Cesaroni Design joined the Life Fitness development team to create a new consumer cardio product. The project goal was to develop the look and feel of the new product focusing on user activity.

The project team interviewed and observed users of consumer cardio treadmills to arrive at the right product design specification for the new machine. Based on research results, the design team developed a two part console. Full scale styling models were developed to aid the design team in the new console development. Model testing evaluated ergonomic and user interface applications.

This design approach to user activity is the first of its kind in the fitness industry. The upper console focuses on the touch and light elements of the user interface, and the lower console places the most used keys closer to the user. This lower console features oversized buttons that are shaped, lit and programmed for intuitive use.

This new consumer cardio product design earned numerous awards including an EID award, Good Design award and Premium Selection from Consumers Digest Magazine.

The AC600 Semi-Automatic Isoperibol Calorimeter is designed to measure the calorific content of solid and liquid fuels. Automated features increase productivity while the lightweight combustion vessel assures ease of operation. 

Cesaroni Design joined the Life Fitness development team to create a new consumer cardio product. The project goal was to develop the look and feel of the new product focusing on user activity.

The project team interviewed and observed users of consumer cardio treadmills to arrive at the right product design specification for the new machine. Based on research results, the design team developed a two part console. Full scale styling models were developed to aid the design team in the new console development. Model testing evaluated ergonomic and user interface applications.

This design approach to user activity is the first of its kind in the fitness industry. The upper console focuses on the touch and light elements of the user interface, and the lower console places the most used keys closer to the user. This lower console features oversized buttons that are shaped, lit and programmed for intuitive use.

This new consumer cardio product design earned numerous awards including an EID award, Good Design award and Premium Selection from Consumers Digest Magazine.

Nucraft collaborated with Cesaroni Design on a table system design with reconfiguration capability, transforming from a boardroom table to a conference room U-shape or training room rows.

Form and function drove the overall aesthetic design of this new product. The design team paid close attention to proportion and reconfiguration. This table design is reduced down to its basic elements - a tabletop and two panel bases. The enclosed large proportioned bases give the feel of performance and stability, which is a critical design element for the executive conference room application.

The product designers used metal accents to provide durability and create a visual termination to the length of the panel from top to bottom. The industrial design keeps all detailing clean and crisp to retain a timeless look. 

The innovative design solution breaks up larger proportions into light and elegant mobile objects. The design team utilized omni-directional ball casters within the folding panel bases to eliminate visual clutter.

A unique ratcheting screw mechanism, similar to a socket wrench, achieves the tightness and flushness of the tabletops. The solid connection between tabletops enables the end leg panels to be pivoted inward, maximizing the number of people that can be seated around the table.

Wire management gaps are at the tops of all table bases and above modesty panels to permit the wires to pass from table to table. A plug strip is mounted to the back of modesty panels to provide the user with convenient power access.

The new product design was recognized with a Best of NeoCon Gold Award and a Good Design award from The Chicago Athenaeum. 

This multiple award winning product line of Refrigerators and Dual Fuel Ranges is a leader in the industry of major appliances.

PRO 48 Refrigerator-Freezer:

This unit is the largest combination unit Sub-Zero offers. This appliance can be freestanding or built-in for a more integrated look. 

The appliance is constructed of almost 100% stainless steel. A glass door offers an elegant transparency to an otherwise stainless steel sculpture. The refrigerator cavity is designed with channeled sidewall LED lighting that acts as a door area night light.

Innovative human factors considerations drove the development of the new product design. A unique auto-close system utilizes precision built hinges to prevent the door from slamming shut. The cam takes over to close the door the final 15-degrees.

Two stainless steel bins are designed to fit under the refrigerator shelf. The versatile design is oven-safe so a consumer can marinate meat in the bin overnight, and then transfer it directly to the oven.

An upper drawer is a crisper compartment specifically developed to store vegetables. Its clear view window enhances visibility inside the compartment. The drawer divider design is interchangeable for complete compartmentalization.

The electronic control system gives the consumer the ability to set a different temperature for the two refrigerator drawers from the temperature for the door cavity. The temperature in three separate areas is digitally displayed on the exterior of the appliance.

Dual Fuel Ranges:

The project challenge was to create consumer ranges with commercial performance bringing the Wolf brand name into stronger market visibility. Our client's technological innovations required the integration of new energy efficient and user-friendly electronic controls into the new product line, without losing their professional brand identity.

The industrial designers walked a fine line between looking too commercial and too residential. The unique design solution played down the sophisticated electronics and featured the durability of commercial equipment. This design strategy established a level of aesthetic detail refinement that could integrate the appliance into vastly different residential kitchen environments.

The project team developed full scale foam core mockups to maximize user experience. Model testing helped the project team evaluate the user interface design. This ensured that the concealed electronic control panel would pivot open at an appropriate ergonomic viewing angle.

Another innovative ergonomic feature is the patented control knob design. This unique design incorporates LED lighting technology to display the temperature. Function graphics are printed on the most visible surface for easy legibility.

The exterior of the new appliance design is constructed of stainless steel with an elliptically shaped stainless steel handle and investment cast stainless steel end caps. The porcelain-coated cast iron burner grates appear commercially robust. They are cored out from the bottom in order to be easily removable for cleaning.

Wolf Appliance has been ranked #1 by J.D. Power and Associates in the Range/Cooktop/Oven category of their 2010 Home Appliance Study. This satisfaction study is based on ease of use; performance and reliability; styling and feel; features; and warranty.

This award winning major appliance design won both an Excellence in Design Award and a Good Design Award for the new product design.

The Cesaroni Design industrial design firm worked closely with the marketing and engineering teams at Sub-Zero to create a new concept of food preservation. The PRO 48 is the largest combination unit the client offers. This appliance can be freestanding or built-in for a more integrated look. 

The appliance is constructed of almost 100% stainless steel. A glass door offers an elegant transparency to an otherwise stainless steel sculpture. The refrigerator cavity is designed with channeled sidewall LED lighting that acts as a door area night light.

Innovative human factors considerations drove the development of the new product design. A unique auto-close system utilizes precision built hinges to prevent the door from slamming shut. The cam takes over to close the door the final 15-degrees.

Two stainless steel bins are designed to fit under the refrigerator shelf. The versatile design is oven-safe so a consumer can marinate meat in the bin overnight, and then transfer it directly to the oven.

An upper drawer is a crisper compartment specifically developed to store vegetables. Its clear view window enhances visibility inside the compartment. The drawer divider design is interchangeable for complete compartmentalization.

The electronic control system gives the consumer the ability to set a different temperature for the two refrigerator drawers from the temperature for the door cavity. The temperature in three separate areas is digitally displayed on the exterior of the appliance.

This new appliance design was featured in WIRED Magazine as Top Ten WIRED Tools and was also recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum with a Good Design Award.