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Silver A' Design Award in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design Goes to Udi H1 Steam Sterilizer and Dryer by Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd.
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd. for baby, kids' and children's products design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Udi H1 Steam Sterilizer and Dryer by Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd., designed for Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
More About Udi H1 Steam Sterilizer and Dryer
Udi H1 breaks down the repetitive tasks into an intuitive approach. It allows new parents to sterilize and dry the baby's feeding equipment intuitively based on the universal user interface with a continuity of user-friendly parts. The patented water-pouring corner saves the hassle of removing the basket. The 360 degrees Cyclo-steam sterilization kills 99.9 percent of germs in 7 minutes. It is ultra silent in the bedroom as it works more quietly than a normal conversation. With the omnidirectional hot air, the cycle finishes by leaving the bottles dry inside which prevents bacteria growth.
About Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1993 with 30 years' experience in bottle making, Simba escorts customers into motherhood. In knowing what new parents nowadays would need, their focus is on functionality in harmony with aesthetics. Their feeding bottles are being used in 70% of newborn nurseries at large hospitals and postnatal care centers in Taiwan. A breakthrough in the science of parenting has been achieved with the application of their two patents: Aspir 5.0 Smart Anti-Colic Decompression System of the teat, and Vigor Anti-Splash Backflow Prevention System of the straws.
Award Record
Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd. is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Baby, Kids and Children's Products Design Award
The A' Baby Products Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good baby product designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to baby product designers, industrial designers, toy companies and children's product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include strollers, car seats, baby monitors, high chairs, baby bottles and pacifiers. Awarded baby products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/baby-products
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/148724
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148724
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148724
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/315804
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.simba.com.tw
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Udi H1 Steam Sterilizer and Dryer
- Function
- Steam Sterilizer and Dryer
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Silver, Light Gray, Gainsboro and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Simba Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd.
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148724
Credits
- Image Credits
- Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd., Udi H1, 2022.; Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd., Udi H1, 2022. Video Credits: Sonison Baby Products Co., Ltd., Udi H1, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Udi H1 provides a way to support the new parent that does not involve feeding, but helps out with everyday feeding. Intuitively designed, so they can sterilize and dry the baby's feeding equipment without the user manual. Its crisp and concise look boosts mood and blends into the decor. The patented unique water-pouring corner saves the hassle of removing the basket. Ultra silent to be used in a quiet bedroom, the 360° Cyclo-steam sterilization kills 99.9% of germs in 7 minutes. With the omnidirectional hot air, it dries as fast as 40 minutes, leaving the bottles dry and sterile for each feed.
- Inspiration
- Udi H1 allows the new parent to use their intuitive judgment, and that is enough. The new parent will know how to use the sterilizer and dryer without effort, because it applies behavioral science to the degree that they can sterilize and dry the baby's feeding equipment without asking for assistance, and be less likely to need the user manual. It breaks down the repetitive tasks of bottle-sterilizing every day - from washing the bottles carefully, loading them into the big basket, assembling the parts to operating the appliance correctly - into an intuitively designed machine.
- Research
- We aimed to take charge of some of the parenting load as well as the mental load - Udi H1 would look after the bottles and assure that they are sterile each time for the never-ending feeding. We refined the appliance talking to new moms around us and monitoring feedback shared by sleep-deprived new parents on social media. Udi H1 can be kept in the bedroom, it works more quietly than when a person speaks in a normal conversation. Parents can easily set up the auto mode and batch sterilize bottles before bedtime. Having a fresh set of clean bottles at hand for overnight feeds reduces disrupted sleep.
- Challenge
- The development of Udi H1 was to make life with a baby more humane. We needed to break down the repetitive tasks into an intuitive approach. We found that parents got frustrated especially when, having loaded the washed bottles into the basket, they failed to carry it onto the base without water dripping all the way. We then came up with the handy drip tray. Our research also resulted in providing a choice of drying times; thus the items can be easily dried, be it a few small accessories or a full load of bottles - optimizing the performance of sterilization and drying while saving time and energy.
- Realization and Technology
- Udi H1 has a simple look that blends into the decor, be it the kitchen or the bedroom. Opting for matte surface as water does not stay on it, it hardly collects dust. The glossy finish on the inside leaves no water streaks or stains. Because of its square shape, Udi H1 saves more space than round containers - the ultra capacious interior fits 9 full-size bottles. The new parent can batch sterilize bottles before bedtime in order to prepare for the feeding sessions ahead. With the non-directional lid, small basket and main basket, no alignment is required to piece them together.
- Operation and Interaction
- Udi H1's 360° Cyclo-steam sterilization eliminates 99.9% of harmful germs in 7 minutes. Equipped with three patents: the designated easy water-pouring area, the omnidirectional air outlet grille enhancing the drying speed by 20%, and the adjustable dust-proof sliding cover. The water-pouring corner saves the hassle of removing the basket, improving the traditional water-pouring way of earlier appliances. The drying time in auto mode has been shortened to 40 minutes. The cycle finishes by leaving the bottles dry inside and consequently difficult for bacteria to grow in.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2019 in Taiwan. Product launch via the official online store on 1st September 2022. Available in pharmacies and baby stores nationwide since 8th September 2022.
- Specifications
- Size: 250mm (L) x 300mm (W) x 400mm (H) Net weight: 2.7kg Voltage/Frequency: AC110V 60Hz Power consumption: Sterilization 600W/Drying 250W Amount of water to be added: 70-80ml Sterilization time: 7 minutes of high heat steam sterilization (Sterilization time may vary depending on the actual amount of water added, ambient humidity and ambient temperature) Drying time: Selection of 10/20/30/40/50/60/70 minutes (7 options. Longer drying time is recommended in case of many items, high humidity or low temperature) Auto mode: 7 minutes of sterilization + 40 minutes of drying
- Keywords
- steam sterilizer and dryer, baby bottle sterilizer, sterilizer for baby bottles, bottle sterilizer and dryer, baby sterilizer and dryer, steam sterilizer baby, baby bottle sterilizer and dryer, sterilizer baby, sterilizer baby bottle
