Platinum Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design · 2023
Heat Back III Down Jacket
by Anta Sports Products Group Co., Ltd
- A' Design Award 2023 Platinum Winner in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Anta Sports Products Group Co., Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,465,818
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About Heat Back III Down Jacket
Heat Back III is a down jacket designed for children who take part in snow and ice sports. The outer fabric carries a metal aluminium heat back layer that reflects body heat radiation and reduces heat loss. A nano-silk powder cenosphere layer expands when heated and locks in still air for added insulation. The pattern applied to the heat back layer supports breathability. Protective glasses shield the eyes from wind and from light reflected by snow. A detachable front pocket with shoulder straps converts into a separate messenger bag.
The Heat Back III Down Jacket by the distinguished sportswear design house emerges as a remarkable exemplar of contemporary children's performance outerwear that thoughtfully synthesizes technical innovation with imaginative design narrative. This award-winning garment participates in a growing tradition of children's wear that refuses to compromise between functional excellence and aspirational styling, recognizing that young wearers seek garments that transform them into protagonists of their own adventures. The metallic silver finish, achieved through specialized reflective textile technology, serves dual purposes: enhancing visibility in low-light conditions while simultaneously evoking the lustrous surfaces of spacecraft and protective equipment that populate children's imaginative landscapes. The integrated goggle hood represents perhaps the design's most distinctive feature, transforming a practical cold-weather necessity into a character-building element that encourages creative play and role-assumption. Compositionally, the garment demonstrates sophisticated understanding of visual hierarchy, with the goggle elements creating an engaging focal point while strategic color blocking in black and blue guides the eye through the design's technical details. The horizontal quilted baffles speak to genuine thermal engineering, their generous loft suggesting premium down insulation capable of protecting young adventurers in demanding conditions. Ribbed knit panels at shoulders and waist introduce textural variation while providing improved mobility and fit, demonstrating how technical solutions can enhance rather than diminish aesthetic appeal. The placement of emblematic patches suggests affiliation with exploratory endeavors, inviting wearers to imagine themselves as members of expedition teams or space missions. How might this garment transform a simple winter walk into an interstellar journey or polar expedition in the imagination of its young wearer?
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- A children down jacket that is warm, comfortable and suitable for snow and ice sports, with the spacesuit heat back theory, achieves warming effects from both heat radiation and heat conduction through innovatively combining the heat back metal layer with the cenosphere heat lock technology. In addition, the pattern design on the heat back layer, protective glasses and the backable coat effectively ensure the breathability, safety and comfort of children when wearing it.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Garment length 670 mm
Bust 109 mm
Shoulder width 445 mm
Sleeve length 460 mm - Tags
- Children down jacket, technology equipment for snow and ice sports, spacesuit heat back theory, nano-silk powder, cenosphere heat lock technology
- Production Technology
- 1. The fabric surface of the product is covered with a metal aluminum heat back layer, which achieves the effect of heat gathering by reflecting the heat radiation emitted by the body to reduce heat loss caused by body radiation. And materials with different refractive indices are added to the reflective film to achieve personalized customization, creating a colorful appearance.
2. The nano-silk powder cenosphere layer expands when heated, which can lock in still air and reduce heat loss. - Design Challenge
- The heat back metal layer, nano-silk powder cenosphere and special printing process effectively reflect the body heat, lock in temperature, and maintain good breathability. Compared with the previous generation, the overall thermal performance of the product has been improved by 20 percent - heat back irradiation temperature by 10.6 percent, the infrared heating of aerospace technology silk powder by 2.9 degrees Celsius, and the breathability by 3.5 times.
- Project Duration
- It was designed and developed in Xiamen, Fujian in 2022, and listed in China in October 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Protective glasses protect against wind while avoiding strong light reflection of snow to protect eyes.
The backable design makes it easy to carry, helping to quickly switch between wearing and taking off outdoors and indoors.
The detachable left front pocket with shoulder straps can be transformed into an separate messenger bag.
The right sleeve imitates the space window to satisfy cosmic curiosity of children.
The reflective seal on the right front chest increases fun and safety. - Research
- Research shows that keeping children warm cannot be guaranteed during exercise since the teenage market lacks professional technology equipment for snow and ice sports, thus leading to youth being injured or lower exercise capacity in snow and ice sports. The product applies the heat back theory of spacesuit insulation layer thermal fabric to clothing design, aiming to solve the problem of warming for children in ice and snow sports and ensure their professional sports performance.
- Inspiration
- 1. With the heat back theory of spacesuit insulation layer thermal fabric, it reflects heat energy of the body and reduces heat loss, thus improving warming performance.
2. The silk with porous structure and low thermal conductivity plays the role of heating the far infrared rays, which can lock in still air, store insulating gases, and reduce heat loss through special processing technic, while absorbing the far infrared rays emitted by the human body and returning them to the human body.