R8s Series TV Kīwī by Konka Industrial Design Team

R8s Series TV Kīwī by Konka Industrial Design Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Palatina in Hoʻolālā Mea Uila Kikohoʻe Competition Category.

PalatinaMea Uila· 2025

R8s Series TV Kīwī

by Konka Industrial Design Team

Client: KONKA Industrial Design Team for Shenzhen Konka Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Palatina Winner in Mea Uila Category

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The Design

About R8s Series TV Kīwī

ʻO ka Kīwī Pūʻulu R8s he kīwī MiniLED i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka nānā ʻana ma ka home. Ua kau ʻia nā leo hoʻolaha poepoe ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua, e hana ana i kahi ʻano nānā i hana pinepine ʻia. He pālahalaha ka ʻiwi hope, no laila hiki ke kau ʻia ke kīwī ma ka paia e like me ke kiʻi i loko o ke kiʻi paʻa. Ua hoʻokomo ʻia kahi subwoofer lumi pālua i like kona ʻano me ka pā leo vinyl ma ka ʻiwi hope. Ua hana ʻia ke kiʻi mua haiki loa me ke aluminika hui me nā hoʻopau ʻana i palaki ʻia, i puhi ʻia i ke one, i ʻoki ʻōlinolino a i anodized ʻia. Hāʻawi ka ʻenehana MiniLED i ka hoʻomalu pololei o ka mālamalama a me ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi no ka ʻike nānā piha loa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Palatina

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā R8s Series TV Kīwī i ka A' Design Award Palatina, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā ʻoiaʻiʻo loa ka kūʻokoʻa, ka nani a me ka kamahaʻo. He mau mea kupaianaha o ka hana noʻeau nā lanakila Palatina, he mau hōʻike o nā palena o ka noʻonoʻo hana noʻeau, a hōʻike lākou i ka ʻoihana ʻoi aku a me ka ʻuhane akamai o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo kēia mau hoʻolālā nā hana kaulana loa e wehewehe ana i ka nani o kekahi au, kōkua i ke ola pono o ke kaiāulu a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā R8s Series TV Kīwī i ke kūlana ʻoi kelakela i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka palena a hoʻomaikaʻi ʻole ʻole i ka honua ma o kona mau ʻano pōmaikaʻi a waiwai. He hana ka hoʻolālā R8s Series TV Kīwī i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Palatina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, hoʻoulu, hoʻoikaika, hoʻohauʻoli a hoʻā i ka hauʻoli nui.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The R8s series MiniLED TV featured speakers on both sides to achieve better sound quality. The rear shell is flattened, allowing the TV to be hung like a decorative painting, integrate into any environment. In terms of design, the circular design of the speakers on both sides creates a visually appealing sense of recurrence. Additionally, the rear shell is equipped with a Vinyl record shaped dual-chamber subwoofer, and the ultra-narrow full-metal frame ensures durability, making it a practical and highly ornamental work of art. There are also various installation and setup options available.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package:1850(mm)x180(mm)x1135(mm)
Specifications:1666(mm)X57(mm)X962(mm)
Tags: miniled, batch, brushed, ultra HD, all metal, minimalist aesthetics
Production Technology: The front frame adopts different aluminum alloy finishing techniques, such as fine metal brushing, sandblasting, high-gloss cutting and anodization, so as to show more details on the aluminum alloy frame; The injection-molded back shell and the circular shape speakers on both sides adopt different surface textures，together with the silver hot-stamping decorative strip, add vitality to the whole machine.
Design Challenge: The design focuses on the integration of technology and aesthetics, the use of metal frames to ensure stability and quality, The frame (backplane) of R8s series intelligent MiniLED TV adopts the integrated bending process;The two-color oxidized lathing texture LOGO label and the surface effect treatment of plastic hot stamping on both sides of the production process requires very high precision.
Research: According to Lotu technology data show that in 2023, the global MiniLED TV shipments reached 4.25 million units, an increase of 24.7%, is expected to expand in 2024, the scale to 6.59 million units, and the scale will exceed 10 million units in 2025. With the maturity of technology, cost reduction and market awareness, MiniLED TV shipments are expected to maintain a strong growth momentum in the next few years, and gradually occupy a larger share of the TV market.
Inspiration: In the current TV market, consumers' pursuit of picture quality is constantly increasing. Traditional TVs have shortcomings in contrast and detail presentation, failing to meet people's desire for immersive viewing experiences. Compared with traditional LCD technology, MINILED technology offers more precise light control and superior picture quality. The significance of this design is to promote the popularization of TVs with thousands of MINILED zones, enabling more families to enjoy top-notch audio-visual experiences at reasonable prices and enhancing their quality of life.
Project Duration: The project will be launched in Shenzhen, China in April 2023 and will be mass-produced in China in January 2025.
Operation Flow: Connect the device: plug the TV power cord into the socket, press the power button of the TV remote control to turn on the TV, and switch channels with the remote control to watch the program; Or connect to the network to watch the content you want to watch.
Team Members: ID Designer: Wenfang Xu
ID Designer:Yongze Zhou
CMF Designer:Baoxing Liu
Creative Director: Xiaozhen Chen