Press Release
Spoon Pregnancy Test by MrSmith Studio Wins the A' Design Award in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design
MrSmith Studio acknowledged for medical devices and medical equipment 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 Spoon Pregnancy Test by MrSmith Studio, designed for PRIMA Lab SA, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Medical Devices and Medical Equipment 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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 Spoon Pregnancy Test
Spoon is a single use pregnancy test designed for home use. The form takes inspiration from a spoon, with small soft shapes and a wider surface for the handle area. All edges are rounded to give a friendly look, as the test is used in a private and emotional moment. The grip area is tilted and enlarged for better ergonomics and intuitive use. Spoon measures 130 x 25 x 10 millimeters and weighs 14 grams. The body is made of injected bioplastic to reduce the carbon footprint, and the thickness of each component is calibrated to save material.
Award Record
This recognition makes MrSmith Studio a winner of 8 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Award
The A' Medical Product Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good medical product designs by best brands and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to medical product designers, medical equipment manufacturers, biomedical engineers and medical device brands from all countries. Typical entries include stethoscopes, wheelchairs, defibrillators, MRI machines, surgical instruments and prosthetics. The awarded medical product designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/medical-product
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/103285
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103285
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103285
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/175607
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://mrsmith.it/work/spoon
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Spoon Pregnancy Test
- Function
- Pregnancy Test
- Category
- Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Health
- Colors
- Dark Slate Blue, Lavender, Light Gray, Gainsboro and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PRIMA Lab SA
The Recognition
- Laureate
- MrSmith Studio
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #103285
Credits
- Image Credits
- MrSmith Studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Design of this product started in the analysis of the moment of use. This is a single use product, meant to be used in a very intimate, precious, emotional moment of a woman's life. Therefore all shapes have been softened and rounded in order to have a friendly look and grip area has been tilted and expanded for a better ergonomics.
- Inspiration
- Shapes and name of this project take inspiration by the spoon. Small soft shapes with a wider surface for the handle area. Friendly, reliable and easy to use, this is how a pregnancy test should look like.
- Research
- Project started with a detailed market research, supported by a research on materials and production techniques. User interaction and emotions are key factor in this project, therefore shape had to be friendly and comfortable.
- Challenge
- The wider and tilted grip area required more complex geometry. Main challenge has been to design those shapes being sure that injected plastic pieces were going to match each other perfectly with very little tolerances
- Realization and Technology
- Spoon is made with injected bioplastic, in order to reduce carbon footprint. Thicknesses of the components has been calibrated in order to save material.
- Operation and Interaction
- The soft shapes and the wider grip area makes ergonomics very easy and interaction with the product is very intuitive.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in July 2019 and has been launched on the market in January 2020
- Specifications
- 130 x 25 x 10mm Weights only 14 grams.
- Keywords
- Medical, health, pregnancy, woman, design, soft, spoon, maternity, babies, comfort, bioplastic, ecofriendly, ingenious, ergonomics
