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Konka Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Konka LED A3 Series TV Smart TV in Digital and Electronic Device Design

Konka honored for digital and electronic device design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Konka LED A3 Series TV Smart TV by Konka has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Digital and Electronic Device Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Konka LED A3 Series TV Smart TV

Konka LED A3 Series TV is a smart television designed for home viewing. The A3 series has a slim and lightweight form with a base shaped like flying wings, inspired by eagles. A glass back plate and a mid frame allow a rimless design, so the frame and the screen appear as one slice when seen from the front. Brushed metal parts and a matte finish give the side view a layered look. A red circular light button controls the main functions, and voice control and light sensing are integrated. Long wavelength blue chip LEDs are used to reduce blue light.

Award Record

Konka is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award

The A' Consumer Electronics Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good consumer electronics designs by leading brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to consumer electronics designers, consumer electronics brands, consumer electronics manufacturers and electronic product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include smartphones, laptops, televisions, cameras, headphones and smartwatches. Awarded consumer electronics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/consumer-electronics

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Konka LED A3 Series TV Smart TV
Function
Smart TV
Category
Digital and Electronic Device Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Electronics & Appliances
Colors
Lavender, Black, Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Konka
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#91047

Credits

Team
XUN LUO, HAO CHANG, QIANG LI, YONG JIN and XIAOZHEN CHEN

Design Details

Unique Properties
The A3 series TV offering a lightweight and slim overall shape with a flying wing-shaped base.It was designed with the leading-edge product language to combine high-tech screen with optimum sound and high-level craftsmanship.
Inspiration
Convincing with it’s minimalist design , frame and screen seem to blend into one another which is visible from the front as a slice.The layering design underscoring the thinness of the side face.The operating concept is user-friendly so that The red circular light button can easily control all functions.In the narrow network, new technologies and functions such as voice control and light sensing are integrated.The design of the flying wing-shaped base was inspired by eagles.
Research
With the development of the color TV industry and the changes in market demand, people are pursuing new requirements for the performance of smart TVs while pursuing TV appearance, content richness and application experience.Ultra-thin rimless TV/Blu-ray health TV also ushered in new market opportunities.With the maturity of manufacturing technologies such as LEDs and metal structural parts,Adjust the traditional production assembly method by integrating structural components.Our TV can achieve a true rimless design.The thickness is also made thinner, the back plate pattern is more beautiful, and the cost is also greatly reduced.
Challenge
The A3 series is not only thin and light, but also has a glass back plate and a mid-frame to achieve a rimless design.The newly upgraded large-size speaker and the metal side of the ground add a metal speaker net blessing, each note is fully expressed.More focused CMF design,Nordic matte mesh, marbled natural texture and metal texture of industrial products,The perfect combination of natural life and design aesthetics makes A3 more than just a TV.
Realization and Technology
More focused CMF design, Nordic matte mesh, marbled natural texture and metal texture of industrial products. The perfect combination of natural life and design aesthetics makes A3 more than just a TV.
Operation and Interaction
The thickness is also made thinner, the back plate pattern is more beautiful, and the cost is also greatly reduced;The hardware circuit platform also has the requirements of faster, more stable, better picture quality and better sound performance;Meanwhile, by selecting the LED of the long-wavelength blue chip to achieve the purpose of preventing blue light.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in April 2018 in Shenzhen and finished in April 2019 in Shenzhen, and was exhibited in Beijing in April 2019.
Specifications
55/1229*297.8*773.3mm 65/1448.7*334*911.8mm 75/1674.5*578*1587.7mm
Keywords
Flagship,55A3,65A3,75A3,LED

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