X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau by iGarden is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Haʻuki, Hoʻoikaika Kino a me Lako Leʻaleʻa Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Haʻuki· 2026

X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau

by iGarden

Client: iGarden

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Haʻuki Category

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The Design

About X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau

He kīola wai ʻauʻau uila ʻole ke kaula ʻo X Series, i hoʻolālā ʻia e hana i ke au wai mau i loko o nā luawai ʻauʻau home. Hiki i ka ʻōnaehana ke ʻae i ka ʻauʻau ma kahi hoʻokahi me ka ʻole o ka hoʻonoho paʻa a me ka uea ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka luawai. Ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka mana a me ka hoʻoneʻe. Hoʻokomo ʻia ka ʻāpana nui i loko o ka wai, a hāʻawi ka pahu pākaukau lithium huila i ka ikehu mai ka ʻaoʻao mai. Piʻi ka māmā o ke kahe i 3.5 mika i kēlā me kēia kekona, a hiki ka lōʻihi o ka hana i 10 hola. Hoʻokumu ka nuku huinakolu i ke au laina paʻa, no laila kūpono ka ʻāpana i nā luawai liʻiliʻi a hiki i 8.2 me 8.2 kapuaʻi. Hoʻoponopono ʻia ka māmā ma o kahi polokalamu kelepona paʻalima.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā X Series Kīola Wai ʻAuʻau i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: iGarden Swim Jet X Series is a portable swim machine that creates a powerful current in home pools, allowing continuous swimming in place. Unlike traditional swim jets that need costly installation and hazardous poolside wiring, it is fully cordless, powered by a wheeled suitcase-style lithium battery. Users simply roll it out, place the unit in the pool, and control speed via smartphone app. It delivers up to 3.5 m/s flow, 10 hours runtime, and works in pools as small as 8.2 × 8.2 ft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Main Unit: 14.3 in x 11.0 in x 36.3 in Battery Pack: 11.8 in x 9.3 in x 7.1 in
Tags: Swim jet, Wireless pool equipment, Endless pool, Aquatic fitness, Portable water current, Smart pool technology, Battery powered swim machine, Home pool accessory
Production Technology: The system physically separates power from propulsion to eliminate wiring. The main unit utilizes a Stainless Steel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor enclosed in an IP68-rated, marine-grade impact-resistant polymer housing. The power source is a portable IP65-rated high-energy-density Lithium-ion battery. A unique triangular nozzle was engineered using advanced fluid dynamics to boost wave efficiency, creating a stable linear flow path that allows swimming just 11.8 inches from the outlet.
Design Challenge: The primary creative challenge was delivering a massive 1000W output entirely through a portable battery without hardwired connections. Strict safety regulations near water required an innovative physical decoupling of the power source. Engineering the fluid dynamics to ensure the water current remained stable for professional athletes in compact pools required extensive iterative prototyping. The system also needed to be extremely safe and gentle enough for children during family recreation.
Research: We conducted user research globally to understand aquatic fitness barriers. Participants included fifty households with children and professional athletes. Testing revealed families needed gentle currents for kids. Professional swimmers required a powerful 3.5 meters per second flow for rigorous training. This insight drove our adjustable cordless design. By fitting compact pools from 8.2 by 8.2 feet upward, it makes professional health and family fun highly accessible to absolutely anyone.
Inspiration: Inspired by a quiet contradiction, the project addresses the desire for continuous swimming in private pools that are often too small for it. Rather than relying on fixed infrastructure, exposed wiring, and technical complexity, it separates power from propulsion to create a mobile, autonomous system. Guided by Artful Living Technology, the design reduces intervention and restores spatial clarity, making technology a quiet enabler of fluid, intuitive living.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in Shenzhen, China, and the final production model was completed in December 2025. The product will be officially exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, United States, in January 2026. Pre-sales will commence across North America and Europe from mid-March to May 2026, with official global retail availability starting at the end of May 2026.
Operation Flow: Interaction is redefined as a state of effortlessness. By eliminating cables and permanent setup, the system can be freely positioned by a single user, turning what was once a technical procedure into a simple, fluid gesture.
The experience is guided by immediacy rather than instruction—placing the unit into water, subtly adjusting the flow, and initiating movement through a minimal interface. Control is reduced to a single point of interaction, whether physical or digital, removing layers of complexity traditionally associated with such systems.
In line with the philosophy of Artful Living Technology, the design allows technology to recede. It does not ask to be managed; instead, it quietly sustains the environment, enabling users to remain immersed in the experience rather than the mechanism behind it.
Patents: Granted Patent. CN202530303155.1. Guangzhou Anjie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 2025. China.

Granted Patent. CN202530303151.3. Guangzhou Anjie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 2025. China.
Image Credits: iGarden