Press Release
T400 Vinyl Record Player by Orgdot Design Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Orgdot Design honored for audio and sound equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Audio and Sound Equipment Design category for T400 Vinyl Record Player by Orgdot Design, designed for Orgdot Design Shop. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 T400 Vinyl Record Player
T400 is a vinyl record player designed for a new generation of vinyl listeners. The integrated form moves away from the traditional wooden box appearance. A simplified control layout and a hidden suspension shock absorption system support comfortable use. T400 follows a circular design approach, with modular parts that can be reused across the same product series. All components are standardized and easy to disassemble, so the player can be upgraded and repaired. Two playback speeds allow 7, 10 and 12 inch records to be played.
Award Record
Orgdot Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/173142
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/173142
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!173142
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/368782
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://orgdotdesign.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- T400 Vinyl Record Player
- Function
- Vinyl Record Player
- Category
- Audio and Sound Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Entertainment
- Colors
- Silver, Light Gray, Goldenrod, Dark Gray and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Orgdot Design Shop
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Orgdot Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #173142
Credits
- Team
- Zhang Shu, Zhang Xinyu, Wang Binxu and Liu Qian
- Image Credits
- Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, T400, 2024. Optional; Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, T400, 2024. Video Credits: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, T400, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This design is a tribute to the classics and a development of the new era, connecting the past and the future. We added the concept of circular design, which is flexible, upgradeable, and repairable. This flexibility also better suit the preferences of the new vinyl record fan group in the new era.
- Inspiration
- Since 2020, the market for vinyl records has revived. In 2023, the Global Music Report released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) showed that global physical record growth reached 13.4%, exceeding streaming for the first time in history, which inspired our design. This revival brought completely different fans to vinyl records than in the previous century. Gen Z has become loyal fans. Based on the new market demand, we designed this vinyl record player.
- Research
- We conducted extensive research and interviews to investigate a large number of consumers' consumption intentions about purchasing vinyl record players. At a time when digital music is the mainstream, the market size of physical records is often overlooked by the public. However, in fact, since 2020, the market for vinyl records has gradually begun to revive, which has been confirmed by professional research data and market feedback, giving us great confidence in designing this product.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge is to integrate the concept of circular design while paying tribute to the classic design, and at the same time to meet the aesthetic and consumption psychology of the new consumer groups in the new era, so that this design can become a classic of the new era, be environmentally friendly, and make users feel easy to use and comfortable.
- Realization and Technology
- T400 is a tribute to the classics and a development of the new era. The integrated design breaks through the vinyl record players' traditional wooden box design. The simplified operation and hidden suspension shock absorption system greatly enhance the experience.Circular design concept makes it flexible, upgradeable, and repairable， which better fits the preferences of the new era enthusiasts.
- Operation and Interaction
- It supports 33/45 speed adjustment, and can play most types of vinyl records such as 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch. It has a two-way Bluetooth mode and a built-in battery making it free from the constraints of the power cord. The Audio-Technica AT-3600L moving magnet cartridge has a good sound pickup effect, can accurately capture more detailed sounds of the record, and tries to achieve extremely low distortion. The double-sealed cavity speaker presents professional-grade stereo performance.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2023 in Shenyang, ended in February 2024 in Shenyang, and was launched in China in March 2024.
- Specifications
- Width 362mm x Depth 290 mm x Height 125Zhang Shu,Zhang Xinyu,Wang Binxu,Liu Qianmm
- Keywords
- Tribute to classic design,modular design,circular design,flexibility,upgradability,repairability,multiple usage scenarios,new era vinyl record player
