Press Release
Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Pamu Z1 TWS Earbuds in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie acknowledged for audio and sound equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Pamu Z1 TWS Earbuds by Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie, designed for Xiamen Padmate Technology Co.,Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Audio and Sound Equipment Design category. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Pamu Z1 TWS Earbuds
Pamu Z1 is a versatile set of TWS earbuds, which noise-canceling intensity can reach 40dB. The large diameter speaker is equipped with 10mm PEN and titanium-plated composite diaphragm, brings good performance of deep bass and enhances the noise-canceling effect of low-frequency noise. Six-microphone design brings better active noise-canceling performance. The structure of front microphone can filter out most wind current, reduce the wind noise outdoors. The customizable accessories of storage case could meet the personalized needs of young users.
About Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie
他是Padmate-Intel联合创新加速器的导师，也是厦门Padmate技术有限公司的设计总监。 他是美国工业设计师协会（IDSA）的成员。他在工业设计行业拥有超过19年的经验。 曾获得德国红点设计奖、德国IF设计奖、意大利A设计奖（含金银铜奖）、美国MUSE设计奖金奖及其他设计奖项。 他策划并设计的PaMu Scroll和PaMu Slide TWS蓝牙耳机，成功在Indiegogo平台上创下了两项纪录，该平台是美国最受欢迎的众筹平台之一。这些耳机已成为新一代双冠耳机，筹集了超过1000万美元。这些产品被评为年度Indiegogo三大最佳案例之一，随后被全球主流媒体报道，并在全球范围内推广。
Award Record
Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Audio and Sound Equipment Design Award
The A' Audio Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing best audio equipment by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to audio product designers, sound equipment designers, industrial designers and product engineers from all countries. Entries typically include headphones, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, soundbars and turntables. Awarded audio products designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/audio-products
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/124269
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124269
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124269
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/249974
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pamu-quiet-music-in-noise
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Pamu Z1 TWS Earbuds
- Function
- TWS Earbuds
- Category
- Audio and Sound Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Entertainment
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Black, White Smoke, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Xiamen Padmate Technology Co.,Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xiaolu Cai and Chengpeng Xie
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124269
Credits
- Team
- Xiaolu Cai, and Chengpeng Xie
- Image Credits
- Designer Xiaolu Cai, Pamu Z1, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Pamu Z1 is a versatile set of TWS earbuds, which noise-canceling intensity can reach 40dB. The large-diameter speaker is equipped with a 10mm PEN and titanium-plated composite diaphragm, brings very good performance of deep bass and enhances the noise-canceling effect of low-frequency noise. Six-microphone design brings better active noise-canceling performance. The well-designed structure of front microphone and high-density dust-proof net can effectively filter out most the wind current, significantly reduce the wind noise outdoors. Multi-point touch design of the panel can reduce the pressure on the ear canal by sliding the touch pane, instead of pressing.
- Inspiration
- Our design follow the minimalist design concept, reduce unnecessary decoration and packaging materials to save social resources, and use solar energy to mitigate environment’s pressure. Through replaceable personalized accessories, the expression needs of the younger generation of consumers can be partly satisfied. Meanwhile they can develop recognition and belonging in their minority cultural. We also hope that the product can be Sharing, and help users from different age groups to have more communication opportunities and more inclusive understandings between each other. Through users and products, delivering the care of design and the temperature of culture to the society.
- Research
- Comfortable to wear, anti-fall off, stable connection and premium sounding are the four most important elements of TWS earphones. By using GRAS artificial ears, AP electroacoustic tester & RF tester etc for constant measurement, prototyping and modification, we integrated Pamu Z1 with Qualcomm BT5.0, LDS antenna laser engraving and dual-mic noise reduction to achive all those features while adding low battery consumption.
- Challenge
- In order to meet the user's strong demand for noise reduction intensity, our team spent a lot of time in the research stage to study how to improve the noise reduction intensity. Finally, we developed our Pamu Z1, of which noise reduction can reach 40dB and is ahead of the industry. The large-diameter speaker is equipped with a 10mm PEN and titanium-plated composite diaphragm, brings extraordinary performance of deep bass and enhances the noise-canceling effect of low-frequency noise.
- Realization and Technology
- Product Material: ABS and TPU. Technology: The speakers of earbuds are equipped with 10mm PEN and titanium-plated composite diaphragm, of which noise-canceling intensity can reach 40dB. Six-microphone design brings excellent active noise-canceling performance. Multi-point touch design of the panel can reduce the pressure on the ear canal by sliding the touch pane.
- Operation and Interaction
- Open the charger and pick up the headphones on the left and right sides to achieve automatic pairing of the headsets at a second speed, simplifying user operations. Bluetooth 5.1 technology ensures a fast and stable connection between the headset and any mobile communication device, while calling different voice assistants. Tap the touch panel to answer the call or pause the music. Sliding the touch panel to turn up or turn down music's volume. When the headset is out of power or not in use, the charger can be automatically charged. Users can easily remove the decorating parts on the middle of charger to a more personalized and alternative choice.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will be released in June 2021 in Xiamen, Fujian Prov., China.
- Specifications
- Width 66mm*Depth 44mm*Height 28mm Bluetooth 5.1, The total weight of the product is 45g, earphone 5g, Wireless charging, Magnetic adsorption switch.
- Keywords
- TWS earbuds, Noise-canceling earbuds, Wireless charger, Replaceable accessories, Customized
