2025 | Professional

French Design Awards Silver Winner

M.Lab

Entrant Company

Sara (Yuxuan) Hua

Category

Product Design - Home Appliances

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

M.Lab is a love letter to coffee and the planet, blending the ease of Auto-Drip with the art of Pour-Over to reinvent your morning ritual.

Its gravity-powered, top-down water flow breathes simplicity into brewing, eliminating components of waste to conserve energy and material. Constructed from post-consumer recycled coffee-composite PE plastic and elegantly die-cut stainless steel, M.Lab reduces its environmental footprint by 60%, as independently verified by Okala Practitioner, proving that sustainability can be as beautiful as it is impactful.

Guided by a glowing ring in rhythm, M.Lab makes Pour-Over brewing intuitive and with ease, even for first-timers. It also pairs with an app to welcome users into the vibrant culture of coffee, offering personalized recipes and shared creations. Its 'Water First, Coffee After' using flow ensures the perfect coffee-to-water ratio for consistent flavor profiles, respecting the artistry of recipe creators around the world.

The used grounds find their second life in farming or manufacturing materials. Participants collect used grounds in reusable pouches return them to local coffee chops for credits; which can be used to purchase fresh produce grown using those grounds, completing the loop with real 'fruits' of that sustainable effort.

M.Lab isn’t just about coffee—it’s a ritual of mindful living, brewing a greener tomorrow, one cup at a time.

Credits

Wenyu Du
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