Origin was asked to consider the complex ergonomics of the vending machine selection interface as well as product styling and construction methods.

Anyone coming to the machine for the first time should be able to reach buttons and navigate the menu system. Whether a wheelchair user, a child, a pensioner or impatient office workers at coffee break, switches and graphics must be clear and simple.

Add to the brief the commercial pressures from operators who see a drinks machine as advertising billboard and vandals looking for a target, you begin to see the challenge.

The resulting design (floor standing and table-top versions) is well mannered and architectural in quality to suit modern office interiors.