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Jeep Eclimber Electric Folding Bike by Asia Kingston Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Asia Kingston for vehicle, mobility and transportation design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Jeep Eclimber Electric Folding Bike by Asia Kingston has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Jeep Eclimber Electric Folding Bike
Eclimber is an electric folding bike designed for daily travel. The frame is made from a combination of magnesium and aluminum, which keeps the bike light and strong. The rear motor and the battery are integrated and hidden inside the frame. The frame, the wheels and the stem can be folded, so the bike can be carried by hand or placed in a car trunk. The total height is 112 cm and the total length is 140 cm. A seven speed gearbox, a suspension front fork, a rear rack and lights are included.
About Asia Kingston
Asia Kingston is a design and license company established in 2008. Their main target is to supply the global market and work closely with the manufacturing and production sectors. They are specialized in the design, development, and distribution of well-known licensee brands. Asia Kingston is committed to the best design ideas. Technology is developed internationally and the design concepts are primarily created in Europe. They constantly exhibit at major international trade shows in locations such as Shanghai, Las Vegas, Milano, and Frankfurt. The main partners have been brands like JEEP, Kawasaki, Pininfarina, Maserati, FIAT 500, Momo Design, Hot Wheels, and Barbie.
Award Record
This recognition makes Asia Kingston a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Award
The A' Vehicle Design Award is an international vehicle design competition recognizing good vehicle designs by best vehicle designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle designers, mobility solution providers, transportation design studios and automotive engineers from all countries. Entries typically include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. Awarded vehicle designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/118040
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118040
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118040
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/297298
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.asiak.asia/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Jeep Eclimber Electric Folding Bike
- Function
- Electric Folding Bike
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black, Silver and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Asia Kingston
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118040
Credits
- Team
- Lisa Barbieri, Rachel Yu and Frederik Hastrup Johansson
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The eClimber is a unique electric folding bike. The frame is made in an innovative combination of magnesium and alloy, making it strong and light. With an energy saving rear motor and a powerful battery completely hidden and integrated, it is optimized in design and functionality. With new and specialized engineering technology the bike can be completely folded to be carried or fit almost anywhere. With its robust wheels and a smart carrier, this JEEP ebike is designed for freedom.
- Inspiration
- Since 1941, the JEEP brand has been a symbol of freedom and capability. Designed for peak performance in rugged conditions it is created for living life without limits. Enthusiastic and inspired by authenticity JEEP is always ready to meet the world with feet firmly planted on the ground, in the mud, or rising up to reach the highest crest of mountains. This ebike is inspired by and created for making the most of your desire to explore the world around you.
- Research
- The project aimed to develop a high end designed and multifunctional electric folding bike. The design and function should align with the dna of JEEP of living life without limits. The objective was to combine a high capacity battery with innovative magnesium and aluminum technology for both frame and wheels, to create a bike not only superior in design but in performance and agility as well. The users of the bike feel free, mobile, and perfectly safe on the two wheel electric bike.
- Challenge
- The challenge of this project was to engineer an electric bike with the focus of the modern design, complete performance, perfect geometry, and high end quality of components. Historically speaking folding bikes have primarily been an object for recreation, and not design or everyday use. This project aims to challenge the status quo by developing a uniquely designed mass market bike that is more than just fun, but also safe to use and affordable compared with other electric bikes on the market.
- Realization and Technology
- The eClimber was carefully designed to optimize folding functions of the frame, wheels, and stem while making the electric parts safe protected. Produced in an innovative combination of magnesium and aluminum the electric bike is both light and strong. With its powerful 36V10AH battery and high efficient 40Nm energy saving rear motor, the bike has an excellent start performance with low noise and a smooth motor activating power. Produced under the quality standard EN151942017.
- Operation and Interaction
- With its strong electric drive unit and unique designed medium size seat, the eClimber gives you a comfortable and performance oriented ride. With its lightweight and many folding functions, it can be carried around almost anywhere or fit in any car trunk. With its Shimano 7 speed gearbox, suspension front fork, rear rack, and lights the performance and user experience are complete.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was started in Milano (Italy) in June 2020 and has just begun production in various sites across the world. The production will be displayed in the Ifa Show (September 2021), Hk Electronics Show (October 2021), Milan Eicma Show (November 2021), and Ces Las Vegas (January 2022).
- Specifications
- The total height of the bike is just 112 cm and the length is 140 cm. The distance between the seat post and the handlebar stem makes up 40 cm. The distance between the multifunctional height adjustable seat post, saddle, and stem offers a superior ergonomic position for the user. The basic height setting from the ground to the saddle is 85 cm and the distance from the ground to the chain is 18 cm offers an experience of low riding and full user control.
- Keywords
- ebike, electric, folding, mobility, freedom
