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Cyber Yoke Ratti by Don Ian

Cyber Yoke Ratti by Don Ian is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award in Ajoneuvotarvike Competition Category.


PronssiAjoneuvotarvikkeet· 2025

Cyber Yoke Ratti

by Don Ian

Client: Agiling

Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Ajoneuvotarvikkeet Category

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The Design

About Cyber Yoke Ratti

Tämä tuotesuunnittelu on parannus perinteiseen pyöreään rattiin, joka parantaa kuljettajan näkyvyyttä eteenpäin. Soikean suorakaiteen muotoinen rattikehä korostaa teknologian ja futurismin tuntua ja yhdistää pyöreän ratin sekä puolipuolaisen ratin edut. Sisä- ja ulkorenkaan erilaiset materiaalit ja värit luovat visuaalisen kerroksellisuuden vaikutelman. Erikoismateriaalien väriliukukankaiden käyttö tarjoaa yksilöllisempiä valintamahdollisuuksia. Suunnittelija pyrkii luomaan tuotteen, joka tasapainottaa estetiikan ja käytännöllisyyden.

The Recognition

About the Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award

Cyber Yoke Ratti on Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään erinomaisille designeille, joita luonnehtivat luovuus, nerokkuus ja oveluus. Pronssivoittajat ovat runsaan taitavia ja silmiinpistävän luovia taiteellisia tuotoksia, jotka todistavat suunnittelijoidensa laajaa kokemusta, mielikuvitusta ja kekseliäisyyttä. Cyber Yoke Ratti:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu esine, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign sisällyttää itseensä parhaita käytäntöjä taiteessa, tieteessä, designissa ja teknologiassa ja on erinomainen huomiollaan yksityiskohtiin. Cyber Yoke Ratti tyydyttää upeasti tarpeita, koskettaa haluja, viehättää tunteita ja vetoaa uteliaisuuteen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Modified steering wheel designed for Tesla Model 3/Y, Create a steering wheel that combines the advantages of circular steering wheel and half-spoke steering wheel. The unique wheel rim shape of Oval Rectangle highlights a strong sense of technology and futurism, and the design of different materials and colors on the double rings of inner and outer reflects a special sense of layering. The application of particular material-color gradient fabrics provides more personalized choices.
Dimensions & Packaging
358 (mm) x 147 (mm) x 268 (mm)
Tags
Steering Wheel, Cyber Yoke, CyberYoke, Tesla, Model 3, Model Y, Agiling, Don Ian
Production Technology
Five-layer Process: 1. One-piece die casting frame; 2. First layer of PU foam; 3. Built-in heating patch; 4. Second layer of PU foam; 5. Surface mat. covering.
Design Challenge
The development of the manufacturing process is more difficult than the design. The entire product development took one year. The foaming mold of the steering wheel body was modified three times, and the color gradient fabric was modified three times. In addition, the surface material was hand-wrapped, and it was difficult to maintain the surface flatness. Quality control was the key.
Research
Using NX to create design models and then using resin 3D printing to verify feasibility, the use of resin materials results in significant dimensional errors, leading to longer mold modification times during the product trial production phase. For the development of color gradient fabrics, due to the high requirement for fabric extensibility for surface covering, the initial color displayed by the fabric is darker. Adjusting the fabric texture scheme can effectively reduce the color depth.
Inspiration
The traditional circular steering wheel allows both hands to move freely, it‘s easy to get the hands mixed up after turning and returning, while a half-spoke steering wheel can cause the other hand to grab the air when turning and turning back, so we aimed to build a steering wheel that avoids both problems. On the other hand, the inspiration for using color gradient fabrics comes from the paintings of Van Gogh, and we hope to create a product that balances aesthetics and practicality.
Project Duration
The project started in Guangzhou in December 2023, obtained a patent in August 2024, and entered mass production in December 2024.
Operation Flow
About the installation of the modified steering wheel: 1. Remove the original steering wheel from the car; 2. Disassemble the original steering wheel parts (button module, shell, etc.); 3. Install the original steering wheel parts on the steering wheel body of this design; 4. Install the steering wheel as a whole on the car.
Patents
Patented. Patent No.ZL 2024 3 0389406.8, Patent Holder: Agiling (Guangzhou) Tech Co., Ltd. Year 2024.
Copyrights belong to Agiling (Guangzhou) Tech Co., Ltd. Year 2024.
Team Members
Designer: Don Ian
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Don Ian, Guangzhou, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Don Ian, Guangzhou, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Don Ian, Guangzhou, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Don Ian, Guangzhou, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Don Ian, Guangzhou, 2024.

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