
FUSE
Breakfast Kitchen Appliance
DESIGN BRIEF
Easy Cleaning
Time-Saving
Family Friendly

-The family lives in a small urban apartment and space in the kitchen is limited and dishes typically pile up.
- The family struggles to find the time in the morning because of their different schedules and their different favorite foods!
-The family wants to get their kids involved in cooking, but the kids don’t find it engaging and don’t want to participate without encouragement.
RESEARCH
Mixing And Heating
Time Reliant
Rushed For Time

DeLonghi VBL
Form
CMF
Detail

SHAPE: Rounded soft and simple shapes create an elegant form.
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SILHOUETTE: Soft cures provide and organic but grounded silhouette
COLOR SCHEME: The colors offered on all products are white, metallic, red, and black. There are metallic and black accents.
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MATERIALS: Satin finish plastic and polished metal is used on most products.
SURFACE TRANSITIONS: Smooth and organic surface transitions with attention to detail.
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TOUCHPOINTS: The touchpoints are all black in color. They have a metallic stripe accent for the handles.
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HERITAGE: The DeLonghi logo is the same embossed plate on all products and similar proportions. The logo is always black with metallic letters and outlines.
FUSE SUB-BRAND
The New Line
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-Fuse is a new line of appliances focused on making the cooking process faster and more fulfilling. This line of appliances takes a step into the future by coming with mobile application integration across all products. This allows you to control the appliances and adjust the individual settings on each appliance.
New Look
New Tech


IDEATION SKETCHES

FINAL DIRECTION
Addressed Product Goals
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- Appliance is easily cleaned
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- Appliance saves time by offering a quick clean-up and combining two cooking processes.
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- Appliance is family-friendly. The creative aspect of automatic pancake shaping gets the kids involved and the app improves safety.
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- A new line of appliances is established and a sub-brand is created.
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FUNCTIONS

Mix
Cook
Shape

Meal Planning Cups


Physical Screen Controls


Mixture Cup Cap
Removable Mixture Cup
Main Sub Branding
Nozzle

Blending Mechanism
Mixture Release Handle
Griddle Handle
Auto Moving Griddle


Control Screen
Screen Controls
Cap Branding

