Serena 加湿器 by Kexin Su is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家用电器设计 Competition Category.

铜家用电器· 2025

Serena 加湿器

by Kexin Su

Client: LuXun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家用电器 Category

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The Design

About Serena 加湿器

Serena是一款专为现代家居设计的加湿器。它营造出水滴逆重力向上流动的视觉幻象。这一效果基于视觉暂留原理，通过将微型水泵与LED频闪灯光同步实现。透明外壳具有高透光性，进一步强化了视觉效果。Serena高478毫米，直径260毫米。触控屏与智能控制面板可调节回流液体的速度与亮度。Serena在为室内空气增添湿度的同时，也是一件装饰摆件。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Serena 加湿器是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Serena 加湿器将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Serena 加湿器出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: TBased on the principle of visual persistence, the weightless humidifier uses LED lights and precise control to create the illusion of liquid backflow, and the magical effect of water droplets forming the opposite direction, enriching the interactive experience of the humidifier. The product has a practical air humidification function and incorporates artistic design, which is suitable for modern home environments and becomes a unique decoration in the space.
Dimensions & Packaging: The humidifier measures 478 mm in height and 260 mm in diameter
Tags: weightless humidifier, optical illusion, interesting design, air humidifier, home decor
Production Technology: Visual persistence technology creates the illusion of liquid flowing back through the strobe technology of the LED light source. The miniature water pump and precise water flow control ensure perfect synchronization of water flow stability and light efficiency. The transparent material molding process ensures the delicate light transmittance of the shell and enhances the overall visual effect.
Design Challenge: The visual illusion is precisely controlled to ensure that the light and water flow are synchronized to avoid errors in the illusion effect. The water pump and LED light are precisely matched to ensure the visual effect while requiring functional humidification. The material selection is combined with aesthetics, and the shell material needs to have a high light transmittance to meet the aesthetics of modern home design.
Research: Based on visual phenomena, this study designs and implements a weightless humidifier. By precisely controlling the water flow and the stroboscopic effect of LED lights, it creates a visual illusion of water droplets flowing backwards, which functionally meets the actual needs of air humidification. This study aims to explore the combination of visual art and practical home appliances, and use visual illusion technology to make everyday products interesting and creative.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by visual illusion art and the gravity of nature. The design breaks people's cognition of conventional physical phenomena through the backflow of water droplets, creating an artistic effect full of fun and surprises. It takes the phenomenon of visual persistence as the core technology and combines it with the humidification function to bring a new visual experience.
Project Duration: It starts on May 1, 2022 and ends on June 25, 2022, and is located at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
Operation Flow: The loss-in-weight humidifier is easy to operate. Users can adjust the function of the humidifier through the touch screen or the smart control panel. The LED lighting effect is synchronized with the operation of the water pump. Users can set the speed and brightness of the liquid return to create a different visual experience.
Patents: Kexin Su
Team Members: Guangpeng yue
Jiangbo Chen
Minglei Sun
Kexin Su
Zhilin Jia
Ze Li
Meishuang Liu
Zhiming Zhang
Zhen Wang
Jingquan You
Jiaying Yu
Mingze Gao
Lanyu Chang
Zihan Gao
Jingqi Wu
Bo Li
Mingxi Li