Pathways of design

Award-winning internationally designed coffee machines

Proof of constant research aimed at innovation.

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Awards are proof of excellence and are achieved when the ideas and work carried out by designers are recognised by the public, by insiders, by the world of designers, architects, and communicators. As a result, the awards become a vehicle for promoting innovation and trends.

Some of the most important international awards include the world-famous Good Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award, which Smeg has won several times, combining painstaking attention to product design with state-of-the-art technology.

The Red Dot Design Award is assigned each year in Germany to highlight the mix of design and business excellence in the fields of product design, communication design and design concept. Instead, the Good Design Award was founded in Chicago by Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and MoMA curator Edgar Kaufmann Jr. It has rewarded excellence in design worldwide since 1950 and the awards are conferred annually by the Chicago Athenaeum.

Among Smeg's small household appliances, many products have won these awards since 2015: coffee machines, milk frothers, coffee grinders.

The designers of the award-winning 50s Style small appliance range are, together with Smeg, Raffaella Mangiarotti and Matteo Bazzicalupo from the deepdesign® studio.

"The idea was to have objects that would sit on the kitchen countertop and become as if they were your friends. That is, turning objects into small subjects."

Raffaella Mangiarotti

The ECF02 Manual Espresso Machine Winner of the Good Design Award

ECF02 is the Made in Italy manual espresso machine that guarantees the best result for an excellent espresso coffee.

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The DCF02 Filter Coffee Machine Winner of the Red Dot Design Award

Designed to evoke the 1950's, it is perfect for sharing a great international breakfast with your family or friends.

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The BCC01 Automatic Espresso Machine Winner of the Good Design Award

BCC01 grinds coffee beans that preserve the fragrance of your blend and makes the coffee experience unique, in every sense.

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MFF11 Milk Frother wins Good Design Awards

With its steel body and iconic design, it has 6 pre-set functions and an induction heating system, ideal for creating your favourite milk recipe: cappuccino, hot milk, hot chocolate...

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The CGF11 coffee grinder winner at the Good Design Awards

It is the essential small household appliance you need to grind your favourite coffee. With different setting levels (fine, medium, coarse) it is possible to obtain the perfect powder for every coffee machine.

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INSIGHTS

The ways of coffee

Stories, trivia and inspiration to become a real coffee expert and prepare your favourite coffee professionally at home.

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COFFEE
The birth of a Made in Italy icon
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COFFEE
The origins of espresso machines and new daily habits
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DESIGN
The coffee bean - from the plant to roastin
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DESIGN
The art of brewing coffee at home
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DESIGN
A world of coffee
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COFFEE
Award-winning internationally designed coffee machines
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DESIGN
Italian espresso coffee: the coffee experience through our senses
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DESIGN
Coffee and milk: the perfect match
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COFFEE
Hidden technology
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COFFEE
Lines, Colours, Styles
PREPARE AND SAVOUR

The art of coffee in 11 recipes

Coffee drinks to prepare at home: alone or with company, every day or for a special occasion. From the classic to the most surprising, they spread the scent and aroma of coffee in your rooms.

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CLASSIC RECIPE
From coffee beans to the true taste of espresso coffee
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GOURMET RECIPE
Coffee Affogato
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GOURMET RECIPE
Hot Ginger Coffee
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CLASSIC RECIPE
Latte Macchiato
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CLASSIC RECIPE
Flat White
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CLASSIC RECIPE
Filter Coffee
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GOURMET RECIPE
Matcha Latte
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CLASSIC RECIPE
Italian-style shaken iced coffee
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CLASSIC RECIPE
Marocchino Coffee
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GOURMET RECIPE
Hot Chocolate Mocha