Press Release
Radek Micka Receives the Silver A' Design Award for E Beta Electric Cafe Cruiser Electric Scooter in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Radek Micka for vehicle, mobility and transportation design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category for E Beta Electric Cafe Cruiser Electric Scooter by Radek Micka, designed for BEKO Engineering, s.r.o.. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 Silver A' Design Award
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.
About E Beta Electric Cafe Cruiser Electric Scooter
E Beta Electric Cafe Cruiser is a concept two-seat electric scooter for city use. The modern retro form is built around a light bent aluminum frame. Operation is quiet and does not disturb the surroundings. The battery range reaches up to 89 km. An infotainment unit with a 6 inch touch screen links to a mobile phone and can be used with gloves through handlebar controls. The scooter is unlocked without physical keys by NFC and an internal display, and is intended for sharing with locking charging stations. Accessories include a coffee holder and a rear holder.
About Radek Micka
Graduated Industrial designer - studied at Brno University of Technology (CZ), passionate about technology and human factors. In his work he is looking for minimalism, function and suitainability. Inspired from the past, architecture and sculputures. Belived in product story telling. As an Industrial &product designer he is involve in development ideas of a electromobility vehicles, heavy engineering machines, or small home products.
Award Record
This recognition makes Radek Micka a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/112544
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/112544
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!112544
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/288527
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://1url.cz/DzDu6
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- E Beta Electric Cafe Cruiser Electric Scooter
- Function
- Electric Scooter
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Lavender, Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- BEKO Engineering, s.r.o.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Radek Micka
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #112544
Credits
- Team
- Jaroslav Herzig, Jana Tomkova, Adam Prikryl, Michal Bernatik, Jan Tomiczek, Ondrej Kousal and Lukas Votava
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- E Beta Cafe Cruiser is a concept a two seater city electric scooter in a modern retro design. More than a ride, define your lifestyle! Scooter is created for the experience of riding like as on classic motorcycle, and its quiet operation does not disturb its surroundings in any way. Main features are light aluminium frame, battery range up to 89km, communication with your mobile phone provided by infotainment with a 6 inches touch screen, which you can control even while driving with gloves using the controls on the handlebars and next aditional accessories as coffe holder, or rear holder.
- Inspiration
- Classic electric scooter in a modern retro futuristic design
- Research
- Smart classic retro shared electric scooter, with a charging station with a lock.
- Challenge
- Designed with the main goal of simplicity of the profile of the main aluminum bended frame combined with overall engineering simplicity of the scooter and additional accessories.
- Realization and Technology
- Digital sketching, Concept, 3D printing, 3d modeling, Virtual reality
- Operation and Interaction
- Scooter with a simplicity that can be easily used and shared by anyone and unlocked without physical keys, thanks to NFC and internal display. It Is designed for sharing in city with locking charger stations and expand it by next additional accessories as bag or coffe holder and rear holder.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019 and finished in August 2020 in Brno
- Specifications
- Dimension: Width 1828 mm x Depth 755 mm x Height 810 mm
- Keywords
- electric, vehicle , scooter , emobility , city , emobility, cafecruiser, bike
