Rotator 多功能手機座 by Tianyang Yuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 消費電子產品設計 Competition Category.

鐵消費電子· 2022

Rotator 多功能手機座

by Tianyang Yuan

Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 消費電子 Category

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The Design

About Rotator 多功能手機座

Rotator係一款多功能手機座,結合無線充電同藍牙喇叭功能。呢個充電座提供兩種充電模式:平放充電,同埋以60度角傾斜充電,方便直立睇片。兩條支撐桿兼作控制桿,可以調校喇叭音量同手機屏幕亮度。機身以鋁製外殼配以壓克力面板製成,透過CNC加工同金屬3D打印技術塑形而成。Rotator尺寸為90 x 90 x 100毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Rotator 多功能手機座是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Rotator 多功能手機座將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Rotator 多功能手機座因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

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