Press Release
Haconn Radiator Thermostat Automatically Regulates Room Temperature by David Dos Santos Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Building Materials and Construction Components Design
David Dos Santos recognized for building materials and construction components design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Haconn Radiator Thermostat Automatically Regulates Room Temperature by David Dos Santos, designed for Haconn, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Haconn Radiator Thermostat Automatically Regulates Room Temperature
Haconn Radiator Thermostat is a control knob that regulates room temperature. The knob has a clean geometric cylindrical form with a distinct bump on the front. The bump serves as a visual reference to the setting: when the bump points up, the temperature is high; when it points down, the temperature is low. Reading a printed number scale is not needed. The outer parts are injection moulded ABS combined with cold pressed metal parts, and the technical parts are metal moulded or machined. A flexible production and assembly setup allows many colour and finish options.
About David Dos Santos
A better life through smart design Making life better by stripping down products to their bare essence, with a focus on functionality, durability and aesthetics. Studio Dos Santos creates gorgeous looking smart designs, meeting tomorrows demands. “Products that make life better are the only ones making sense,” says Studio Dos Santos owner David Dos Santos. By blending strategy, product development and user interface, the Antwerp based design studio creates useful, beautiful and highly innovative products.
Award Record
David Dos Santos is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award
The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. The awarded building components designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/building-components
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/102211
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102211
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102211
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/152890
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.dossantos.be/haconn
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Haconn Radiator Thermostat Automatically Regulates Room Temperature
- Function
- Automatically Regulates Room Temperature
- Category
- Building Materials and Construction Components Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Silver, Lavender and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Haconn
The Recognition
- Laureate
- David Dos Santos
- Country
- Belgium
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102211
Credits
- Image Credits
- david dos santos
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- We wanted to create a gorgeous looking thermostat knob with a lot of finishing and color options to match your taste and interior at a very competitive price. We have a lot of options in finishing and color without the big investment. We made a smart production and assembly setup, so it is easy to change and configurate different looking products. We wanted to create a product were you do not have to look at the number scale labelled on the product but instead the product telling you. If the knob is up, temperature is also, if it is facing down, temperature will also be low. The semantics of the product needs to be clear. Using it without thinking and without a learning curve.
- Inspiration
- This is a pemium radiator thermostat knob. Yep. And a beautiful one. One you want to put into your beautiful homes and apartments. Most of the time, these knobs are cheap looking products. Why put a cheap looking products on devices with premium look and price . We wanted to create a gorgeous looking thermostat knob with a lot of finishing and color options to match your taste and interior at a very competitive price. The ergonomics were also an important part of the process. We wanted to create a product with a very easy learning curve. If the knob is up, temperature is also, if it is facing down, temperature will be low. The semantics of the product needs to be clear.
- Research
- We used our Studio methodology of product design. We start with the empathy fase, where we research the market and target audience. Resulting in a designbrief and timeline. After that we have ideation and a lot of digital sketching concepts to explore all the possible options. In consultation with the client we choose a concept and direction for 3D modelling and detailing. During this phase there is a lot of testing and prototyping to see what works and what not and what they prefer and what not. Last fase is the translation and detailing for injection moulding and strength analysis.
- Challenge
- The client wanted a clean geometric design that was very attractive for most modern interiors. we wanted more, we wanted to have an ergonomic design with a shape that was very semantic.. And an distinctive shape that was very geometric and clean but also a style and language that was different enough with all products on the market. We also wanted to be commercial successful by adding a customizable feature in the product, which enables the user to choose color and finish material.
- Realization and Technology
- Different production techniques. Many components in this product. Outside parts are injection moulded abs material in combination with cold pressed metal parts. The technical parts are mostly metal molded or cnc.
- Operation and Interaction
- The standard product in the market is a variation of a cilinder where the labeled scale tells you what temperature you will be getting in the room. But most of the time, the label is not very distinct. We wanted to create a product were you do not have to look at the number scale labelled on the product but the semantics of the product is telling you were it is at. This is also a variation of a geometric cilinder but with a distinct bump on the front. Not only is this very good for ergonomics, it is a very visual reference to the temperature in the room. If the knob is up, temperature is also, if it is facing down, temperature will also be low.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in Antwerp in januari 2019 and design process was finished end of 2019. Start of 2020 production of the product has started and is ongoing. Product will be presented in differtent fairs in late 2020.
- Keywords
- radiator thermostat, regulate the temperature, heating knob, radiator valve,
