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YeQuan Liu Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Aurora Mobile Phone Disinfection Box in Safety Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment Design
YeQuan Liu honored for safety clothing and personal protective equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Aurora Mobile Phone Disinfection Box by YeQuan Liu, designed for Foshan SOWU Industrial Design Co., Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Safety Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 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 scored 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.
More About Aurora Mobile Phone Disinfection Box
Aurora is a series of two disinfection boxes for mobile phones. The N1 model uses twelve UVC LEDs to disinfect the front and the back of a phone. A motor-driven lifting platform draws the phone into the upward opening and returns it after the cycle. The M1 model combines ultraviolet light with two motor-driven cleaning cloth parts covered in flannelette, which wipe both sides of the phone. The cloth parts can be removed for washing, and the top of the M1 provides wireless charging. Aurora is intended for homes, public places and medical institutions.
About YeQuan Liu
SUWU Design studio is founded in 2015, which is the scientific research organizations of the University Electronic Science and technology of China, Zhongshan Institute. a design brand created by a senior design team that is full of passion and innovation to design, aims to explore better design and lifestyle with wisdom. Improve your life quality, and create fashionable and quality living. mainly engaged and research product design, Graphic Design.
Award Record
This recognition makes YeQuan Liu a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2015 - 2016 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Safety Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment Design Award
The A' Protective Equipment Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good protective equipment by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to protective equipment designers, safety clothing manufacturers, personal protective equipment brands and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include helmets, gloves, goggles, respirators, earplugs and safety boots. The awarded protective equipment designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/protective-equipment
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/139917
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139917
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139917
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/158450
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aurora Mobile Phone Disinfection Box
- Function
- Mobile Phone Disinfection Box
- Category
- Safety Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Fashion
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Light Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Foshan SOWU Industrial Design Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- YeQuan Liu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139917
Credits
- Team
- YeQuan liu , YanRong Li ,XiaoQing Ma
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The 2 types of sterilization boxes compose of Aurora series products, N1 has high-intensity ultraviolet rays. The UV disinfection and mobile phone all-round wipe cleaning functions can be provided by M1. According to various demands, we can apply Aurora series products in homes, public places, medical institutions and other places.
- Inspiration
- According to our research, it is found that a lot of bacteria will be produced on mobile phones as the necessities of us, some of which are our own and some of which are others. In particular, the bacteria in the air can easily adsorb on the mobile phone due to the touch of things by the hands in the public environment.However, the more terrible thing is that people rarely disinfect mobile phones, so mobile phones become a hotbed of bacteria.
- Research
- Due to the worldwide rampage of COVID-19, people start to focus more on their personal hygiene, since it not only belongs to their own personal problems, but also will influence their family members and colleagues. According to our research, it is found that a lot of bacteria will be produced on mobile phones as the necessities of us, some of which are our own and some of which are others.
- Challenge
- Disinfection of the front and back of mobile phones is equally important. In many cases, the disinfection box on the market can only disinfect one side. It's troublesome to open the cover manually. Many mobile phone covers are opaque, which will bring inconvenience to answering the phone and affect the use. However, N1 can easily solve these problems by using the shape of the upward opening. The flexible structure can fix the cleaning cloth components of M1, which can ensure to be suitable for the phone thickness of 7mm~14mm on the premise of completely fitting to the mobile phone. The cleaning cloth is driven by a motor can realize automatic cleaning without human intervention.
- Realization and Technology
- N1 has high-intensity ultraviolet rays. M1 The surface of the cleaning component is wrapped with flannelette, which can be used for a long time, and the flannelette can also be cleaned separately.
- Operation and Interaction
- He ultraviolet disinfection for the front and back of the mobile phone can be provided by N1, in which the high-intensity ultraviolet radiation is constituted by the 12 Uvc Leds inside. In the opening of N1, it contains a lifting platform with a motor, so that the platform can move down and inhale the mobile phone for ultraviolet disinfection when the user puts the mobile phone into the opening. After finishing, it will lift up the phone to restore, which works like the a toaster. With 2 motor-driven cleaning cloth components, M1 can wipe and clean the front and back of the mobile phone after it is placed in.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was initiated in Guangzhou, China in July 2020 and was completed in December 2020
- Specifications
- N1. Width 210mm x Depth 50mm x Height 125mm M1. Width 110mm x Depth 110mm x Height 245mm
- Keywords
- Ultraviolet disinfection, mobile phone, cleaning，UVC LED
