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Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 Equipment by Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu for sporting goods, fitness and recreation equipment design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design category for Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 Equipment by Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu, designed for Shenzhen Yuanmei Jiaxin Technology Co., Ltd. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 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.
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.
Regarding Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 Equipment
Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 is a handheld rangefinder designed for golf players. All functions are placed on buttons set at the optimal grip position, so the fingers rest naturally on the device during use. A dedicated button activates slope compensation, and a manual brightness control switches the screen between black and red for clear reading in different light conditions or through sunglasses. The body is made of impact-resistant and recyclable polycarbonate with a metal-like painted surface. Silicone parts on the grip add friction for a stable hold in wet conditions.
About Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu
Shenzhen Yuanmei Jiaxin Technology Co., Ltd is a foreign trade company specializing in optoelectronic and DIY products. By focusing on high-quality, specialized products, the company aims to enhance consumers’ quality of life. With an emphasis on brand registration, Yuanmeijiaxin operates its own branded products, targeting markets primarily in the United States and other regions. The company is dedicated to creating exceptional outdoor perception tools, designed with a deep understanding of user needs, helping users connect with nature and experience beautiful moments of harmony through outstanding design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design Award
The A' Sporting Goods Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sports equipment designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sporting goods designers, fitness equipment designers, recreation equipment designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include basketballs, tennis rackets, yoga mats, running shoes, dumbbells and bicycles. The awarded sports equipment designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/sporting-goods
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/169685
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/169685
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!169685
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/365861
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 Equipment
- Function
- Equipment
- Category
- Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray and Olive Drab
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Yuanmei Jiaxin Technology Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu and Liqing Qiu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #169685
Credits
- Team
- Wei Zhao, Peidong Xu, Liqing Qiu
- Image Credits
- Shenzhen Yuanmei Jiaxin Technology Co., Ltd
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 simplifies the operation by integrating all functions into the buttons, combined with a sleek body that positions the buttons at the optimal grip location. This not only reduces fatigue during prolonged use but also allows for flexible and convenient operation. The unique manual brightness adjustment and slope compensation buttons guarantee ultimate, convenient, and flexible interaction, enhancing the golf-playing experience on the course or during competitions.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the scenario needs of golf sports, the Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 takes users' demands for flexible and convenient accessories into account. It integrates a well-arranged button layout to craft an ergonomic body, allowing the user's fingers to be naturally placed on the buttons when holding this device, which makes operation easy and cozy. It also merges an intuitive visual interaction function, giving the product a sense of technology and further optimizing the user experience.
- Research
- Constrained by laser measurement technology and manufacturing costs, traditional golf rangefinders struggle to simultaneously address issues such as insufficient accuracy, poor grip and operation experience, and subpar display quality. In contrast, this product perfectly resolves these three issues at a lower cost with innovative designs, meeting user needs with improved user experiences. Besides, it conserves resources, boosts market competitiveness, and promotes market accessibility.
- Challenge
- The Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 ingeniously integrates a well-arranged button layout into an ergonomic body, tackling the challenge of balancing high performance, comfort, and convenience. This rangefinder incorporates a manual brightness adjustment function, with the screen capable of switching between black and red, allowing users to easily read the measured distance in diverse light conditions or wearing sunglasses.
- Realization and Technology
- The Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 applies Polycarbonate (PC) materials to be impact-resistant and weather-resistant, making it work well in harsh conditions. It is also recyclable, meeting environmental standards. Besides, The surface is treated with metal-like spray painting to enhance product durability and deliver a premium visual effect. The grip incorporates silicone decorating parts to improve comfort and friction, ensuring stable holding with sweating palms or in wet conditions.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Lazycat Golf Rangefinder P1 boasts a streamlined body with an optimized button layout, allowing users' fingers to be naturally placed on the buttons when holding the device, which facilitates easy and flexible operation. The switch button and brightness adjustment function enhance the user experience. The slope compensation feature can be activated with a dedicated button, making this rangefinder suitable for precise distance measurements in international golf tournaments.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in November 2024 in Shenzhen.
- Specifications
- 110mm(H)*76mm(W)*38mm(D)
- Keywords
- Golf rangefinder, ultimate user experience, high portability, high flexibility, precise distance measurement, aeshtetic and practical
