Inkslab Control Terminal by Hdl Automation Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Platinum A' Design Award in Smart Living and Home Automation Design Competition Category.
PlatinumSmart Living· 2025
Inkslab Control Terminal
Client: HDL Automation Co., Ltd.
Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Smart Living Category
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About Inkslab Control Terminal
Inkslab is a smart control panel series for home automation. Each panel measures 86 mm by 86 mm by 10 mm and combines a knob and buttons for precise control. The layout draws on the perforated window forms of Suzhou gardens, using fine lines to define separate function areas. Skin friendly paint and an anodizing process create a fine texture and improve wear and corrosion resistance. LED backlighting adjusts to ambient light, and a proximity sensor turns the backlight on or off to save energy. Several colors and materials are offered.
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About the Platinum A' Design Award
Inkslab Control Terminal is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Inkslab Control Terminal exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Inkslab Control Terminal is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.
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- Unique Properties
- This smart panel series subverts the design of its conventional counterparts by subtly marrying eastern aesthetics with modern minimalism. It innovatively incorporates the element of Chinese perforated windows, and meticulously arranges the knob and buttons, allowing for precise intelligent control. The aesthetically pleasing and efficient product meets the demands of modern families for smart home, achieving the harmonious unity of individuality and practicality.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- product dimensions, 86 mm x 86 mm x 10 mm
- Tags
- smart home panel, Chinese perforated windows, customization and modular design, precise intelligent control, AI scene capture
- Production Technology
- The use of the skin friendly paint and the anodizing process leads to a simple, elegant style and a fine, premium texture, while also enhancing wear resistance and corrosion resistance, ensuring comfort and visual appeal even after long term use. Moreover, this panel series comes with multiple color and material options so that users can customize the product based on their preferences and home styles, making it seamlessly blend into any home setting.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was how to perfectly marry Chinese aesthetics with modern smart home systems. To address that, the panel series takes Chinese aesthetics as the theme, incorporates the element of Chinese perforated windows, and utilizes Chinese traditional materials including wood, bricks, etc. Such a design not only delivers a rich sensory experience through diverse textures, but also ensures unique visual appeal, creating a cultural atmosphere brimming with eastern traditional charm.
- Research
- The minimalist style has been prevalent for a long time, but against the backdrop of diverse home styles, modern families urgently need a new alternative. To stand out from the largely homogeneous market, this panel series innovatively introduces eastern aesthetics and integrates intelligent control technology, practical and aesthetically pleasing, able to serve as an artwork full of Chinese traditional charm to spice up the home environment.
- Inspiration
- Drawing inspiration from refined and elegant perforated window art in Suzhou gardens, the panel series cleverly introduces the unique window form into its layout design. This not only clearly defines different function areas through exquisite and distinctive lines, but also successfully merges eastern traditional charm with modern smart home technology to realize higher aesthetic value, providing a novel experience for users.
- Project Duration
- The product was developed in June 2023 in Guangzhou, and launched in October 2024 in China.
- Operation Flow
- Besides intelligent control, the panel series supports AI scene capture. This allows users to set various scene modes as needed, simplifying life management and offering a convenient, comfortable living experience.
The product loaded with LED backlighting technology dynamically adjusts its brightness based on environmental light, ensuring the content is clear and visible at all times. Moreover, the built-in proximity sensor enables automatic on or off of LED backlights to effectively save energy. - Team Members
- Yinyan Zhong, Jing Liang, Wenbin Chen, Daying Gao, Dongchang Li, Xiujuan Chen
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