Rotator 多功能手机支架 by Tianyang Yuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 消费电子设计 Competition Category.

铁消费电子· 2022

Rotator 多功能手机支架

by Tianyang Yuan

Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 消费电子 Category

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The Design

About Rotator 多功能手机支架

Rotator 是一款集无线充电与蓝牙音箱于一体的多功能手机支架。该支架提供两种充电位置：平放充电，以及以60度角充电——此时手机竖立摆放，便于观看视频。两根支撑杆兼作控制装置，可调节音箱音量与手机屏幕亮度。机身采用铝制外壳搭配亚克力面板，通过CNC精密加工与金属3D打印成型。Rotator 的尺寸为90 × 90 × 100毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Rotator 多功能手机支架是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Rotator 多功能手机支架将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Rotator 多功能手机支架因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ROTATOR is a wireless charger + Bluetooth speaker that can be rotated as a mobile phone holder. It has two charging methods: one is flat charging, and the other is rotated at an angle of 60 degrees with the ground as a mobile phone stand charging. Two support bars can also be used to adjust the volume of the speaker and the brightness of the phone's screen.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 90mm x Depth 90mm x Height 100mm
Tags: Product design, mobile phone holder, phone charging, bluetooth speaker, wireless charging
Production Technology: This design is shaped by CNC machining technology and metal 3D printing technology. It's mainly composed of luminum case, wireless quick charging coil, wireless charging chip and acrylic panel.
Design Challenge: The challenge of the design is the innovative method of this phone charger.The technology and idea of this design was found. Still, it was not sure how to integrate each function of phone holder, charger and speaker. After a certain number of sketching and discussing about the project, finally, the proper selections which achieve the desired effect was found.
Research: In a fast-paced modern society where people are often doing more than one thing at a time, it used to be difficult to place a phone on a holder to browse the Web or watch videos while it was charging. If the phone can be placed in a charging phone holder, it will undoubtedly save users a lot of time. Meanwhile, the Bluetooth speaker feature can reduce anxiety by allowing users to play music without worrying about battery drain.
Inspiration: Existing phone holders are often lacking in functionality, only folding or charging. I want to maximize the functions of the mobile phone holder, and realize the combination of mobile phone holder, bluetooth speaker, charging, screen brightness and sound control , so as to provide maximum convenience for users.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 in LAFA Industrial Design Studio and finished in December 2021 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: Rotator has three functions: basic phone holder function, wireless charging function and Bluetooth speaker function.People can charge their phones while playing music or watching videos without worrying about losing power, and on top of that, they can adjust volume or brightness via two support sticks. ROTAOR can be adjusted to two angles to place the phone, one is 180° and the other is 60°. The 60° is suitable for people sitting down to watch a video, and the 180° is suitable for people conveniently placing the phone to charge. The design shows the application of ergonomics.
Team Members: Wenkai Xue
Jian Sun
Jingye Wei
Tianyang Yuan
Ping Gao
Jiahui Xue
Min Zhang
Zhuohang Jia
Henan Wang
Moting Xu
Zhiyu Sun
Yiming Xu
Yuan Luo
Guanru Zhu
Xiangyu Zhang