JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele by Alberto Vasquez, Istvan Vincze and Gyula Sebo

JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele by Alberto Vasquez, Istvan Vincze and Gyula Sebo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award i Guld in Kæledyrspleje, Legetøj, Tilbehør og Produkter til Dyr Design Competition Category.

GuldKæledyrspleje· 2024

JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele

by Alberto Vasquez, Istvan Vincze and Gyula Sebo

Client: Julius-K9

A' Design Award i Guld Winner in Kæledyrspleje Category

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The Design

About JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele

JK9 Sync er designet til at gøre bylivet med hunde mere sikkert og behageligt. Takket være sit højteknologiske strikemateriale giver den ekstremt åndbare sele en ultra-ergonomisk pasform, samtidig med at den har ekstrem trækstyrke til kontrol. Dens integrerede hardware leverer højpræcis geolokalisering for at hjælpe dig med at finde din hund, hvis den forsvinder. De skjulte LED-lys tænder automatisk, når det bliver mørkt, hvilket sikrer god synlighed i byen. Indbyggede bevægelsessensorer registrerer din hunds aktivitetsniveau og signalerer, når det falder under et sundt niveau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Guld

JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele er vinder af A' Design Award i Guld, en uhyre prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles førsteklasses, vidunderlige og fremragende designs. Guldvinderne er yderst innovative, højt visionære og glamourøst blændende skabelser, der afspejler deres designeres geni, visdom og dygtighed. JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele forventes at være en højt rost, trendsættende og monumental opfindelse, der leverer hidtil uset værdi. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Guld, er et spektakulært, respekteret projekt, som i høj grad gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. JK9 Sync Smart Hundesele skaber intense følelser af begær, vækker passion, opmuntrer kreativitet og fascinerer os.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: JK9 Sync is designed to make city living with dogs safer and more comfortable. Thanks to its high-tech knitting material the extremely breathable harness provides an ultra-ergonomic fit while also has extreme tensile strength for control. Its integrated hardware provides high accuracy geolocation to help you find your dog if it gets lost. The hidden LED lights automatically switch on when it's getting dark. Built-in movement sensors track your dog's activity level and signal its healthy range.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions on dog (size L): 200 x 300 x 400 mm
Tags: wearable, technology, app, pet, smart, harness, dog, knitting, sync, jk9
Production Technology: Developing 3D knitting we combined normal polyester yarns and ultra strong thermo-yarns in a special knitting pattern which allows durable 3D forming through steaming and pressing processes. Thanks to high-tensile knitting, the straps can be grown out of the saddle part, creating a seamless unibody construction and a perfect fit on dogs' body. No die cuts (and no waste of yarn) in the process. While normal dog harnesses consist of almost 40 parts, the JK9®Sync only consists of 2 knitted layers.
Design Challenge: One of the striking things that made development complex is that dogs and humans are simultaneous users of this product with very different needs – in addition these dogs live in urban environments that weren't designed for animals in the first place. To meet these complex requirements, we must ask somehow animals too about their needs. This made us to involve a team of animal experts and advisors to be able to identify the needs of animal users the same level as their human companion.
Research: Core field of research was the future of urban dog keeping culture and application of interspecies design for dog harness development. We made both quantitative and qualitative research: we surveyed 1500 dog owners in 10 countries and made 30 in-depth interviews in 5 countries about their lifestyle. One of the most important issues for owners is coexistence: the quality of the symbiosis of dogs, people, and the city, which is crucial considering that by 2050, 70% of people will live in cities.
Inspiration: The Sync smart harness project was launched in pursuit of exploring the next-gen experience of urban dog walking and accessories. How are we going to walk the cities in the future? What will dog harnesses be capable of? What will they be made of? Our aim was to develop a dog harness that utilises the potentials of cutting edge material, hardware and software technologies to make city life for dogs safer and more comfortable.
Project Duration: Core development started in 2019 and finished in 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. After that a two-year testing and DMF session started.
Operation Flow: The App of the Sync Harness allows you to manage the most important geolocation, lighting and lifestyle functions. Its GPS system signals the dog's position accurately to 10m. If your dog strays, the GPS can track your dog for two weeks. With built-in motion sensors the harness always know whether your pet is standing, sitting, playing, or sniffing about and by analysing the patterns of movement and behaviour, it keeps track of your dog's activity level and signals when it drops below healthy.
Patents: Julius-K9®
Team Members: Alberto Vasquez
István Vincze
Gyula Sebő
Gergely Kozma
Pál Jelli
Emese Forgács
Image Credits: JK9 / Tamás Szigeti