Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو by Soyoung An is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award لوهه انعام in حرارت، هوا ۽ ايئر ڪنڊيشننگ پراڊڪٽس ڊيزائن Competition Category.

لوههايڇ وي اي سي· 2022

Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو

by Soyoung An

A' Design Award لوهه انعام Winner in ايڇ وي اي سي Category

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The Design

About Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو

فلو (Flo) هڪ ڪمپيڪٽ ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو آهي، جيڪو هر موسم ۾ استعمال لاءِ ٺاهيو ويو آهي. مٿي تي لڳل هڪ اسٽڪ ڪنٽرول کي کاٻي کان ساڄي طرف حرڪت ڏيئي، حرارت ۽ ٿڌائيءَ جي وچ ۾ آئوٽ پُٽ سيٽ ڪري سگهجي ٿو. مٿي تي هڪ گريڊيشن نشان چونڊيل سيٽنگ کي ڏيکاري ٿو، جنهن سان استعمال ڪندڙ ڪمري جي حالت يا پنهنجي ذاتي پسند مطابق سيٽنگ ملائي سگهن ٿا. فلو ۾ هڪ ڌوپ سگهندڙ فلٽر موجود آهي، جيڪو هوا مان مٽي ۽ وائرس ڪڍي ٿو. پکي تي مٽي، تنفسي بيمارين ۽ باهه لڳڻ جو سبب بڻجي سگهي ٿي، تنهن ڪري هي فلٽر هوا کي صاف رکڻ ۾ مدد ڪري ٿو. فلو ۾ ڪا به گرل ناهي، جنهن ڪري هي پکو ٻارن لاءِ محفوظ آهي. ان جو بدن ABS پلاسٽڪ مان ٺهيل آهي، جيڪو گرميءَ خلاف وڏي مزاحمت رکندڙ مواد آهي.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award لوهه انعام

Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو A' Design Award لوهه انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، معزز اعتراف جيڪو انهن سٺين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو جيڪي چڱيءَ طرح ڊزائين ڪيل تخليقن کان متوقع پيشه ورانه ۽ صنعتي گهرجون پوريون ڪن ٿيون. لوهه جا کٽيندڙ پنهنجي خالقن جي وڏي مهارت، اعليٰ ماهري، ماهرانه سمجھ ۽ تخليقي صلاحيت ڏيکارين ٿا. Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پياري تخليق هوندو جيڪو عملي ۽ جدت وارو آهي. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award لوهه انعام کٽيو آهي، صنعت جا بهترين طريقا گڏ ڪري ٿو ۽ علم ۽ صلاحيت سان ڳنڍيل قابل ٽيڪنيڪل خاصيتون رکي ٿو. Flo ڊيسڪ ٽاپ پکو جي سنجيدگيءَ ڪري عزت ڪئي وڃي ٿي ۽ اهو زندگيءَ جي معيار ۾ بهتري آڻڻ لاءِ ٺاهيل آهي جيڪا دنيا کي بهتر جڳهه بڻائڻ ۾ مدد ڪري ٿي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The most remarkable feature of Flo is its compact design. Flo is a small desktop fan and provides a temperature setting with a stick stuck out of the head part. The stick helps to adjust the temperature setting between hot and cold. So it means users can use flo regardless of the season. And flo has a washable filter to filter out dust and viruses etc. Filtering out dust is a very crucial part of flo. Dust is the cause of respiratory disease and fire. For the most, it assures blow-out clean and dust-free air to users. Additionally, as flo has no grill, it is safe for children to use.
Dimensions & Packaging: Approximately, Width 178 mm x Depth 220 mm x 420 mm.
Tags: Desktop fan, Home appliance, Temperature setting, Dust-free, Washable filter
Production Technology: Flo is available to set the temperature from hot and cold according to the user's preference, moving the stick from left to right stuck out of its head part. Therefore, it makes users use flo all seasons. So users don't have to take out and move around a heavy and bulky fan and radiator every season. Also, flo has a washable filter. This washable filter can use permanently and filter the dust and virus in advance. And this will make users breathe in the pure and clean air. Flo is made with ABS plastic, which has high resistance to heat and deformation.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was coming up with a shape or design that won't get fed up easily by users, as this product aims to be used for all seasons.
So the first thing to consider was design. But, There's a famous quotation, ' form follows function' coined by architect Louis H. Sullivan.
The design had to make a balance with its function and purpose. After lots of research, idea sketches, and prototyping, Flo was designed.
Research: Online sources such as blogs, webs, and internet news were useful sources for the research. It was thought to be the fastest and valuable method to collect as much data in a short period, especially in the covid era. After the collection of the data, the concept sketch and dirty prototyping process have been gone.
Inspiration: The inspiration started from my curiosity and questions when I was washing two fans this summer. One day, I found out there was too much dust on the fans that I was using. Suddenly, I felt it is unpleasant to breathe in the dust from the fans. Then I decided to wash them. But disassembling fans was not easy for me in such weather. Also, I thought that using a fan in summer and a radiator in winter seems not comfortable to move around because they take up too much space. So my experience dragged me to start thinking about an idea.
Project Duration: This project started in April 2021 and finished at the end of June. And it was conducted by myself in my personal residence.
Operation Flow: Flo can easily adjust the temperature with the stick on the head, moving the stick from left to right, heating, and cooling. The gradation on the head states the temperature, making users set the right temperature according to the atmosphere or preference.

Flo has a washable filter. There's an issue of breathing in dust stuck on a fan grill. And the dust stuck on the grill of a fan and radiator can cause a fire in the long-term view. However, FLO's filter will help to prevent this situation.
Patents: Flo is in the process of applying for the design patent. The application was received in July 2021 by KOIPA (Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency). The application number is 210530.
All copyrights belong to Soyoung An, 2021.
Image Credits: All the images and contents uploaded on the main image to the four optional images are created by Soyoung An.