Stacked Smeg x Nespresso concept machine with ceramic cup, minimalist studio backdrop
Stacked Smeg x Nespresso concept machine with ceramic cup, minimalist studio backdrop
Stacked Smeg x Nespresso concept machine with ceramic cup, minimalist studio backdrop

Smeg x Nespresso

Industrial Design

Industrial Design

Industrial Design

2024

A visual and functional exercise in restraint, merging SMEG’s retro-futurist DNA with Nespresso’s compact, system-based logic.

A visual and functional exercise in restraint, merging SMEG’s retro-futurist DNA with Nespresso’s compact, system-based logic.

A visual and functional exercise in restraint, merging SMEG’s retro-futurist DNA with Nespresso’s compact, system-based logic.

This collaborative effort involved developing concept directions and product visualization for a proposed partnership between SMEG and Nespresso.

Kansliet’s role was to support the industrial design process with early-stage concept refinement, material studies, and visual narratives. The goal was to help both brands explore how their identities might co-exist in a shared product expression, one that felt intuitive, premium, and unmistakably designed.

Renderings were produced for internal alignment and external pitching, balancing technical realism with emotional tone. The design work emphasized tactile surfaces, minimal interfaces, and an object language that could live comfortably in both brands’ ecosystems.

Lineup of modular espresso machines showing vertical assembly with matching cups
Lineup of modular espresso machines showing vertical assembly with matching cups
Lineup of modular espresso machines showing vertical assembly with matching cups
Exploded view of coffee machine components, emphasizing modular construction
Exploded view of coffee machine components, emphasizing modular construction
Exploded view of coffee machine components, emphasizing modular construction
Front-facing view of single Smeg x Nespresso unit with logo detail and matte finish
Front-facing view of single Smeg x Nespresso unit with logo detail and matte finish
Front-facing view of single Smeg x Nespresso unit with logo detail and matte finish
Stacked configuration of concept machine with rounded base and integrated capsule top
Stacked configuration of concept machine with rounded base and integrated capsule top
Stacked configuration of concept machine with rounded base and integrated capsule top

IDN-2526-K(DC)SYS

AUTHORIZED BY KANSLIET (DESIGN COMPANY), SWEDEN.

ALL DATA, STATEMENTS, AND FORMULATIONS ARE TO BE INTERPRETED AS INDICATIVE ONLY.

DOCUMENTED FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION AND ARCHIVAL PURPOSES.

USE OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL CONTEXT IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT NOT PROHIBITED.

ALL ELEMENTS CONTAINED HERE ARE PART OF A LARGER STRUCTURE WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST.

IDN-2526-K(DC)SYS

AUTHORIZED BY KANSLIET (DESIGN COMPANY), SWEDEN.

ALL DATA, STATEMENTS, AND FORMULATIONS ARE TO BE INTERPRETED AS INDICATIVE ONLY.

DOCUMENTED FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION AND ARCHIVAL PURPOSES.

USE OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL CONTEXT IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT NOT PROHIBITED.

ALL ELEMENTS CONTAINED HERE ARE PART OF A LARGER STRUCTURE WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST.