The Ode Brew Grinder Dials in the Design of Coffee Preparation
The Ode Brew Grinder marries pro performance with a contemporary design emphasizing clear operability.
Rationally speaking, form is at its best in service of function. But emotionally speaking, who isn’t pleased when that form also pleases the fickle nature of the aesthete eye" The Ode Brew Grinder, designed by San Francisco-based design and branding agency, Branch, is possibly the first consumer priced coffee burr grinder category worthy of categorizing as a design object also equipped to produce barista-grade results for the roasted bean enthusiast.
Ode monitors the load on the motor and knows exactly when the last bean has been ground and automatically shuts itself off. Fellow has also eliminated the necessity for weighing beans, with aid dots measuring loads of 20 grams, 40 grams, or 80 grams of beans. While most coffee grinders look perfectly suited behind the counter of a coffee shop or cafe, at best one could describe the appliances as industrial in nature; they stand out in a domestic kitchen setting and require a great deal of counter space. Fellow and Branch have different ideas with the Ode Brew Grinder, presenting a contemporary and operably simple design evocative of Dieter Rams’ work for Braun. Sheathed in a matte black finish, the Ode’s compact design is dominated by a large dial control, a focal point for making operation and control elementary.
Functionally the Ode Brew Grinder represents an appliance aimed at the home bari...
Rationally speaking, form is at its best in service of function. But emotionally speaking, who isn’t pleased when that form also pleases the fickle nature of the aesthete eye" The Ode Brew Grinder, designed by San Francisco-based design and branding agency, Branch, is possibly the first consumer priced coffee burr grinder category worthy of categorizing as a design object also equipped to produce barista-grade results for the roasted bean enthusiast.
Ode monitors the load on the motor and knows exactly when the last bean has been ground and automatically shuts itself off. Fellow has also eliminated the necessity for weighing beans, with aid dots measuring loads of 20 grams, 40 grams, or 80 grams of beans. While most coffee grinders look perfectly suited behind the counter of a coffee shop or cafe, at best one could describe the appliances as industrial in nature; they stand out in a domestic kitchen setting and require a great deal of counter space. Fellow and Branch have different ideas with the Ode Brew Grinder, presenting a contemporary and operably simple design evocative of Dieter Rams’ work for Braun. Sheathed in a matte black finish, the Ode’s compact design is dominated by a large dial control, a focal point for making operation and control elementary.
Functionally the Ode Brew Grinder represents an appliance aimed at the home bari...
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