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Of Hunger Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Electronic Gems AI Clip Earphone in Wearable Technologies Design
Of Hunger honored for wearable technologies design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Electronic Gems AI Clip Earphone by Of Hunger has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Wearable Technologies Design category. The result belongs to 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Electronic Gems AI Clip Earphone
Electronic Gems AI Clip is an open wearable stereo earphone that combines jewelry craftsmanship with acoustic and artificial intelligence technology. The clip-on earpiece uses a copper acoustic chamber plated with 18K white gold and set with gemstones such as meteorite, zircon, tiger's eye, opal and obsidian. A 13mm dynamic driver and air conduction technology deliver sound without closing the ear canal. Integrated voice assistants support real-time translation, conversation and meeting transcription. A touch panel and a dedicated app control playback and sound tuning.
About Of Hunger
OF HUNGER is China's first fashion brand dedicated to "electronic wearables," founded in 2022. OH seamlessly integrates "wearable art" with "body technology," inventing and designing "new body-worn objects" to accelerate the evolution of the human body's aesthetic. Through this approach, the brand actively engages in designing hybrids that envision post-human societies.
Award Record
This recognition makes Of Hunger a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2023 - 2024 and the 2024 - 2025 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Wearable Technologies Design Award
The A' Wearable Technology Design Award is an international competition recognizing good wearable technology designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to wearable technology designers, wearable technology brands, wearable technology manufacturers and fashion designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartwatches, fitness trackers, VR headsets, AR glasses, medical devices and smart jewelry. The awarded wearable technology designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/wearable-technology
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/172545
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/172545
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!172545
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/351418
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.ofhunger.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Electronic Gems AI Clip Earphone
- Function
- Earphone
- Category
- Wearable Technologies Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Fashion
- Colors
- Medium Violet Red, Deep Pink, Crimson, Gainsboro and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Of Hunger
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #172545
Credits
- Team
- Shoupin Zhang, Yuan Tian, Xin Huang and Weizhao Jiang
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Max Office
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This premium wearable earpiece is designed for female users and seamlessly blends fine jewelry craftsmanship, cutting-edge acoustic technology, and artificial intelligence. Built upon Qualcomm's advanced audio architecture with ChatGPT and DeepSeek AI as its neural core, it transforms celestial gemstones like meteorites, tiger's eye, opal, and zircon into a distinctive cyber-fashion accessory that embodies an archaic futurism aesthetic.
- Inspiration
- This premium wearable earpiece is designed for female users and seamlessly blends fine jewelry craftsmanship, cutting-edge acoustic technology, and artificial intelligence. Built upon Qualcomm's advanced audio architecture with ChatGPT and DeepSeek AI as its neural core, it transforms celestial gemstones like meteorites, tiger's eye, opal, and zircon into a distinctive cyber-fashion accessory that embodies an archaic futurism aesthetic.
- Research
- This project employs a systematic foresight-driven design and R&D methodology, executing development through a three-phase innovation process of "Future Needs - Technology Integration - Product Realization." Phase 1 applies Speculative Design methodology to construct multidimensional wearable scenario models for women in the AI era, then translates concepts into productizable technical pathways through feasibility matrix analysis. Phase 2 establishes a cross-disciplinary technology integration team spanning materials science, industrial design, acoustic engineering, and artificial intelligence.
- Challenge
- The project focuses on overcoming four key technical challenges: 1) Precision integration of precious metals, gemstones and microelectronic components; 2) Ergonomic elastic wearing system; 3) Proprietary patented mechanical structure; 4) Deep integration of miniature acoustic modules with AI chips. This culminates in the perfect unification of high jewelry craftsmanship with smart technology.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials: Copper acoustic chamber plated with 18K white gold, inlaid with rare gemstones (meteorite, zircon, tiger’s eye, opal, obsidian). The electronic compartment features ABS spray-plating technology. Acoustic Technology: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound audio architecture, equipped with 13mm dual-magnet drivers and a composite diaphragm. Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. AI Capabilities: Integrated ChatGPT and DeepSeek, enabling real-time translation, intelligent conversation, and meeting transcription. App Features: Customizable acoustic EQ tuning via a dedicated app. Seamless connection to AI and large-scale model computing centers.
- Operation and Interaction
- Composed of a charging case and earbuds, featuring magnetic charging when docked and instant Bluetooth pairing when undocked. The rigid spring-loaded design enables one-touch wearing. The touch-sensitive back panel integrates multi-function controls (playback/AI activation), while the dedicated app allows customization of audio preferences and AI assistant features (real-time translation, smart conversation, and meeting minutes generation).
- Project Duration and Location
- Project Timeline: Development Start: February 2024, Beijing Development Completion: December 2024, Beijing Mass Production: March 2025, Shenzhen Global Launch: April 2025 (Beijing, Shanghai, Paris)
- Specifications
- Product Packaging: 14cm × 14cm × 14cm Charging Case: 9cm × 4.5cm × 6cm Product Category: OWS Open Wearable Stereo Earphones (Open Wearable Stereo). Sound Transmission Technology: Air conduction technology, 3D surround sound field technology. Earphone Tuning: Tuned by a 25-year professional acoustic laboratory. Earphone Weight: 12-15g (slight differences due to varying designs). Earphone Material: Copper plated with 18k white gold, ABS. Craftsmanship: High-end jewelry craftsmanship Patents: National Utility Patent / National & International Design Patents / National Copyright. Driver Unit: 13mm dynamic driver, paired with HIFI-grade diaphragm.
- Keywords
- E-Gemstone, AI, Clip, Earphone
