Bronze Consumer Electronics · 2025
Fan Control Terminal
- Bronze A' Design Award 2025 in Consumer Electronics
- CLIENT: HDL Automation Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 50,427
- Verification code DF44077378 · Verify this award
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About Fan Control Terminal
Fanora is a smart switch panel for home control. The form follows a traditional Chinese folding fan, with the ribs acting as panel support and the fan surface as the control area. The main body is made of 6063 aluminium alloy with a sandblasted and anodised finish. Eight buttons are shaped by CNC machining and have a fine sand textured surface that resists fingerprints. A pendant of natural Hetian jade holds concealed sensors that adjust lighting and air conditioning. A long press on the scene button saves the current settings for later recall.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Fan Control Terminal is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Fan Control Terminal is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Fan Control Terminal splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- Fanora is a smart switch panel that integrates modern smart home technology with high end home decor art, adopting the shape of a folding fan to achieve smart control functions. It combines traditional Chinese aesthetics with technology. It not only carries the cultural connotations and emotional expressions of the folding fan as an element of Chinese tradition but also features robust appliance control, scene customisation, and environmental adaptability, balancing beauty and functionality.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- product dimensions, 255 mm x 144 mm x 10 mm
- Tags
- Home Smart Control Panel, Traditional Chinese Folding Fan, One Click Access, Traditional Chinese Culture, Personalised Customisation
- Production Technology
- The main body of Fanora is crafted from 6063 aluminium alloy, finished with sandblasting and anodising processes.
Its pendant is made from natural Hetian jade, polished by artisan level craftsmanship for both beauty and texture.
The panel is equipped with eight buttons processed by CNC technology. The button curvature follows ergonomic principles, making pressing effortless and comfortable, with a fine sand textured surface that effectively prevents fingerprint residue. - Design Challenge
- The challenge lies in combining the intricate structure of traditional folding fans with modern smart home technology.
The design team precisely replicated the folding fan structure, using the ribs as the panel support and the fan surface as the control area, while concealing built-in sensors within the pendant, achieving harmonious unity between technology and artistry.
Furthermore, the team added customisable Scene Capture and energy management functions to satisfy personalisation needs. - Research
- As smart home technology advances, the demands of the users for home products have evolved beyond mere functionality and practicality, placing greater emphasis on the aesthetic appeal, personalisation, and cultural value of products. Therefore, the design team aimed to integrate the elements of the folding fan into the smart switch panel design, creating a smart home product that embodies the features of traditional Chinese aesthetics and provides users with a comfortable living experience.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration for this smart switch panel comes from the ancient literati who used folding fans to express etiquette and emotions. The folding fan was not just an essential accessory in social gatherings for scholars but also symbolised cultural refinement. The design team has integrated it with smart home technology, showcasing aesthetics and cultural significance. It communicates the taste of the user and sophistication, merging the charm of traditional culture with modern technology.
- Project Duration
- The project was designed and developed in Guangzhou in June 2023 and launched in China in October 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The Fanora can be used as a wall-mounted or desktop display, supporting customisation of the Hetian jade pendant shape to meet needs for personalisation and aesthetics. With sensors embedded within the pendant, Fanora can auto adjust lighting and air conditioning given real time conditions, offering a personalised comfort space. Moreover, Fanora includes a Scene Capture where users can long press the scene button to save the current settings, enabling one-click restoration of the ideal setting.
