Press Release
Villis Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Gx6plus Sound in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Villis recognized for audio and sound equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Audio and Sound Equipment Design category for Gx6plus Sound by Villis. The result belongs to 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
About Gx6plus Sound
Gx6plus is a ceiling mounted speaker designed for home audio. The speaker is embedded into the ceiling, so no floor or desktop space is used and the existing decor remains intact. A 6.8 inch fiber added woofer covers low frequencies and a 1.75 inch dome tweeter covers high frequencies. Copper wiring and an aluminum alloy shell support clean bass and clear treble. Sound is distributed evenly, so balanced stereo is achieved in larger rooms. The minimalist white and light gray body with a mesh cover suits many interior styles.
About Villis
VILLIS Power Sound, the leader of high-end audio brands. Since its inception, adhere to the "one meter wide, ten thousand meters deep" business philosophy, strive to deepen the high-end ceiling audio, focus on sound scene segmentation; After several iterations of product upgrades, with 6.8 inch speaker unit, pure aluminum treble cup and other acoustic design breakthrough industry standards, to create a "new generation of audio", for home, commercial, engineering three scenes sound measurement design, providing sound scene system solutions; Now serving 800+ brand owners, 10W+ commercial space, 2020 to achieve e-commerce transformation, the total sales of 10W+ ceiling audio.
Award Record
This recognition makes Villis a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Audio and Sound Equipment Design Award
The A' Audio Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing best audio equipment by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to audio product designers, sound equipment designers, industrial designers and product engineers from all countries. Entries typically include headphones, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, soundbars and turntables. Awarded audio products designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/audio-products
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/169058
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/169058
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!169058
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/365581
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.villis.com.cn/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Gx6plus Sound
- Function
- Sound
- Category
- Audio and Sound Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Entertainment
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Silver and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Villis
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #169058
Credits
- Team
- Xuebin Li, Heyang Zhuang and Biyun Li
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Conventional audio systems usually occupy much space, throw sound only in a single direction, and feature complex installation. The product, as a bookshelf speaker hidden in the ceiling, addresses all above problems, which, through its innovative designs and high performance configurations, fully satisfies the demands of modern families for efficient space utilization and excellent audio quality.
- Inspiration
- The product, inspired by a deep insight into modern architecture and interior styles, adopts a minimalist design, a color scheme of pure white and light gray, as well as an elegant mesh cover. It achieves enhanced aesthetic appeal, and can seamlessly blend into various home styles, adding a stylish touch to the home space.
- Research
- In current market, most of conventional floor standing or bookshelf audio systems occupy much space, throw sound only in a single direction, and feature complex installation, failing to meet the demands of modern families who value efficient space utilization and excellent audio quality. The product, a ceiling mounted audio system, has emerged as the times require. With its unique design philosophy, outstanding performance, and easy installation, it redefines modern home audio systems.
- Challenge
- The challenge was striking a balance between efficient space utilization and excellent audio quality. By virtue of its ceiling mounted design, the product fully utilizes vertical space to save floor and desktop space. Its minimalist, elegant appearance is harmonious with any home setting. Through the even distribution of sound sources, the product effectively settles the directionality issues of conventional audio systems, enabling balanced, high fidelity audio even in a larger space.
- Realization and Technology
- The product utilizes a 6.8 inch UKP fiber added woofer for low frequencies and a 1.75 inch Tetoron dome tweeter for high frequencies, as well as copper wires and an aluminum alloy shell, providing clean bass and delicate treble. Meanwhile, the self developed acoustic technology brings stereo effects.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users can effortlessly finish the installation by easily embedding the product into the ceiling, without occupying additional space and damaging the existing decor, upgrading home decor easily and quickly. The product with precise tuning functions avoids hearing impairment due to excessively low or high frequencies, ensuring comfort and health during prolonged use.
- Project Duration and Location
- The product was developed in Xiamen in January 2023 and launched in China in December 2024.
- Specifications
- product dimensions, 200 x 248(depth x diameter)
- Keywords
- ceiling audio system, vertical space utilization, easy installation, broad filed stereo sound, stylish minimalism
