Coca-Cola: Off-Grid Cooler and Vending Machine

To create the “concept car” equivalent for beverage cooler and vending machines

Coca-Cola approached Slingshot to create an environmentally preferable concept cooler and vendor for an important upcoming trade show.

• Designed an evolutionary aesthetic design.
• Created an immersive interactive user experience.
• Represented the use of hydrogen powered fuel cells as a future energy source.
• Designed and incorporated a novel vending mechanism for vertical bottle presentation to the customer.
• Designed a lithium ion battery system into a complex electrical system.
• Achieved the trade show deadline.

• Overcoming the challenge of simulating a hydrogen fuel cell system with a lithium ion battery.
• Safely locating the lithium ion battery system within the design of the beverage cooler and vending unit.
• Fine-tuning the LED and sound system to create an immersive experience.
• Sourcing and managing multiple vendors to create two custom-designed products.