Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Goes to Imilab Eye Protection Lamp by Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao for lighting products and fixtures design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Imilab Eye Protection Lamp by Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao, designed for Shanghai Imilab Technology Co., Ltd.. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
About Imilab Eye Protection Lamp
Imilab is a smart desk lamp designed for home use and eye comfort. The lamp has a minimalist geometric form and a side-emitting light mode that prevents direct glare. No blue light or visible flicker is produced during operation. Brightness is adjusted automatically according to the surrounding light, and control is also possible by voice or through a mobile application. A built-in camera with a microphone allows children and parents to talk over a distance, and a physical shield covers the camera to protect privacy.
About Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao
IMILAB is a trusted global provider of smart home security solutions. Founded in April 2014, IMILAB is best known as a leading supplier of smart home security solutions with over 30 million security cameras sold worldwide. Now, we are continuing to innovate by improving our renowned smart home solutions. Through intelligent design and integrated wireless technology, peace of mind is as easy as a click of a button.
Award Record
Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
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/119933
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119933
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119933
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/301854
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://dwz-1.ink/0V70o
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Imilab Eye Protection Lamp
- Function
- Eye Protection Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Gray, Silver, Gainsboro and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shanghai Imilab Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kaining Li and Maofeng Kao
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #119933
Credits
- Team
- Kaining Li, Maofeng Kao and Yajun Wang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The lamp adopts a minimalist geometric design. As an IoT device, it can improve home safety and convenience. The side-emitting light mode can effectively prevent direct glare. The built-in scene simulation function can set reminders for the beginning or the end of courses on the App. The camera has a built-in microphone so that children and parents can talk to each other long-distance, and the physical shielding function protects user privacy and safety.
- Inspiration
- Some children have to suspend their classes and stay at home during the epidemic, and their parents who go out to work cannot always stay with them. Therefore, this product plays a role in accompanying children remotely and guards children's growth. Lights can be turned off automatically when the human shape disappears, reducing the unnecessary power loss. Followed with the principle of sustainable development, the counterweight block is die-cast by using recirculated metal.
- Research
- Some children have to suspend their classes and stay at home during the epidemic, and their parents who go out to work cannot always stay with them. The starting point of this project is how to ensure children's safety at home from different aspects. Case studies are used to analyze other products in the market besides doing secondary research. Persona, interview, and questionnaire are used to collect user pain points. 100 people including parents and children were invited to take part in this questionnaire. Affinity diagramming is used to analyze key insights.
- Challenge
- At the beginning of this project, it is the great challenges how to use cameras reasonably to protect children's safety at home and how to reduce the sense of surveillance brought by cameras. By conversation with users, the usage feelings of security products with a camera are understood further. Therefore, the physical shielding function of the camera is designed as a good way to protect users' privacy. Prototypes are produced at each stage to simulate the actual usage scenarios. According to the tests, the structure and appearance of the product are improved.
- Realization and Technology
- The plain shell is made of metal and plastic materials, which is smooth and free of burrs, beautiful and comfortable. Imilab Eye Caring Lamp uses industrial aluminum extrusion and compression molding. Lamp shape adopts the zero draft angle process, reducing the waste of raw materials.
- Operation and Interaction
- This is a household smart desk lamp that can automatically adjust the brightness according to the environment. It can also be controlled by voice or APP through the built-in WIFI module. It will not produce blue-ray and visible flicker while using. And there are bumps and holes on the lamp panel which can effectively prevent the dazzling light. Excellent color rendering and intelligent brightness adjustment make the light softer. So the lamp can better protect people's eyes and reduce the myopia rate as much as possible. And the three-axis design will also save a lot of space on the desktop.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in August 2020 in China.
- Specifications
- The weight of this product is 2030g. The dimension of this product is 513mm× 150mm× 463.5mm. The color temperature of this lamp is 4000K.
- Keywords
- Eye-caring, IoT decices, Energy saving, Smart product, Minimalism design,Smart home
