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A steadier lock. A clearer response.

A home espresso-machine redesign, built around the relationship between the hand, the group head and physical feedback.

Discipline

Product redesign

Duration

12 weeks

Role

Independent project

Lock the handle. Keep the machine still.

A compact espresso machine should not move away while the portafilter locks. The rotational action transfers a reaction to the body, often calling for a second hand to steady it.

1. 01

   Rotation and movement

   Observe how turning the handle affects body stability.

2. 02

   A place for the thumb

   Find an opposing support reachable by the same hand.

3. 03

   Legible physical states

   Connect the action to a clear physical state.

Give the action a physical scale.

A low-cost volume model explores hand paths, operating height and reach before the form is resolved.

Physical records document the iterations; final materials communicate the design intent.

One support. Hand meets structure.

Grip the handle and rest the thumb against the projecting support beside the group head. This contact becomes part of the turning action.

The support on the group head stays fixed. The right thumb rests against its side while the fingers turn the handle. Watch how the two surfaces meet.

Based on the physical prototype reference. The translucent hand and handle illustrate the interaction.

Open the assembly. Read the design.

Move between the assembled product and its components. Select a part in the model or the list to inspect its place in the design.

Select a part to highlight it

The exploded view shows component groups; displacement does not prescribe an assembly sequence.