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Arinin Evgeny Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet in Building Materials and Construction Components Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Arinin Evgeny for building materials and construction components design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet by Arinin Evgeny, designed for Arine Atelier, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

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.

Regarding Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet

Fdo is a power outlet designed to accept plugs of different shapes. About fourteen socket types exist worldwide, which creates difficulties for travellers and for buyers of imported appliances. Fdo is built from thousands of small metal pipes that shift to match the form of the inserted plug within seconds. A processor detects the shape and supplies the suitable voltage, and the same system keeps the outlet safe for children. The matrix holding the pipes is produced with CNC machinery. The outlet measures 110 by 110 by 50 millimetres.

About Arinin Evgeny

I born to change the world and make it way better than people has used to.

Award Record

This recognition makes Arinin Evgeny a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award

The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Entries typically include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. Awarded building components designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/building-components

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet
Function
Multi-shaped Outlet
Category
Building Materials and Construction Components Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Architecture and Manufacturing
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Light Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
Images
5
Client
Arine Atelier

The Recognition

Laureate
Arinin Evgeny
Country
Russian Federation
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#74824

Credits

Image Credits
#1: Creator Evgeny Arinin, FDO Perspective view, 2019. #2: Creator Evgeny Arinin, FDO Types of plugs, 2019. #3: Creator Evgeny Arinin, FDO Front view, 2019. #4: Creator Evgeny Arinin, FDO Close view, 2019. #5: Creator Evgeny Arinin, FDO Child-safe, 2019.

Design Details

Unique Properties
There are almost 14 Different shapes of outlets (sockets) that create troubles in their use, especially traveling abroad. Product especially made for B2B concept prevents such trouble, allowing to use any kind of input device shape to multi-functional patent pending pipe design which forms the shape of it in seconds. Processors that detect the shape give the maximum possible voltage making its also child-safe.
Inspiration
The private experiences made me think about the difference in shapes and forms of power sockets and while it`s difficult to replace them all to single one I came up with the idea of creating the only one which could match any type of plug even if is not invented yet by integrating patent pending design technology via use of metal pipes.
Research
The are at least 14 socket designs in the world. All of them are made for different voltage and mental principles of a country they are used for. It always makes difficult to operate for travellers or even for those who is looking to buy electric facilities from other country making them find the connectors. The amount of products is enormous so it`s easier to replace the outlets in the hotels allowing to use their favourite ones.
Challenge
The main task was to create a system which is absolutely modular and at the same time quite strong for holding the plug. As there was not existing solution we had to create the completely new system.
Realization and Technology
The same dimensions but new technology of thousands metal pipes are used in this product that could hold the different shapes of plugs. The production is made thanks to the CNC machinery which creates exceptional quality matrix for pipes integrations
Operation and Interaction
The key point of the product is its simplicity of operations. While forming the design of the socket (plug) it makes easier to put them in. There are no restrictions. It`s possible to rotate and shift it as you wish which makes it easier to use in night-time. Its design is absolutely child-safe as its processor detects the shape of a socket.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in August 2018 in Moscow, Russia and finished in December 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was honoured a the 4-th place participant of Lexus Design Award 2019 in Russia Top Choice
Specifications
110mm x 110mm x 50mm
Keywords
socket, outlet, power, energy, multi, shape, form, future

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