Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021
A human hand extends from the right side of the frame holding a smartphone oriented vertically, the device encased in a bright magenta-pink protective cover that creates a warm, energetic focal point against the cooler tones surrounding it, the hand's fingernails painted in a complementary turquoise-blue shade suggesting deliberate color coordination and personal aesthetic attention. The hand, appearing to belong to an adult based on proportions and skin tone presenting as light with warm undertones, positions the smartphone screen toward a coffee capsule vending machine that occupies the central and left portions of the composition, the fingers gently cradling the device in a natural holding gesture familiar to anyone who has used smartphone technology. The smartphone screen glows with cool LED light displaying a scanning interface application, the screen showing both instructional text reading "Point camera to the QR code" and a camera viewfinder actively capturing the very QR code mounted on the vending machine's surface, creating a layered reality where the physical code and its digital capture exist simultaneously within the visual field. The vending machine itself presents as a contemporary automated dispensing system with industrial design sensibility, its housing constructed from what appears to be brushed or powder-coated aluminum in cool gray tones, the surfaces smooth and matte with subtle metallic sheen. The machine's facade displays a prominent QR code—a square matrix of black modules on white background—positioned centrally for easy scanning access, this code serving as the digital gateway to transaction completion in this contactless payment system. Behind and to the left of the scanning zone, the vending machine's interior reveals orderly rows of coffee capsules arranged in vertical compartments visible through transparent panels or openings, the capsules presenting in burgundy-red and white colorations that suggest product variety and organized inventory management. Golden-yellow LED illumination strips glow along the right edge of the machine's interior, providing ambient product lighting and contributing warm accent notes to the otherwise cool-toned mechanical environment. The machine's upper portion displays dimensional lettering or a logo panel in the same cool gray-silver material as the main housing, the text identifying the system though details remain slightly soft in the background depth. The spatial relationship positions the viewer as if standing beside the user, observing this transaction from a slight angle that captures both the human gesture of interaction and the machine interface being engaged, the compressed depth of field keeping attention focused on the foreground interaction while allowing background context to remain legible. The overall lighting suggests an interior commercial or office environment with ambient overhead illumination creating soft, even exposure without harsh shadows or dramatic contrasts, the smartphone screen's glow adding a secondary light source that subtly illuminates the underside of the hand and creates a cool luminous zone in the immediate foreground. The atmosphere conveys the routine efficiency of contemporary automated service environments while the carefully considered color coordination and deliberate documentation suggest this moment represents more than casual snapshot but rather designed experience worthy of visual record and aesthetic attention.
Dropper is an innovative vending machine for coffee capsules - with a distinctive design that follows Meama’s Head Office design concept. Dropper is presented in two visuals - concrete and wood. Customers have the opportunity to match them with different interiors. Dropper’s upper section’s transparent design allows the customers to view all six cylinders filled with various coffee capsules, which makes it easier to choose their preferable flavor. In addition to its ease of use and design, Dropper is energy efficient and eco-friendly.