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Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Qingfeng Sun Protective Suit Kids' Clothing in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan acknowledged for baby, kids' and children's products design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Qingfeng Sun Protective Suit Kids' Clothing by Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan, designed for Zhe Jiang Semir Garment Co.,Ltd., has been granted the A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Qingfeng Sun Protective Suit Kids' Clothing
Qingfeng Sun Protective Suit is a garment designed for children. Rare earth technology is applied to the fabric, and the microstructure of the rare earth is reorganized so that ultraviolet light from 100 to 400 nanometers is absorbed and converted. Full band ultraviolet protection is achieved in a safe and lasting way, with an antibacterial rate of up to 99 percent. The suit is 8 percent lighter than products with the same protection factor and number of stitches. Breathable mesh at the underarm, a widened curved brim and a reflective zip are included.
About Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan
ZHE JIANG SEMIR GARMENT CO.,LTD., founded in 1996, is a cross-industry comprehensive private enterprise with multi-brand garments as its mainline products. The company boasts two major clothing brands, Semir and Balabala, which are the leading brands in China's sportswear and children's garment industry respectively. Balabala, a famous children’s fashion clothing brand in China, covers a full range of categories to meet children’s multi-scene wearing needs. Featuring cutting-edge fabrics and technologies, this line of products is designed by an international professional design team, aiming to be suitable for children of all ages and help bring them a happy childhood.
Award Record
This recognition makes Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2023 - 2024 edition 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/155021
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155021
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155021
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/348586
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Qingfeng Sun Protective Suit Kids' Clothing
- Function
- Kids' Clothing
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Lavender, Dark Gray and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhe Jiang Semir Garment Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Li Cheng, Yan Wang and Suwan Yuan
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155021
Credits
- Team
- Li Cheng, Yan Wang, Suwan Yuan
- Image Credits
- ZHE JIANG SEMIR GARMENT CO.,LTD.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This sun protective suit innovatively applies rare earth technology, breaking the three main technology bottlenecks of sun protective clothing: coating, textile auxiliary, and titanium dioxide raw yarn and enabling full-band UV protection with a higher UV-blocking efficiency. The application of rare earth-based yarn makes this sun protective suit 8% lighter than products with the same UPF and number of stitches. Featuring good breathability and coolness, this sun protective suit keeps children comfortable and refreshing in hot summer.
- Inspiration
- The existing sun-protective clothing on the market is only able to block 320-380nm UV. However, children have a more tender skin that requires a full band UV protection. We innovatively apply rare earth technology in children's sun-protective clothing through reorganizing its microstructure to enable an antibacterial function, making the fabric highly protective and antibacterial. The fabric is skin-friendly and soft, providing a comfortable and cool feeling in sweltering summer.
- Research
- Considering sun-protective performance, health, safety, functionality and comfort, we've innovatively adopted rare earth technology to significantly increase its performance in sun protection and durability. Thanks to the reorganization of the microstructure of rare earth, cool raw yarn and seamless laminating technology, the antibacterial and cooling performance is greatly improved. We, therefore, rolled out this lightweight, portable, comfortable and antibacterial full-band UV-protective suit.
- Challenge
- The existing sun-protective clothing on the market is only able to block 320-380mm UV. Qingfeng Sun-Protective Clothing uses rare earth technology to enable it to absorb and convert 100-400 nm ultraviolet. Together with multiple functions such as durability of sun protection, temperature cooling, and antibacterial performance, this sun-protective clothing becomes a breakthrough in the industry.
- Realization and Technology
- We use rare earth as the medium and reorganize its microstructure to enable the fabric to repeatedly absorb and convert 100-400 nm ultraviolet, so as to achieve sun protection within the entire UV band. Furthermore, the conversion and absorption process is safe, long-lasting, and efficient. It also has an antibacterial function with an antibacterial rate up to 99%, offering comprehensive protection for children during outdoor activities.
- Operation and Interaction
- According to researches on mechanics of children's movement, the version for girls adopts a cape design and the boys' adopts an innovative 4:6 contour. The breathable mesh at underarm area maintains children's armpit ventilating and dry. The widened and curved brim and the heightened mask greatly enlarge sun-protective area. The reflective zip protects children when walking in dark. The interesting pattern that changes with light brings an intuitive detection of UV intensity.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in April 2023 in Shanghai.
- Specifications
- (Size:140cm) Female: Length: 42.5cm; Hem size: 155cm; Sleeve Length: 69.0cm; Male: Length: 49.5cm; Bust: 91.0cm; Sleeve Length: 68.5cm;
- Keywords
- Kids' sun-protective clothing, rare earth technology, sun protection against full-band UV, cool raw yarn, antibacterial, breathable and comfortable
