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  • photo © Massimo Gardone
  • photo © Massimo Gardone

Bcool

Project Assistant: Paolo da Ponte, Francesco Dompieri
Material: Silicon
Typology: Mini-Glacette
Client: Italesse
Year: 2010

Si rifà all’uso in essere nei paesi più caldi questa mini-glacette, pensata per contenere le bottiglie da 33 cl. Ciò è possibile grazie alle alette disposte internamente che distanziano la bottiglia dalla parete e creano così la camera d’aria necessaria a mantenere a lungo costante la temperatura, seguendo, però al contrario, il principio dei dissipatori di calore interni ai personal computer, a cui le alette si ispirano.

Inspired by countries with very hot weather, this mini cooler is designed for 33-cl bottles. In order to create the pocket of air that is necessary to keep the bottle’s contents cold over an extended period of time, the cooler distances the bottle from its walls through the use of small internal ribs, an idea inspired by inverting the employment of similarly shaped elements to dissipate heat in personal computers.