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are you sure, that the bottles are safely fixed in the crate while transporting? Anyway, the concept is grade!
Thanks for your feedback! Firs of all the holes have a lower tolerance which limiting bottles movement. Second when they are in pallet the crate holds bottle bottom and at the same time the upper crate bottom holds bottles tops.
very nice shape. but u should defnitly test if the handles wont brake if u hold it on just one side. otherwise very good and stylish =)
Thanks for your feedback! In this case the material and the right structural design plays an important role. If the material has necessary strength and elastic properties and the structure opposing the direction of load we can solve the problem and keep the light weight.
Pure Perfection! Congrats I love it and you should be amongst the winners.
Good shape and concept. It looks like stacking will work very well. I have the same question as Luiaard, above, as to whether it will be stiff enough when holding it with just one hand.
Hi Svpribyl The solution as I said above is the right material choice with right properties (balance between strength and flexibility) and the right structural design to keep the light weight of crate. :)
i love the reduced crate and its formal language! innovative, dynamic, iconic - just like coca cola presents itself. i am just fearing that only two handles with rather sharp edges compromise user ergonomics while carrying the crate. 9 stars!
Hi Josciuto, In the pictures I just wanted to underline the form, in case of manifacturing the edges will be smoothened, most of all around handle. And thank you for your support! :)
not in green, but surly a nice concept. ;) will the bottles be fixed safly in the crate while transport them?
As I said above "Firs of all the holes have a lower tolerance which limiting bottles movement. Second when they are in pallet the crate holds bottle bottom and at the same time the upper crate bottom holds bottles tops. "
Beautiful simple design, the greenish crate looks great,has a point due to the old coca cola color!
As I said above "Firs of all the holes have a lower tolerance which limiting bottles movement. Second when they are in pallet the crate holds bottle bottom and at the same time the upper crate bottom holds bottles tops. "
Looking good indeed, but not very reliable in a sloping position, I fear. How do you make sure the outer bottles won´t slip when the crate is carried slantingly?
I don´t realy know what i feel and think about you design, but it is realy exciting ... but it works in me! Thank you for that.
It's just amazing shape. Very simple and beautiful. I'm not sure that this box protects the bottle, as in the brief, and saw that the judges do not approve of the support box on top of the bottle. But I love this form.
Thank you for your feedback and your love! About your concern you can see U-mini (slide 8 stackability of crate) that the bottles themsleves cannot carry any weight. Thanks again :)
Really beautiful design Ferdi! :)
It looks awesome!!!
I like the simple line of the shape and I also like the staking part.
Great presentation, very eye catchy and like a lot your explanations regarding the sustainability.
Incredible work! I just love it!
Congratulations and good luck!!! ;)
Thank you very much for comment and nice words Alexandru! I'm glad that you like it. Thanks again and good luck to you too!!! :)
if the crate comes in this green i´d even buy it without the bottles ;P the bottles might need more stabilization. the problem is: if you have the most appealing form of an object you can only ruin it by adding things. i could look at this crate the whole day. ... coca cola should be in that green!
Hi Buggazz :) Thank you for your feedback! First of all I think that there is no problem with bottles stabilization, because there are different ways to fix it. One of the ways is as I said above to limit their movement in horizontal direction with grid , and I think the bottles wouldn't jump 100mm if you do not get on a trampoline. I think that It must be tasted. If this not work it can be made the grid which will work like snap buttons because the form of the bottle allows it. And the problem you mention I think that the crate highlights the quality of the product you purchase. I don't think that the adding bottles into crate ruin it. Thank you again for your comment I appreciate it! Thanks also for the stars!!! :)
hey fero, i think you got me a bit wrong ;P what i meant was not ruin it by adding bottles (which a crate is made for, right?) but by adding a sidebar or anything to stabilize the bottles further. nothing i said was meant in a negative way. for me you totally hit the nail .... as in 10 stars that is ;P i meant no harm, just praise.
Hey there, I just wonder if the sides are strong enough without support to have 5 layers of crates and palettes on top of it?
Actually, 14 layers of crates, since the pallets are stacked 3-high.
Hi Jess,
U-mini crate has enough strong structure to be load with 14 crates ot top of it.
You can see in slide 8 stacking of the crates, and also you can see that the crates enter into each other and create a stable connection. In this way there is no problem with vertical loading and danger of slipping in horizontal directions.
Best wishes, Ferdi
Supergreat Design, in brief concerning less material use! Beautiful shape and very good presentation of the Idea! Think this one would be worth creating a prototype!
Awsome and cute style. Congrat !! great work .
nice solution, !!
Take a look my idea : Cocacola_PUZZLE. G.Luck
I really like the shape but I'm not fully convinced about the stability, both of the crate itself and the safe stand of the bottles within. good luck !
One tiny problem. Be sure the crate at the bottom is full. With 8 bottles in the bottom crate you will have a big problem imo.
And It invites to lift the crate on one side. Will the crate handle hold the weight?
I'm not convinced of the stackability. The force is applied to 2 instead to 2 bearing surfaces. In addition, the surfaces are angled slightly. The material would be greatly pressed outward. This is a predetermined breaking point. The stacking concept is not conprehensable by means of the pictures.On one the boxes are stacked on the outer sides, on another onto the bottles, and one picture shows the empty crates stacked into each others. If the creates are ment to be stacked on the bearing surfaces, the crates measurements won´t permit stacking into each other that way. Does really nobody sees the same?
My respect to all designers here, but why do we not communicate openly? If we only write about how great we are, it is implausible.
How can a designer improve his work to become better, if constructive criticism is barely practised here?
Very interesting solution! A small amount of material, light and compact package! Excellent! :)
I see at work a good idea and perceive in their design but still unresolved areas. But I admit that the power of your proposal is impressive. Still, I love it.
Nice job! I really like the shape an the materialreduction of this crate! I think perhaps the stackability could be a problem, if crate on crate is fixed with the bottles. Also the edges have to be rounded off in the area of the handles, but probably you already thought about that and only Rhino 4 spiked your guns :) ! ..however..8*! Good Luck, Fero!
I'm not sure about the stability of the bottles. This box can not be transferred with one hand...
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over 8 years agoCool and simple design. But what about the material? Sustainable?
Nice design, the U mini is for me the one that works the best. Imo the U design and U space series could have stability problems when stacked with less than the 12 bottles, how would you solve that? . Other than that would be interesting to see a prototype to see how it works : )
Thanks for your feedback Flegido!!! ?lways the products has different advantages and disadvantages. This was the reason to create a series of crates, each has different advantages and disadvantages that distinguish them from each other. Thanks again for comment! :)
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over 8 years agoLooks very nice -not sure about stackability though. Also think about securing the bottles inside the crate.
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