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Metaura Pro Smark Wearable Air Condition by Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Wearable Technologies Design
Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang acknowledged for wearable technologies design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Metaura Pro Smark Wearable Air Condition by Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang, designed for Shenzhen Lanhe Technologies Co., Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Wearable Technologies Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Metaura Pro Smark Wearable Air Condition
Metaura Pro Smark is a wearable air conditioner worn around the neck. The device combines semiconductor cooling plates with a vapor chamber to spread cooling evenly over a large area. The outer surface is made of skin-friendly silicone to avoid skin irritation and the risks of excessive cold. Sensors measure the ambient temperature, and an intelligent control system adjusts the power and the working mode to keep the wearer within a comfortable range. Heat therapy is also offered to relieve neck fatigue. The unit powers on when worn and switches off when removed.
Award Record
Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang is a winner of 33 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Wearable Technologies Design Award
The A' Wearable Technology Design Award is an international competition recognizing good wearable technology designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to wearable technology designers, wearable technology brands, wearable technology manufacturers and fashion designers from all countries. Entries typically include smartwatches, fitness trackers, VR headsets, AR glasses, medical devices and smart jewelry. Awarded wearable technology designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/wearable-technology
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/144362
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/144362
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!144362
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/249896
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA-wT77A2-w
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Metaura Pro Smark Wearable Air Condition
- Function
- Wearable Air Condition
- Category
- Wearable Technologies Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Fashion
- Colors
- Lavender, Dark Slate Gray, Silver, Black and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Lanhe Technologies Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #144362
Credits
- Team
- Rui Luo, Gang Liu and Mengxin Wang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The state-of-the-art intelligent temperature-controlled wearable air conditioner provides comfortable heat therapy and effectively relieves n eck fatigue. It adopted the latest micro-air-conditioning technology of semiconductor refrigeration sheet combined with vapor chamber vacuum chamber soaking plate to achieve large-area uniform surrounding refrigeration. Made of skin-friendly silicone, it avoids skin irritation and health risks caused by excessive cold, thus making it more comfortable to wear. With AI algorithms it can monitor and adjust the ambient temperature. It also strike a perfect balance between comfortable wear and long battery life.
- Inspiration
- With global warming, the need for personal outdoor temperature regulation in high temperature/extremely cold weather has increased. Many problems need to be solved urgently such as sitting neck discomfort, too hot for work and too cold for air conditioning in public environments. The state-of-the-art intelligent temperature-controlled wearable air conditioner provides comfortable heat therapy and effectively relieves neck fatigue. It can achieve the demand for cooling/warming, but also can reduce carbon emissions, and strikes a perfect balance between comfortable wear and long battery life by the adjustment of artificial intelligence.
- Research
- First, the target user groups and market value are identified through market data analysis, and a user model is built on the target user experience feedback and user demand analysis. After the technology has been defined for the product function, technical solutions are sought to make a prototype for the core parameters of temperature and power consumption. Then the core components are selected to design the product appearance in combination with the ergonomic experience under the extreme stacking. Model data is used for aerodynamic simulation and thermal simulation to refine the design of air ducts and heat dissipation systems.
- Challenge
- Large-area surrounding cooling requires long-distance transmission of low temperature and efficient heat dissipation. In the selection of more than a dozen materials, including various metals and graphene coatings, it is impossible to achieve uniform cooling. Finally, vapor chambers are found in the field of military heat dissipation to serve this function. But the vapor chamber is mainly used in the heat conduction medium whose boiling point is higher than the working temperature for cooling. Only through a large number of medium ratios and pressure adjustment tests can the qualified cooling medium be determined for large-area surrounding cooling.
- Realization and Technology
- The trendy tech gadget has its air inlet made invisible with an in-mold label. Its overall design is simple and generous with abundant details. Its various in-mold labels in shading colors resemble a fancy sports car spray paint, which highlights every detail of texture. It is matched with finely carved anodized decorative aluminum sheets. Different materials are combined with light effects to form sci-fi elements with diverse details. Its plastic body is made through high-precision molds. Great workmanship is pursued to make the product seamless. Exquisite coating effects are also added in plenty to show the taste of tech trends. app visual operation, support OTA upgrade.
- Operation and Interaction
- Equipped with an AI intelligent core, the smart wearable air conditioner can set a comfortable temperature for the users in Smart Mode, then leaves the rest of the operations to the Metaura smart system. Through the high accuracy sensors to automatically monitor the ambient temperature, automatic frequency conversion to adjust the power and working mode, the temperature will be stable to maintain the human body within a comfortable temperature range. The product will also can sense whether the user is wearing the product or not, to power on or stand by automatically.
- Project Duration and Location
- Zhantao Technology Building, Longhua District, Shenzhen, China, Available August 2021 - May 2022
- Specifications
- 180*177*45, 423g, 5800 mAh, 5V-2.4A/9V-2.4A, 8W
- Keywords
- Smart Wear, Living Appliances, Portable Air Conditioner, Technology, Trendy Products
