Panini101 ቻርጀር by Wenxi Qi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ዲጂታላውን ኤለክትሮኒካውን መሳርሒ Competition Category.

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Panini101 ቻርጀር

by Wenxi Qi

Client: PaniniClub

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኤለክትሮኒክስ ንተጠቀምቲ Category

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The Design

About Panini101 ቻርጀር

ፓኒኒ101 ከም ንእሽቶ ናይ ቀደም ኮምፒዩተር ታወር ዝመስል ናይ ጣውላ ቅልጡፍ ቻርጀር እዩ። ካብ ዕጹው ቅርጺ መብዛሕትኦም ዘመናውያን ኤለክትሮኒካዊ መሳርሒታት ብዝተፈልየ፡ ጹሩይ (ግሉጽ) መስኮት ንውሽጣዊ ኣካላቱ የርኢ። ማግኔታዊ ማዕጾን ርጉእ ናይ ጣውላ ቅርጽን ንምሓዝን ንተገዳስነትን ይዕድሙ። ናይ ጋሊየም ናይትራይድ ናይ ሓይሊ ኣቀማምጣን ተመጣጣኒ ናይ ቻርጅ ፕሮቶኮላትን ክሳብ 100 ዋት ውጽኢት ከምኡውን ብሓንሳብ ንብዙሓት መሳርሒታት ምቕራብ የኽእሉ። እቲ ደገኣዊ ሽፋን ብኢንጀክሽን ሞልዲንግ ዝተሰርሐ ሓዊ ዝጻወር PC ABS እዩ። ዕላማኡ ኣብ መንጎ ሰባትን ቴክኖሎጂን ስምዒታዊ ምትእስሳር ዳግማይ ምህናጽ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Panini101 ቻርጀር ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Panini101 ቻርጀር ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Panini101 ቻርጀር ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project transforms a desktop fast charger into a culturally meaningful desk object by referencing the form of early computer towers. A transparent viewing window reveals internal components, challenging the black-box nature of modern electronics. Details such as a magnetic door, stable desktop form, and visible structure create a product that is designed not only for function, but also for interaction, curiosity, and emotional attachment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: Width 85 mm x Depth 60 mm x Height 55 mm.
Weight: approximately 240 g.
Output power up to 100 W GaN fast charging.
Supports USB C Power Delivery with adaptive charging protocols.
Enclosure made of injection molded PC ABS V0 flame retardant material.
Complies with FCC, UL, and CCC safety standards.
Tags: power adaptor, charger, consumer electronics, retro design, emotional design, collectible, industrial design
Production Technology: Panini101 integrates Gallium Nitride power architecture and adaptive charging protocols into a compact desktop charger capable of charging multiple devices simultaneously. The adaptive protocol system allows compatibility with evolving devices and charging standards, extending product lifespan and reducing replacement frequency. This approach supports sustainability through durability, long term usability, and emotional attachment rather than disposable electronics.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating the visual language of early personal computer towers into a compact high-performance charger while meeting thermal and safety requirements. The initial fully transparent enclosure conflicted with heat dissipation needs. The final design introduced a partial viewing window, balancing engineering constraints, visual expression, and design intent.
Research: The project explores how industrial design can reduce the psychological distance created by black-box technology. By combining cultural symbols, physical transparency, and everyday functionality, the design investigates whether making technology visually understandable and culturally familiar can increase user trust and emotional connection. The project proposes a design approach where consumer electronics function as cultural artifacts rather than invisible utilities.
Inspiration: Modern technology is becoming smaller, faster, and more invisible, but this invisibility also creates psychological distance between people and the technology they depend on. Early personal computers were visible and understandable machines that people could see and interact with. This project was inspired by the idea that cultural memory and physical transparency could be used as design tools to rebuild trust and emotional connection between humans and technology.
Project Duration: The project started in early 2023 in Dallas, United States, and was completed in October 2024 with mass production. The project included industrial design, engineering development, prototyping, and manufacturing preparation. The product was later presented at international technology and cultural events including CES and ComplexCon.
Operation Flow: Panini101 is designed as a stable desktop charging object rather than a hidden adapter. Users connect devices via the charging port, while the system automatically adapts power delivery through protocol negotiation. The compact form keeps cables organized and enables one-handed interaction, reinforcing usability. Its physical presence transforms charging from a passive task into a visible and tactile routine, integrating the object into the workspace environment.
Patents: Patent Pending. Design Patent Application. PaniniClub LLC. 2025. United States.
Copyrights belong to PaniniClub LLC, 2024.
Trademark (2025) PaniniClub.
Trademark (2025) Panini101.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Justin Doherty (Photographer) Justin Doherty, Panini101 Product Photography, 2026.
Image #2: Creator Hengbo Zhang (Industrial Designer) Hengbo Zhang, Panini101 Product Visualization, 2026.
Image #3: Creator Yanhui Ban (Industrial Designer) Yanhui Ban, Panini101 Product Visualization, 2025.
Image #4: Creator Hengbo Zhang (Industrial Designer) Hengbo Zhang, Panini101 Product Visualization, 2025.
Image #5: Creator Yanhui Ban (Industrial Designer) Yanhui Ban, Panini101 Product Visualization, 2024.

Video Credits: Hengbo Zhang and Yanhui Ban, Panini101 Product Video, 2026.