Das Design X Series Gegenstromanlage von iGarden ist ein hoch angesehener Gewinner des sehr prestigeträchtigen 2026 A' Design Award in Bronze in der Wettbewerbskategorie Sportartikeldesign.

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X Series Gegenstromanlage

von iGarden

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Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze in der Kategorie Sportartikel

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Das Design

Über X Series Gegenstromanlage

Die X Series ist eine kabellose Gegenstromanlage, die eine kontinuierliche Wasserströmung in privaten Swimmingpools erzeugt. Das System ermöglicht das Schwimmen auf der Stelle – ohne feste Installation und ohne Verkabelung am Poolrand. Energieversorgung und Antrieb sind voneinander getrennt: Die Haupteinheit wird im Wasser platziert, während ein fahrbares Lithium-Akku-Gehäuse die Energie von der Seite zuführt. Die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit erreicht 3,5 Meter pro Sekunde, die Laufzeit bis zu 10 Stunden. Eine dreieckige Düse formt eine stabile, lineare Strömung, sodass sich die Anlage bereits für Pools ab 2,5 mal 2,5 Meter eignet. Die Geschwindigkeit wird über eine Smartphone-App reguliert.

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Über den A' Design Award in Bronze

X Series Gegenstromanlage ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von X Series Gegenstromanlage wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. X Series Gegenstromanlage befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

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Einzigartige Eigenschaften: iGarden Swim Jet X Series is a portable swim machine that creates a powerful current in home pools, allowing continuous swimming in place. Unlike traditional swim jets that need costly installation and hazardous poolside wiring, it is fully cordless, powered by a wheeled suitcase-style lithium battery. Users simply roll it out, place the unit in the pool, and control speed via smartphone app. It delivers up to 3.5 m/s flow, 10 hours runtime, and works in pools as small as 8.2 × 8.2 ft.
Abmessungen & Verpackung: Main Unit: 14.3 in x 11.0 in x 36.3 in Battery Pack: 11.8 in x 9.3 in x 7.1 in
Schlagwörter: Swim jet, Wireless pool equipment, Endless pool, Aquatic fitness, Portable water current, Smart pool technology, Battery powered swim machine, Home pool accessory
Produktionstechnologie: The system physically separates power from propulsion to eliminate wiring. The main unit utilizes a Stainless Steel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor enclosed in an IP68-rated, marine-grade impact-resistant polymer housing. The power source is a portable IP65-rated high-energy-density Lithium-ion battery. A unique triangular nozzle was engineered using advanced fluid dynamics to boost wave efficiency, creating a stable linear flow path that allows swimming just 11.8 inches from the outlet.
Designherausforderung: The primary creative challenge was delivering a massive 1000W output entirely through a portable battery without hardwired connections. Strict safety regulations near water required an innovative physical decoupling of the power source. Engineering the fluid dynamics to ensure the water current remained stable for professional athletes in compact pools required extensive iterative prototyping. The system also needed to be extremely safe and gentle enough for children during family recreation.
Forschung: We conducted user research globally to understand aquatic fitness barriers. Participants included fifty households with children and professional athletes. Testing revealed families needed gentle currents for kids. Professional swimmers required a powerful 3.5 meters per second flow for rigorous training. This insight drove our adjustable cordless design. By fitting compact pools from 8.2 by 8.2 feet upward, it makes professional health and family fun highly accessible to absolutely anyone.
Inspiration: Inspired by a quiet contradiction, the project addresses the desire for continuous swimming in private pools that are often too small for it. Rather than relying on fixed infrastructure, exposed wiring, and technical complexity, it separates power from propulsion to create a mobile, autonomous system. Guided by Artful Living Technology, the design reduces intervention and restores spatial clarity, making technology a quiet enabler of fluid, intuitive living.
Projektdauer: The project started in January 2024 in Shenzhen, China, and the final production model was completed in December 2025. The product will be officially exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, United States, in January 2026. Pre-sales will commence across North America and Europe from mid-March to May 2026, with official global retail availability starting at the end of May 2026.
Betriebsablauf: Interaction is redefined as a state of effortlessness. By eliminating cables and permanent setup, the system can be freely positioned by a single user, turning what was once a technical procedure into a simple, fluid gesture.
The experience is guided by immediacy rather than instruction—placing the unit into water, subtly adjusting the flow, and initiating movement through a minimal interface. Control is reduced to a single point of interaction, whether physical or digital, removing layers of complexity traditionally associated with such systems.
In line with the philosophy of Artful Living Technology, the design allows technology to recede. It does not ask to be managed; instead, it quietly sustains the environment, enabling users to remain immersed in the experience rather than the mechanism behind it.
Patente: Granted Patent. CN202530303155.1. Guangzhou Anjie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 2025. China.

Granted Patent. CN202530303151.3. Guangzhou Anjie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 2025. China.
Bildnachweise: iGarden