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55° Cup
The world's first cup that can cool down quickly.
🤝 Project Background
55° is a lifestyle brand dedicated to delivering perfectly warm experiences through innovative product design. The project was inspired by a personal incident involving LKK Design Group's founder, Jia Wei, whose daughter was accidentally scalded by boiling water. This heartfelt story motivated the creation of a safe drinking solution that would prevent such accidents while maintaining optimal drinking temperature.
📝 Requirements and Goals
The project aimed to achieve several key objectives:
- Develop an instant cooling mechanism to safely reduce boiling water to 55°C
- Create an emotionally resonant product that symbolizes care and protection
- Establish new technical standards for temperature-control products
- Build scalable manufacturing processes for mass production
- Introduce a groundbreaking product category to the market
💡 Solution and Design Process
Design Research
Through comprehensive user studies, we identified critical pain points in traditional drinking experiences. Our research revealed that 89% of users had experienced burns or discomfort from hot beverages, confirming the need for an intelligent temperature-management solution.
Industrial Design
The 55° Cup features an elegant, minimalist design that belies its advanced functionality. We focused on:
- Ergonomic contours for comfortable handling
- Balanced weight distribution for easy shaking
- Durable food-grade 304 stainless steel construction
- Universal aesthetic appeal for broad market acceptance
Mechanical Structure Design
Our engineering team developed an innovative triple-layer structure:
- Inner layer: Food-safe stainless steel
- Middle layer: Advanced cooling module
- Outer layer: Protective insulation shell
- Precision sealing system ensuring complete safety
Cooling Material R&D
The core innovation features groundbreaking temperature regulation technology:
- Liquid metal-based phase change material developed with CAS
- Specialized alloy formula from Emecon
- Precise 55°C phase transition temperature
- Superior thermal conductivity performance
- Proven stability through 10,000+ cycle tests
Mold Development
We implemented advanced manufacturing preparation:
- 50+ sets of high-precision injection molds
- Multi-cavity design optimization
- Mirror-surface polishing technology
- Comprehensive mold maintenance system
Prototyping and Testing
Our rigorous validation process included:
- Functional prototype performance testing
- Extensive durability and safety assessments
- User experience trials and feedback collection
- Environmental adaptation testing
- International safety certification compliance
Mass Production & Quality Control
We established robust manufacturing capabilities:
- Multiple automated production lines
- Full-process quality monitoring system
- Strict product inspection standards
- Peak daily production capacity: 50,000 units
Logistics and Delivery
We optimized the supply chain with:
- Specialized protective packaging solutions
- Regional distribution network
- Real-time order tracking system
- Nationwide delivery coverage
💎 Project Value
The 55° Cup design achieved remarkable success across multiple dimensions:
- Created and dominated the instant-cooling product category
- Won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2015
- Established new standards for functional beverage containers
- Provided genuine safety solutions for daily life
- Demonstrated LKK's full-capability design service
This project exemplifies LKK Design's commitment to transforming meaningful insights into technologically advanced products that genuinely improve people's lives while achieving commercial success.
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