Samsung Unveils New Design Concept Printers at IFA 2014

Summary:

• Samsung introduced its new innovative four concept printers: Vase, Egg Tray, One & One, and Mate, at IFA 2014, which are designed for the home and office that come in a range of bright colors, unconventional shapes and contain eco-friendly features.

Samsung Unveils New Design Concept Printers at IFA 2014

Breakthrough concepts create new possibilities in printing design

Samsung Electronics unveiled its new innovative concept printers at IFA 2014 to introduce printing technology in new and exciting ways. The four concept printers, designed for the home and office, come in a range of bright colors, unconventional shapes and contain eco-friendly features such as the option to use recycled paper. These concept designs won the 2014 iF Design Award in the Concept Design category. Samsung expects the new printers to play an important role in the growing trend for mobile printing.

“Samsung’s concept printers are designed to be three things at their core – simple, mobile and quick to use. We developed our design concept printers to apply the mobile printing trend in the home and office and the increasing trend for eco-friendly technology,” said Seungwook Jeong, Principle Designer of Printing Solutions at Samsung Electronics. “We are excited to be able to deliver a new printing experience for small businesses and home offices alike.”

Innovative Printers for the home and office

With the growing trend for mobile printing, ‘Vase’ is a mono laser printer that is designed to take up minimal space in the living room. Its standing design enables the user to feed the paper vertically to save space and is available in a range of neutral colors so that it blends in with the design of the living room.

‘Egg Tray’ is an eco-friendly toner cartridge package created with fully recyclable paper. Instead of the conventional paper box with an air shock absorbent, manual, and warranty card, the ‘Egg Tray’ uses one pulp-molded tray and recycled paper. This not only reduces material costs, but is also more environmentally friendly.

‘One & One,’ a mono laser printer with a hybrid design that can print in two different colors. The two cartridges enable users to print in cyan, magenta, or yellow to complement the standard black toner.

‘Mate’ is a mono laser printer that enables the user to customize the color of the device using colored panels to ensure it is aesthetically pleasing with the design of the room. The panels can be changed according to the consumer’s personal preference.

 
2014 iF Design Award Concept Design Category Winners

	Project	Design Concept, Feature and Design Point
1	Vase	• Design Concept: Designed for the living room. Design that fits to consumers’ mobile trend.  • Feature: New standing design feeds the paper vertically to save space in the home  • Design Points  1) A printer that feeds paper vertically to minimize itssize.  2) To enhance the brand value and increase market share through a new design that mirrors trends among users.  * Won 2014 IDEA Gold Award  * Won 2014 iF Design Award in concept design
2	Egg Tray	• Design Concept: Environmental friendly utilizing fully recyclable paper yet insuring the safety of the product (toner cartridge)  • Feature: One pulp-molded tray and recycled paper.  • Design Points  1) Cut on material costs and process simplification  2) Made with a fully recyclable materials  * Won 2014 iF Design Award in concept design
3	One&One	• Design Concept: Premium design of black & white on a simple sleek square surface.  • Feature: Customization allows users to add one desired color.  • Design Points  1) Two round toner cartridges  2) Hybrid design enables users to choose from Cyan/Magenta/Yellow in addition to the default color when printing  * Won 2014 iF Design Award in concept design
4	Mate	• Design Concept: Providing an enhanced user experience by enabling consumers to customize the printer’s color according to their preference.  • Feature: Users can change the exterior of the printer with various color boards.  • Design Points  1) A printer with same-sized modular boards covered on all sides  2) Can be easily customized to the consumers’ preference of colors and patterns  * Won 2013 IDEA Gold Award  * Won 2014 iF Design Award in concept design

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