earliest use of Coffee. Having this as the name for the machine gave a connection to the origins of coffee and how and where it is produced.
The design and technical decisions made have been done so to produce a machine that not only creates high quality coffee, but has an enjoyable user process, one that is simple and has been designed to be error free. This machine invites the user to become the barista in their own home and make the high quality, beautiful tasting coffee they are after.
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Student Biography
Having a strong enthusiasm for my A level subjects, Maths, Physics and Product Design, and discovering that this course at Nottingham was the perfect blend of all three subjects, made it the optimum choice. Allowing full technical detail to be understood and exploring design freedom and creativity, gave me the skills and opportunity to explore the various avenues of the design process. Throughput from brief to the final product has enhanced by skillset within the various sectors of the integral design process. Ideation and concepts, as well as the rendering stage, stand out to me within the design process as both stages afford maximum communication with the client, through the conceptual presentation to the final rendered presentation. Advancing from The University of Nottingham, my aim is to gain as much experience in industry within different areas of design and engineering, leaving myself open to develop my skills to the highest professional standard.