Press Release
CrickIT Personal transport aid by Andrea Cingoli Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
Andrea Cingoli acknowledged for vehicle, mobility and transportation design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ CrickIT Personal transport aid by Andrea Cingoli, designed for CONCEPTICONstudio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About CrickIT Personal transport aid
CrickIT is an electric personal vehicle designed for travel in cities and historical centres. CrickIT has two modes. In vehicle mode, the rider leans on the frame, holds the handlebars and steers by leaning, reaching a top speed of 15 kilometres per hour. In transport mode, the vehicle is guided from the outside and carries loads of up to 250 kilograms at a lower speed. The shell is made of polycarbonate and carbon, with plastic and aluminium parts, to keep the weight low. A gel battery and a tracking system are included. CrickIT folds down for storage in a car boot.
About Andrea Cingoli
Architect /Designer/Contractor. He graduated cum laude in architecture at the University G. D'Annunzio of Pescara in 2006. Since 2000 he is technical director of the "Cingoli Consolidation and Restoration" ( www.impresacingoli.it). In 2007 he is co-founder of Zo_loft architecture & design (www.zo-loft.com). In the last seven years he ranks with Zo-loft consistently at the top of several worldwide competitions such as IDA AWARD, Atlanta International Design AwardS, MACEF Design Award and others. In 2010 he is selected as one of the Best Young Italian talents in the world in the Young Blood Competition.
Award Record
With this recognition, Andrea Cingoli is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2017 - 2018 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Award
The A' Vehicle Design Award is an international vehicle design competition recognizing good vehicle designs by best vehicle designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle designers, mobility solution providers, transportation design studios and automotive engineers from all countries. Entries typically include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. Awarded vehicle designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/vehicle
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/58318
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/58318
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!58318
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/150735
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.concepticondesign.com/projects/crickit/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- CrickIT Personal transport aid
- Function
- Personal transport aid
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- White Smoke, Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- CONCEPTICONstudio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andrea Cingoli
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #58318
Credits
- Image Credits
- CONCEPTICONstudio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- CrickIT is an electrical, alternative way of getting around, so we can go long distances without getting tired and it can transform to help us carry about our objects. It's specifically designed to operate in modern cities, where other means of locomotion could be less convenient due to natural barriers. It works well in historical centres because it can ignore natural road geometry difficulties and access limited traffic areas. It is the first vehicle to have an ischial driving posture.
- Inspiration
- CrikIt was designed with the idea that there is a need for a method of transportation that can assist us where conventional means cannot. The idea was to create an object, both pleasing in aspect and functional in design to fulfill this need. The user for whom it was designed for is both the single individual and the professional. In creating CrickIT the form was purposely designed to optimize its every component and the choice of components is strictly related to Crickit's functionality.
- Research
- I tried to focus on the user experience, starting from a movement which can be familiar ,as the action of skiing, and insert it into a alternative product, thus exploring alternatives to known products and incorporating known gestures. The innovation here is in the driving system in both modes, and the flexibility of the product. My goal was to take an known object used for personal transport, and increase its functionality through the use of its form.
- Challenge
- The challenge here was trying to combine something useful, compact, comfy and flexible. The problem was to come up with something different from a hoverboard, that would allow the user to move people AND things in order in increase flexibility. This was in order to give a concrete solution to mobility and accessibility problems and do it through an object not only useful for the personal user, but also for the business user.
- Realization and Technology
- In designing CrickIt the basis of the design was the most comfortable position the user would assume. An ergonomics study dictated everything from the position of the handlebars to the consistency of the base. As far as the materials chosen, preference was given to those that guarantee the lightest weight possible: carbon fibres, plastic and aluminum. The batteries chosen are the latest gel type to assure maximum range. A GPS tracking system is included for security and to aid in logistics use.
- Operation and Interaction
- CrickIt has two forms: vehicle and transport mode. In vehicle mode, the user leans on the product, driving it by holding on the the handlebars and leaning to steer. In this mode, it can achieve a max. speed of 15 km/h. When in transport mode, the user drives it from the outside, placing the objects he or she desires to transport on CrickIT. This greatly reduces its potential speed, of 7 km/h, but transports up to 250kg. The entire product can be folded up and be stored in the trunk of a car.
- Project Duration and Location
- CrickIt was designed in 2015 in Teramo and has won the following design awards: Red Dot Award Design Concept in the category of Mobility; Gold Prize winner at the European Product design Award 2017 in sustainable living ,environmental preservation and urban sustainable design; Silver Prize winner at the European Product design Award 2017 in the category of transportation and alternative fuel vehicles.
- Specifications
- W 700mm x D 700mm x 1100mm In particular: folded 700mm x 700mm height 370 mm; open 700mm x 700mm height 1100 mm; It is equipped with position and RGB signal lights. The last generation gel battery duration is around 2 hours. The vehicle's peak speed is 15km/h, on average 8 to 10. The transport's peak speed is 8km/h, on average 4 to 6. The materials used for the shell are polycarbonate and carbon to provide strength and weight reduction.
- Keywords
- Smart, Mobility, Sustainability, Alternative, Vehicle, Folding, Ergonomic, Aid, Transportation, Urban
