Press Release
Union Bicycle Lock by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu Is Granted the A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu acknowledged for vehicle, mobility and transportation design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Union Bicycle Lock by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu, designed for Beijing Institute of Technology, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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.
About Union Bicycle Lock
Union is a bicycle lock that is integrated into the seat post of a bicycle. The lock offers three functions: fingerprint unlocking, magnetic fixing and reflective warning. Fingerprint recognition removes the need for keys and makes daily use faster. A magnet inside the lock body holds the lock against the seat tube during riding. A chain is stored inside the tube and is pulled out to secure the wheels to a fixed object. The size is 28 by 74 by 352 millimeters, which matches a standard seat post, so the frame stays clean and storage problems are avoided.
Award Record
Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. The awarded vehicle designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle
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/126052
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126052
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126052
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/309483
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://behance.net/gallery/117539381/Tube-Lock-For-Bicycle
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press@designers.org
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Union Bicycle Lock
- Function
- Bicycle Lock
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Beijing Institute of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126052
Credits
- Team
- Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu
- Image Credits
- #1:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020 #2:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020 #3:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020 #4:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020 #5:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a new design of convenient bicycle lock. It has three functions, fingerprint unlocking, magnetic fixing and reflective warning.
- Inspiration
- There are various types of traditional bicycle locks. Users often put the lock in different places, such as head tube, top tube and under the saddle, unsightly and inconvenient to store. The lock breaks the form limitation of traditional bicycle by the way of creatively combining the lock and the seat post. This product combines the lock with a bicycle part and it can not only ensure the safety of the bicycle, but also make the body cleaner.
- Research
- To better understand the needs of lock users, we conducted research in shopping malls that sell bicycles, talking to dealers and exploring developments and changes in bicycles, such as how to alert small cars to attention and how to prevent theft. We also talked to cyclists on the road to analyze the needs of users. In the course of our research, we learned about the needs of users and the opinions of manufacturers and dealers associated with bicycles. With this insight, we began to refocus the project on the main issue: more efficient and natural unlocking and unlocking.
- Challenge
- We wanted to create the perfect solution to design a convergent product for cyclists, rather than going the extra mile to buy a lock. This design breaks through the limitations of traditional bicycle lock, it combines the lock with a bicycle part. The product not only brings convenience to users, but also reduces the waste of social resources, while also accelerating the progress of integrated innovation.
- Realization and Technology
- The factors that determine whether a bike lock is good or bad are ease of use and versatility, in addition to security. To ensure the security of the lock, we use a very mature fingerprint recognition technology. While ensuring security, it improves the user's operating experience. In consideration of the product's implementability, we retain the shape characteristics and material of the original bike seat tube, install the chain inside the car do tube, and place a magnet inside the lock body so that it can be easily sucked on the back of the bike do tube. All these designs ensure the manufacturability of the product.
- Operation and Interaction
- How To Use Step 1： Remove the lock Step 2： Fingerprint to unlock Step 3： Pull out the chain Step 4： Pass the chain through the wheels and ground fence, then lock it.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Beijing in February 2020 and was completed in Beijing in April 2020. The project won the 2020 Red Dot Award：Best of the best and the Korea K-Design Award Grand Prize.
- Specifications
- Since the product is universal, there is no difference with the traditional seat tube size, the physical size is 28mmx74mmx352mm, it can be adapted to any bike.
- Keywords
- bicycle，lock，fingerprint
