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Bronze A' Design Award in Wearable Technologies Design Goes to Fitpluse Multifunctional Wristband by Ke Xu and Jing Zhang
Ke Xu and Jing Zhang recognized for wearable technologies design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Fitpluse Multifunctional Wristband by Ke Xu and Jing Zhang, designed for Ke Xu/Jing Zhang, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Wearable Technologies Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Fitpluse Multifunctional Wristband
Fitpluse is a multifunctional wristband designed for health tracking and self-powered use. The wristband combines solar energy storage, biofilm power generation and kinetic energy storage, so energy is collected from natural light, small amounts of body energy and movement. Exercise data is recorded with high precision, and physiological indicators are monitored in real time with warnings for abnormal conditions. A touch screen, gesture control and magnetic charging simplify daily use. Data is synchronised with a mobile application over Bluetooth.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ke Xu and Jing Zhang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Wearable Technologies Design Award
The A' Wearable Technology Design Award is an international competition recognizing good wearable technology designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to wearable technology designers, wearable technology brands, wearable technology manufacturers and fashion designers from all countries. Entries typically include smartwatches, fitness trackers, VR headsets, AR glasses, medical devices and smart jewelry. Awarded wearable technology designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/wearable-technology
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/164625
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/164625
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!164625
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/358696
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fitpluse Multifunctional Wristband
- Function
- Multifunctional Wristband
- Category
- Wearable Technologies Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ke Xu/Jing Zhang
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ke Xu and Jing Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #164625
Credits
- Team
- KE XU/JING ZHANG
- Image Credits
- Free resources
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The wristband cleverly integrates the three cutting-edge technologies of solar energy storage, biofilm power generation and kinetic energy storage, aiming to bring users a green and convenient smart wearable experience. The wristband not only has a stylish appearance and high-precision exercise data recording function, but also realises the recycling of energy by capturing natural light, trace energy from the human body and kinetic energy from exercise.
- Inspiration
- Its design is inspired by a deep understanding of the energy cycle in nature and the urgent need for modern people to pursue a healthy and environmentally friendly life. The innovative use of the three major technologies of solar power storage, biofilm power generation and kinetic energy storage, which realises the recycling of energy, allows users to say goodbye to power anxiety completely.
- Research
- This product study collects user feedback through online questionnaires and other means. The results show that users attach great importance to the health monitoring accuracy, charging convenience and information reminder function of the wristband. Users want to optimise the health monitoring algorithm, increase the choice of wristband materials, simplify the APP operation process, and improve the efficiency of solar charging.
- Challenge
- Diversity of user needs: Everyone in society has their own unique habits and needs, how to ensure that the product meets the needs of the majority of people and at the same time provides enough room for personalisation is a major challenge for the design team to face. Privacy and data security: As more and more data is collected by the wristband,how to ensure that the user's privacy is adequately protected to prevent data leakage and misuse is an issue that the design team must pay attention to. The research team needs to adopt advanced encryption technology and data protection measures to ensure the security and privacy of user data.
- Realization and Technology
- Optimise the charging experience and explore more efficient and convenient charging methods, such as wireless fast charging, solar charging with kinetic energy recovery, etc., to reduce users' reliance on power. Improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of health monitoring, introduce new biometric technology, AI algorithms, etc., to provide users with more personalised health management and early warning services. Focus on user interaction design, simplify the operation process, and improve the friendliness and aesthetics of the APP interface to ensure that users can easily get started and enjoy the process.
- Operation and Interaction
- Product Interaction: Touch and Gesture Control: Convenient operation through touch screen and gesture movements. Magnetic charging: simplify the charging process and improve durability. Bluetooth and APP synchronisation: connect with mobile APP, synchronise data and manage remotely. Quick operation and personalisation: one-button operation, personalised dials and reminders. Health monitoring and emergency warning: real-time monitoring of physiological indicators, timely warning of abnormal conditions.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2024, ended in July 2024 and was exhibited at Han Art International in August 2024.
- Specifications
- 47.4mm x 18.6mm x 12.7mm
- Keywords
- Future, Technology, Sustainable, Creative-Energy, Projection-Display, Portable
